I suspected these were how baffles were done but thank you so much for showing clearly! I also purchased some ripstop from a local fabric store for wanting to use a spare down blanket (75% down fill) to make a bag but I was worried I wouldn't like the look of being able to see the feathers through the yellow ripstop. Any cons to lining it with cotton or suggestions for material? It's pretty darn see through. I have a darker color coming soon from RBTR.
@@jknotts9550 the inside liner is see through for me, but holding everything in fine. I didn’t do cotton to save on weight but it is best thing for the skin for sure
I am new to the ultralight community, can someone give me an advice on some on-line shops where I can find fabrics with good price/quality ratio? Thanks in advance
Thank you for making this video. I just inherited a very old down sleeping bag from my grandfather and want to refine the down to something I can use to make my 2.5cm loft ultralight quilt. He will be very proud to see my making a device like this ( he’s still alive). Now to source the materials and get to work. Even after buying all the materials it will be much cheaper than the $200 worth of down I need and a lot more fun.
Hi! Excellent video and build. A couple questions. First, did you use a straight-stitch to sew your baffles to inner/outer fabrics? You never mention what stitch you use, but looking closely at the video it appears it could be a narrow zig-zag perhaps. Second, what is the brand of the fabric glue you used. Just asking as I dont want what I choose to gum up my needle or feed dogs.
Hi, I have one question about connecting footbvox to sleeping bag body. Did You feel that this place is a cold spot? I wonder because as i saw in "profesional" sleeping bags footboxes are connected not only with one stitch, they do it "3D"
what do you mean in 3D? I did put like 3 lines I think. And , no cold spot in this one as I added more down to prevent it. Remember you stitch it together while bag is inside out and once turn out the layers overlap and it is quite cozy. Hope this helps
@@markomm5571 i mean 3d, that footbox Layers are not connected to each other but inner layer of footbox to inner later of quilt and outer layer to outer of quilt and there is space between. Like in thermos bottom
I see. Well they are not connected BUT because there is lots of down and it is tighter around that area it forms nice thick part and I did not feel cold spot. I slept one night at -32C, in a tent and with another -7C rated bag as outer bag and this as inner and I felt good. I did of course have thick wool socks @@podziemne
How much down did you end up using? How much did you buy in the first place? i'm looking at getting 1LB of it but have no idea whether this is the right amount
Yes, a zipper baffle is absolutely essential. Even if you'd have forgotten, it would be quite easy to have added one after. It wouldn't need to be attached to both the inner and outer fabrics. Just sewing a 'sausage' along one zip would be fine. Most manufacturers just do it that way.
Id like to have a check valve do I dont jave to care abut the backflow then pressure builds up. Its simple to make. A bearing ball and aquarium hose (2 dimensions where the smaller outer diameter is the same as the larger inner diameter) and glue the tubes together with the bearing ball inside the bigger tube. Backflow will make the bearing ball seal against the the smaller tube. There are variants on this , still all are the same
Hey Marko, danke fürs Video! Kannst du mir verraten, wie die Gaiters an der Ferse deiner TX4 ohne Klett halten? Ich verstehe es im Video leider nicht, und möchte wenn möglich auf den Klett bei meinen TX4 verzichten.
Found this video at the perfect time. My project has been sitting on a shelf too long. It's patially sewn together. I'm at the point where outer, inner and sipper will meet... Looking forward to finishing it with the help of this video!
p.s. What type of glue do you use? And what's your experience with this thin type of double sided tape to keep stuff in place? (and remove after sewing)
Thanks for sharing. I noticed on the parallel stitches (reinforcing stitches), you go back and forth, left to right. This creates tension in the fabric, resulting in wrinkles. If you stitch in one direction only, the result is smoother and have less wear. A bit more work but worth doing.
Good day to you. I am a senior rider on HONDA from Japan. Enjoying touring ,camping and video uploading. This is so nice video Awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing! Full supported ! Have a nice day my friend!!
Which part? For pole handles it was a piece of tough material, like backpack material. For corners it was just a piece of same fabric from floor material. Honesly, the one for holding poles is way too strong and next time I would not use it but something lighter
CRAP CRAP CRAP ANOTHER how to video without any vocals for insturctions. CRAP CRAP CRAP. No seam allowance insturtctions, no needle position insturctions. good bye
I slept outside at -8 with one side covered with tarp. My record though was when I used this bag along with my -7C rated western mountaineering (ultralite) bag at -33c, but had pants and down west and inside a quincy/snow dugout...I slept relatively well and went to work right after lol
