Adding down to S2S Ember II quilts
Posted: Wed 18 Oct, 2023 11:04 am
Hi Brains Trust,
We have some Sea to Summit Ember II quilts that have always seemed a bit light-on with the regards to the down fill. Even when fully lofted there are patches in the baffles where there is very little down present (even with shaking/shuffling to try and even it out a bit). This has lead to some rather cold nights on the track.
I am toying with the idea of adding some down to the quilts (a fiddly job and it's going to drive me crazy but I am prepared to do it). I am just toying with how much down to actually add to each quilt. The quilts are the large size. Would 100g of fill extra per quilt be about right? or should I aim for 150g as these are the large quilts?
We have used these quilts on 2 walks - OLT in 2019 (snow in January) and Larapinta in 2021 (it was unseasonably warm on the track). We do have down sleeping bags but are leaning more to light weight kind of set up as we get older.
Suggestions on best way forward appreciated.
cheers
Trundlers (in Qld)
We have some Sea to Summit Ember II quilts that have always seemed a bit light-on with the regards to the down fill. Even when fully lofted there are patches in the baffles where there is very little down present (even with shaking/shuffling to try and even it out a bit). This has lead to some rather cold nights on the track.
I am toying with the idea of adding some down to the quilts (a fiddly job and it's going to drive me crazy but I am prepared to do it). I am just toying with how much down to actually add to each quilt. The quilts are the large size. Would 100g of fill extra per quilt be about right? or should I aim for 150g as these are the large quilts?
We have used these quilts on 2 walks - OLT in 2019 (snow in January) and Larapinta in 2021 (it was unseasonably warm on the track). We do have down sleeping bags but are leaning more to light weight kind of set up as we get older.
Suggestions on best way forward appreciated.
cheers
Trundlers (in Qld)