Good Deal?

[heescha]

I found a guy who is selling a queen sized down comforter for $30. Would that be a good deal if i got that and then took the down to make an underquilt?

[Iafte]

Problem with a down comforter is it's mostly feathers. I had a friend give me a bag of down from a pillow and it's 80% feathers. I might make a pillow out of it, but not a quilt.

[Hooch]

I found a guy who is selling a queen sized down comforter for $30. Would that be a good deal if i got that and then took the down to make an underquilt?

Probably not. It'd be far too heavy to be of any practical use.

[angrysparrow]

I found a guy who is selling a queen sized down comforter for $30. Would that be a good deal if i got that and then took the down to make an underquilt?

Not necessarily.

1- Harvesting and repurposing down is a messy proposition at best.
2- Down bedding is typically made with very low fill-power down (550 or lower) so you need more of it by weight to get the same insulation and loft than you would get from less down of a higher fill-power.

Do some reading and know what you're getting into before you tacke that project. It may be that you want to do that, just be sure.

[heescha]

whew, thanks for that one guys!

so where doesn one go to find alot of down at a decent price?

[angrysparrow]

so where doesn one go to find alot of down at a decent price?

Speer (scroll down the linked page)

Feather Industries

AllAboutDown

[heescha]

great! thanks, i'll have to check how much i need to buy then.

[jaiden]

thru-hiker.com has some too. not sure how it compares price wise.