I am thinking of this idea, and would love to
bounce this off your brilliant minds here at HF.

Many of us know that AIR is one of the best insulators.

My question is this......
Can we put this to use for an underquilt?

My idea stems from this. I remember being fascinated when
researching about a very cheap and very lightweight pad that
can be made using balloons. You must buy the heavy duty
balloons, and you blow them up and insert them into a pad that
has sleeves sewn into it. This means that the pad is nothing
more than fabric when the balloons are removed, so it rolls into
almost nothing. Plus, you can purchase the balloons cheap.

Can this idea be used to create a baffled underquilt?
I imagine that it would need a weathershield on the outside,
but would the balloons add much warmth? What if there is IX
between the balloons and weathershield?

Of course some opposing views to this will be the difficulty in
blowing up the balloons each time that you hang again. I have
thought about this, but I would have fun with it. I do not know
how long it would take for this to get old. Also, if you only use
a balloon once, this would create trash, and it would continue to
cost a few cents for every balloon that you destroy. I would think
that you could tie the balloon with a slip-knot so that it could be
removed and reused the next night.

One of the benefits of using balloons like this, is that you can easily
adjust your pad to your comfort, and determine how soft it is
depending on how your back feels, or the way that you want to lay.


Again, I have absolutely NO clue if this will work.... I just want to
bounce this idea off of you all, before I invest any time or money
into this experiment.