Greetings all,
I am building an underquilt using a modified blueprint from this forum. Maybe someone here has already tried this configuration and failed, I would like to throw this idea out to an experienced community before committing any sweet sweet 1000fp down
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The idea is to make the underquilt out of a combination of .56 oz MEMBRANE 7 Ripstop Nylon, .34 oz dyneema composite(when I can find three yards of it), shock cord of various widths and 1000fp treated down.
Dyneema on the bottom side offers the benefits of an ultralight underquilt protector. Having the top side be nylon allows for the quilt to breathe. The baffles would all be made of .34 dyneema as well.
I assembled a dynamic BOM in excel for different baffle heights and other dimensions and determined I want to start with a 2in baffle(for roughly 30 degrees), this should weigh a hair over 14 oz when complete. If this works then I want to make a 4in sub-zero model down the road that weighs about 22.5oz to help combat this 9 month long MN winter we get around here.
Your thoughts... Show snow mercy, I want to make sure this investment is well thought out and I want to continue my research by having this idea ripped apart by people who eat, breathe and .. breathe this kind of project.
Best regards and thanks you all,
Dave Welter
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