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    Quote Originally Posted by SilvrSurfr View Post
    I just decided to go with 40*, 20* and 0* quilts, no overstuff. Overstuff seems like something you would do if you're trying to get away with one or two quilt sets and stretching them to cover other scenarios.
    I've been known to do that, but never in a million years was it due to me having any overfill. It was simply looking at the forecast and seeing lows of 52°, then 45°, then 33°. No way I'm dragging the 20° TQ, so I pushed the 40° that last night and it did fine. After hiking almost 50 miles I was glad. A bonus was having that overfill and knowing it didn't hurt and probably helped that last night.

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    I ALWAYS overstuff any quilt. Paranoid about down shifting, shrinking between cleanings and picking up moisture on trips, either from weather or me.
    Not to overstuff correlates to laboratory conditions. I don't sleep in a laboratory. YMMV

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    Quote Originally Posted by MAD777 View Post
    I ALWAYS overstuff any quilt. Paranoid about down shifting, shrinking between cleanings and picking up moisture on trips, either from weather or me.
    Not to overstuff correlates to laboratory conditions. I don't sleep in a laboratory. YMMV

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    Perfectly said

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    For me, overstuffing is more about keeping the fill in place, rather than trying to add warmth. If it feels warmer, I think it’s because there is less down migration and fewer underfilled cold spots as a result.


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    When I asked Hammock Gear about “over stuff”, years ago, they said - as suggested by Hammichael - that it was primarily to keep the down from shifting as much. HG said it was better to get a warmer rated quilt than to over stuff one because the warmer rated quilt was cut to allow for more loft. And loft, after all, is the name of the game.
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