Hi All,
I've been doing a lot of reading on this site to do with making my own quilt/pod (see my DIY - Burrow / Pod design thread here... still in the very early stages I might add).
My reading has led me to the concern that Down is so susceptable to moisture ingress that the climate of the UK in which I will use the system will be deleterious to the effectiveness of the down. The Humidity here tends to be in the region of 65% - 85% all year round, with weeks spent at over 80% if not over 90%. Whereas the N. American Continent is significantly dryer (generally) at the 50% - 60% mark.
So my question is:
Do I just make my system synthetic and accept the weight but guarantee being warm
Do I go for a down system, but overstuff it by a few ozs to get the lofting requried?
A side question is, I have heard tell of a tool/spreadsheet somewhere on here that allows one to calculate the loft requriements of a quilt for a given temperature range. Can anyone point me to this resourse please?
TIA
Red Kyte
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