[at-l] looking for high quality down

[garyticknor@starpower.net (Gary Ticknor)]

Your a better tailor than me! My hat's off to you - I would hesitate a LONG
time before sewing down into taffeta. Congratulations on your refurbished bag.
And thanks for sharing the experience - maybe I'll get ambitious one day yet.

- Gary from Fairfax

Arthur Gaudet wrote:

> Last month I asked the group's help on locating down in order to
> reconstruct a sleeping bag. I've finished the project and I'm happy to say
> it worked out beautifully. My Western Mountaineering bag (circa 1986) had
> lost about 2 inches of loft over the years and it now sits back at it's
> original height of 6".
>
> Feathered Friends in Seattle [ (206) 292-2210 ] is a possible source for
> high quality down, but I found them a little pricey. They offer 750 down at
> 7.50/oz, and 800 down for 8.00/oz.
>
> I went with All About Down [ (206) 784-3444]. Here's what they offer:
> White 800 down  $7.50 / oz
> Grey 800 down   $5.90 /oz
> Grey 700 down  $4.67 /oz
>
> I ordered 18 oz of Grey 800, came to $120 with shipping via UPS. Took about
> 8 days to go via Ground.
>
> The down arrived in 2 oz sections (my request) to make it easier to handle.
> It's really beautiful stuff, not a feather in the entire lot. In contrast -
> my high quality bag had lots and lots of feathers.
>
> So for 10 hours of work, and $120, I've restored my old bag.
>
> Arthur D. Gaudet                "Is walking down called hiking, too?"
>
> (RockDancer)                     -heard at the top of Mt Washington, NH
>
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