A quiltish bag question

[cvandervort]

Has anybody tried making a double bag, without the bottom insulation. Just a layer of rip stop/taffeta/etc?
Or a quilt with an attached bottom sheet, if you prefer.

My wife wants a double, but i dont want to lug it around.

I think this may be a "best of both worlds" idea, but, then again, in haven't had my coffee yet...

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[Hunt'nFish]

An old school rectangle down bag is what you need, unzip and use as quilt.
Hunt'nFish

 

[wasatchcomm]

i actually ordered all the materials to do this should be getting them this week
going to make a rectangle comforter basically and use it in our trailer.

hopefully once I'm done with it the idea is to then make one with a sleeve for air pads to slip in like a big agnes bag
i ordered 5oz apex for this one
3.5oz for the one going in the trailer

not sure I'm going to sew in zippers, maybe just snaps
hopefully starting this weekend

 

[wasatchcomm]

basically the insulated top will be
58" wide
82" long

the bottom non insulated sleeved for 20"-25" pads will be
46"-48" wide
72"-74" long

once i get the fabric and lay it out i will adjust the length as needed
the idea for us is fair weather backpacking with our two children and dog

i bought some to make the kids their own rectangle bags as well
i think the weight and the price to make is worth the time and effort

hopefully these will be light too

 

[cvandervort]

Hunt n fish -
Something like that, but with a "pocket" to sleep in.
My wife is a bit of an odd duck when it comes to backpacking sleeping conditions, and I think that this would help ME out when it comes to packing the dang thing, and HER out in that it's pretty close to what she's used to - sleeping in a bag.

 

[bhylton]

did you get around to starting your project? im interested in how they turn out

 

[cvandervort]

No. Not yet.
I just finished up a stove project, and now I'm on to some down booties.
Next is a gore tex anorak.

Haha. Too much.

 

[bhylton]

haha all sounds like good stuff though!

 

[5shot]

What pattern did you settle on for the Anorak?

 

[cvandervort]

Green pepper.

Jeez, Gore tex is expensive though!

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