Rose Feather quality

[Kayak_Medic]

And just for reference, that tote is nearly overflowing, and you can see the 500g pillow still has quite a bit of down left in it, plus, I stuffed a little more than 5 ounces into my CDT

[Kayak_Medic]

Yes. I think someone mentioned it comes as a pillow around 12 x 14 x 4". Assuming it is legit 950 fill power, 500g should ideally fluff up to fill almost 17,000 square inches or about a 25x gain in volume.

For transferring you can also McGyver up a down sucker on your vacuum cleaner. Basically a T put inline and a section of no see-um mesh. The mesh allows for the suction to grab the down and while also trapping the down from actually going into the machine. Then you can suck out the down instead of grabbing handfuls, mostly. There's a thread here somewhere that shows how to make one.

I tried making a down eductor using a baffled T connector that you'd install under a sink drain. It worked great when I tested it with a small amount of down, and just blew it out into my yard. Unfortunately, when I tried actually using it to fill the chambers in my CDT, the fabric wasn't breathable enough, and it caused the pressure inside the tube to build up, which turned the suction into positive pressure. Yeah, it made a mess.

[Kayak_Medic]

Any idea if you can get an ounce of down into a paper towel tube? Would love to be able to do it once per baffle. 18 baffles, 1 oz per..

Any idea if you can get an ounce of down into a paper towel tube? Would love to be able to do it once per baffle. 18 baffles, 1 oz per..

Yes, you should be able to stuff an ounce of down into one. It should easily compress into that space. I used a short section of 1" PVC pipe and stuffed 13 grams, which is almost 1/2 ounce. A paper towel roll has about an inch and a half inside diameter, so it has more capacity than the 1" tube I used. I'd recommend you using a stick or something that fits snugly inside the tube to act as a plunger to push the down into the chamber rather than trying to blow it in.

[PharmGeek]

I can put 1/2 oz of down stuffed into balled fist - then place entire hand and arm into baffle - let it go - repeat

I have a video of me doing it at the end of it at 26:08

https://youtu.be/SQpt-V18n8c




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[PharmGeek]

My down is now showing as in the US and on way to my house - soon will be able to examine it more closely


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[KBr00ks]

I don't want to open it all the way just yet, but here is a pic of what it looks like in the package, and the "pillows", which in my case are cotton drawstring bags:

IMG_7619.jpg

[ETA] Well, the package pic didn't upload, but isn't important.

I'm glad I got drawstrings -- seems possibly easier to deal with than sewing/re-sewing... being a newbie at this I might well be wrong, though.

[P-Dub]

ha ha that looks kind of scary!! like they're just waiting to bust out...

[Brooklyn]

I looked yesterday at their Amazon page and did not see the 950, 100% down available. I wonder if they're currently sold out.

[No-sage]

Any idea if you can get an ounce of down into a paper towel tube? Would love to be able to do it once per baffle. 18 baffles, 1 oz per..

I think you could get an oz in easily.

[Brooklyn]

I think you could get an oz in easily.

Good to know. Thanks