So, after tonight's research and tinkering, I have about 5 less questions than before, however I feel like I'm going to be coming back here with a lot more questions soonish.
Background. I'm thinking of making two (one for me, one for the son) Apex insulated topquilts, and I'm trying to pretty much follow the pattern of the hammockgear burrow, just with synthetic insulation, and no baffles. (I was going to try to get a burrow, until I realized that my son needed a better top quilt option as well, then my wallet felt insufficient).
My question centers around the drawcord for the footbox and the closure by the neck area (I'm making a zippered footbox).
three options running through my head:
1) relying on the strength of the 1.1 oz ripstop nylon to house the drawcord on its own for both ends (I like the weight option here,
and how closely it could cinch up. On one hand, that's thin material getting a lot of wear, then again, I have a hammock made
out of the stuff and I move like a cat in a sack in it sometimes with no worries.
2) reinforcing the ends/openings of each drawcord with grosgrain where the most wear/tear and stress would be. This is my
compromise option, and the one that I was leaning most heavily towards before I decided to ask the experts here.
3) Reinforcing the entirety on both ends with grosgrain ribbon. Other than weight, extra time/effort and whatnot, my only issue
with this method would be wondering how tightly the ends would close, and if the grosgrain would get too bunchy.
I'm saying thank you before any replies even come in. Hopefully, this whole project goes awesome, and I get to share proud pics back here!
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