the weight is 14.8oz. stakes and pole not included.

my first down quilt. argon shell, 8oz of 850+ down, internal noseeum baffles. about 1.5" loft. packs down to 5" x 10". this was pretty straight forward but little time consuming project since i have one hand in sling still .

have not tested it yet other than pitching it couple of time in my back yard. i have had bike injury and my hand has been in sling for couple of weeks. it will fit 2 people. i bought carbon pole from quest that i am planing to use, its quite skinny so will see how it goes. i do not have weight, will get it after its complete, there are still some details missing. the cost was not too bad ~$75

play with your tensions. currently i am making quilt from argon 67 and my upper tension is set to 0.
not sure what fabric you are using, argon 67 is very lightweight and anything but 0 didint work on my machine.

yeah, its bright, no way i can stealth camp with it lol.

there isnt any step by step tuturial that i know of.  i just read myog threads, studied designs from different bag makers and then went ahead with mine. this was one of the first seatbags i made, i have made some progress since design and skill wise. it just takes little practice.

it takes a little practice, to get the corners and curves right. side panel stiffeners go in last after everything is sewn together.

in case you were wondering, my mid almost complete, needs few more details and seam sealing. i know, the color is wild but i am pretty happy wit it.


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thanks, i really need only 30 deg. i hardly ever camp even at that low temp. so maybe 1.5" baffles?
i was going by this chart from thru hiker, thats why i came up with 2"


http://thru-hiker.com/projects/down_quilt.php

i am also wandering, for 30 deg quilt, should i do sewn through and not bother with baffles?

ok, so mesh baffle ht without seam allowance should be same as loft ht?

now that i made all my bags and mid i am ready to proceed with quilt. i am going for 30 deg 2" loft. the thing i am not sure is how to handle the baffles. i will use no see um mesh. do i make the strips 2" tall when sewn to match loft or should they be tad narrower? 1.75" or so? also any good advice on filling with down part?
thanks

i have been using Gutermann TERA 40 100% Polyester Thread for my projects but currently my go to store rockywoods show them as out of stock on most colors i currently need? i cant seem to find another place with same color selection. any idea who else might have it or what could i use for substitution?

thanks

sailrite does both. my singer does both too. i only use zigzag for bar tacks, and would much rather prefer dedicated bar tack machine as its much quicker.

nick, any idea what the difference is between 1181 and 1541? i am pretty sure both will handle the sewing i do. is 1541 just heavier duty? where did you get yours? did you get table too?

i do have my  old singer that does zigzag, i only use it for bar tacks, bar tack machine would be preferred but its another fairly big investment.

cool, i have been looking on local craigslist but cant find anything under 1k. i would not mind older machine. these walking foot machines dont do zigzag right?

 i have been sewing for past 2 years, got hooked really fast and with all the sewing i do i am thinking of getting better machine.
currently have singer model 237, which is pretty good machine, metal guts, does zigzag too, but it has its years and is not perfect. i have been looking
into some walking foor machines. i have  had my eye on  juki 1541 for a while, but its expensive, there is also this 1181 walking foot model, cheaper not sure what the real difference is reading through the specs. anyways, just wandering if anyone here uses industrial machine and the thoughts. i have been also looking at purchasing used.

thanks, that should work for what i need. so no edge finisheing necessary? also have you used 10oz or 18oz. just wandering how thick 18oz is as it looks like there is better color selection

was wandering if anyone knows of any fabric that does not fray. i know of hypalon, but its rather expensive and cant find any colored hypalon. i need several colors.
thanks