diy under quilt info

[simonmx23]

Can anyone tell me were I can buy insulation so that I can make a under and top quilt (in the uk if possible)
Thanks

 

[geordienemisis]

I think you could buy a second hand sleeping bag and use that. It would be cheaper than getting all the stuff together to set one up.

 

[shaggystu]

what kind of insulation are you after? there's a fair bit of choice

 

[The Lord Poncho]

yep- or a new cheapie square sleeping bag from the likes of tesco or argos. My underquilt started its life as a £7 argos sleeping bag. unzipped, cut on the diagonal into a rugby ball shape, covered in 99p a meter olive ripstop nylon, and channels added down the side for (quite thick) black elastic bungie.


Other cheap insulation comes from supermarket duvets, but is usually not in sheets- so you would have to quilt it.

 

[Teepee]

Do you want down or synthetic chap?

 

[simonmx23]

Sorry Synthetic. Good idea Lord Poncho

 

[Big Stu 12]

yep- or a new cheapie square sleeping bag from the likes of tesco or argos. My underquilt started its life as a £7 argos sleeping bag. unzipped, cut on the diagonal into a rugby ball shape, covered in 99p a meter olive ripstop nylon, and channels added down the side for (quite thick) black elastic bungie.


Other cheap insulation comes from supermarket duvets, but is usually not in sheets- so you would have to quilt it.

Thats what I have made mine out off a tescos sleeping bag, a bit of Ripstop channel each end sone 1" webbing a cople of spring locks and some parracord , I have left the zip in so I can still use it as a light sleeping bag, Have a look at the below link and post

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=84745&page=9

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