Design Features:
- The quilts are shaped to effectively wrap around the human body with the shell and liner each formed of three main fabric panels.
- Vertical/longitudinal baffles which prevent down shifting to the edges of the quilt as the user moves during the night.
- Full length differential cut where the outer shell material is cut wider than the liner. This helps keep the down evenly lofted when the quilt is wrapped around the user.
- Elastic pad strap system that helps keep the quilt tucked under you when you shift around in the night and is adjustable to allow a varying amount of room, for example to allow wearing of big insulated clothing. Uses flat buckles that generally can't be felt by the user.
- Double snap button top closure and elastic drawstring to close the top of the quilt. The drawstring exits at the edge of the quilt, behind the neck/head, keeping the tail of the drawstring out of your face.
- Top draft collar that extends beyond the drawstring channel and acts to block drafts and increase comfort when the drawstring is cinched up.
Footbox options: choice of either a zip and drawcord footbox or a sewn in footbox.
- The zip and drawcord option can be closed to form a footbox similar to the sewn in footbox option and can also be fully opened like a blanket. This offers more flexibility over a range of temperatures with the ability to have the quilt opened or to ventilate the feet in warmer conditions. An insulated draft blocker pillow plugs the small hole that remains when the drawcord is cinched. The extra down bunched up at the feet when the drawcord is cinched closed makes this footbox as warm in practice as the sewn in footbox. Adds approx. 15g (0.5oz) compared to the sewn in footbox.
- The sewn in footbox has an oval shaped end piece and is fully baffled for maximum warmth. Offers simplicity and is approx. 15g (0.5oz) lighter than the zip and drawcord footbox.
- Both footbox options give the same overall quilt length when the zip/drawcord footbox is closed and both footbox types are approx. 43cm deep and have a snap button to close the footbox up further when desired.
A -8C Acai Purple and Cadmium Yellow quilt with zip and drawcord footbox.
The inside of the quilt and the quilt opened in blanket mode.
Construction details and the footbox cinched closed with draft blocker.
The top collar can angle inwards when the elastic drawcord is tightened so that it blocks cold drafts without needing the drawcord pulled too tight.
The oval foot piece on the sewn in footbox.
How the pad straps work:
- the straps go around your sleeping pad and buckles on the straps mate with buckles sewn to the edge of the quilt.
- The straps are elastic and will expand to fit a large pad while still working with standard width pads, the strap should be slightly stretched when around the pad to help it stay in place. If the straps are too loose you can simply tie off a small section to shorten the strap, place the knot just off the edge of your pad so you can't feel it.
- The buckles on the straps can be moved inwards to wrap the quilt more tightly around you or outwards to give more room, either for comfort or to allow room to wear insulated clothing.
- A bit of experimentation is in order to find out your preferred way to use the straps. Some prefer to clip in fully while others like to clip in on one side and have the other side free and others don't use the straps at all.
Showing how the buckles attach the quilt to the pad straps.
Inside of the quilt with the clips done up.
Down options: there is a choice of 800 fill untreated goose down, 850 fill HyperDRY water resistant duck down or 950 fill HyperDRY water resistant goose down.
- The HyperDRY down resists getting wet for longer than untreated down, retains less water if it does get wet and dries faster than untreated down. This gives an extra margin of safety if by accident your quilt does get wet and can also provide an advantage for multi-night trips in damp areas or conditions with heavy condensation.
- On the other hand untreated down has been used successfully for decades and will provide the same performance in many situations.
Fabrics: I'm now offering my own range of nylon fabrics that I've sourced after extensive sampling and testing. The fabrics all have a high quality durable water repellant (DWR) coating, excellent downproofness and strong wind resistance while retaining good breathability. The fabrics are:
- 15 denier (15d) micro-ripstop fabric, ~33gsm Primarily intended as a shell fabric, has a substantial feel for the weight and is soft and smooth enough that it could also be used for the inner lining of a quilt.
- 10d taffeta fabric, ~23gsm. Very soft and smooth and ideal as the quilt inner lining but also has excellent wind and water resistance so can be used as the shell fabric for a saving of about 25g if minimum weight is a priority.
- 15d taffeta fabric, ~31gsm. Just as soft and smooth as the 10d taffeta and ideal as a slightly more substantial quilt inner fabric (adds ~20g compared to a 10d inner). Can also be used for the quilt shell if a colour combo with this fabric is desired.
Fabric colours:
- Top row: 10d taffeta: Charcoal Gray, Burnt Orange, Navy Blue. 15d taffeta: Dark Forest, Cadmium Yellow and Black
- Bottom row: 15d micro-mipstop: Burnt Orange, Red Ochre, Acai Purple, Royal Blue, Macaw Green, Rainforest Green and Grape Leaf.
Specs: regular size.
- Length: 183cm (72") for sewn footbox and zip/drawcord footbox when cinched closed, 196cm (77") with zip/drawcord footbox when open. Suits users up to 183cm (6'), reaches the nose of someone who is 183cm tall.
- Shoulder width: 132cm (52")
- Foot girth: 97cm (38")
- Footbox depth: 43cm
- Temperature ratings: ratings of +4°C, -2°C and -8°C will be available as standard. These ratings have been determined by my own experience and careful comparison with the specs of other products on the market, they also assume an average male user wearing thermals with sufficient head insulation and a sufficiently warm sleeping pad.
- Weights, fill weights and prices: (weights given for zip/drawcord footbox and 15d shell/10d liner, subtract 15g for sewn in footbox, subtract 25g for 10d shell and liner, add 25g for 15d shell and liner)
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| +4C | 800 goose down | 850 HyperDRY duck down | 950 HyperDRY goose down |
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| weight | 450g | 440g | 420g |
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| fill weight | 260g | 250g | 230g |
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| price | $330.00 | $370.00 | $455.00 |
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| -2C | 800 goose down | 850 HyperDRY duck down | 950 HyperDRY goose down |
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| weight | 530g | 520g | 490g |
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| fill weight | 340g | 330g | 300g |
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| price | $350.00 | $400.00 | $510.00 |
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| -8C | 800 goose down | 850 HyperDRY duck down | 950 HyperDRY goose down |
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| weight | 635g | 620g | 585g |
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| fill weight | 440g | 425g | 390g |
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| price | $380.00 | $440.00 | $580.00 |
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Lead time is usually around 4 weeks but could be longer depending on the order queue. If you have a deadline for a trip then let me know, I might be able to accommodate a faster delivery time (or if you need a quilt quickly then have a look at my in stock and ready to ship listings here.
- All quilts come with a stuff sack and storage sack as well as the elastic pad straps.
- A pair of pad straps weigh ~20g and the stuff sack weights ~14g in addition to the quilt itself.
- Postage within Australia is a flat rate of $14 for one quilt, contact me for overseas postage or multiple quilts.
- Overfill is available at $8 per 25g for the 800 fill down, $10 per 25g for the 850 fill down and $20 per 25g for the 950 fill down.
- Payment is by bank deposit, 10% deposit to confirm the order and the balance + postage before shipping.
Happy to answer any questions related to the quilts and happy for anyone to come and have a look if you can come and visit me near Maroubra in Sydney.
Cheers,
Michael