VERY thick blanket!
#11
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: England Alton Towers
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I agree with everyone. If you have already pur chased the bottom fabric still use it as a type of mattress under you as having plenty of warmth below is very very important.
Enjoy your selves.
Enjoy your selves.
#12
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Lebanon Missouri
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I would suggest buying two Artic sleeping bags and zipping them together to make one giant one. They have a "waterproof" cover to keep out the dampness and plenty of padding to keep out the cold. I don't think you can successfully put the bag you are thinking about together on a domestic sewing machine.
#13
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
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Tartan and the others are right, I would just add one small idea. I am too old and arthritic to sleep on a cool ground. I spent less than $100 on an air bed that had its own pump to inflate itself, and I just buy new batteries occasionally. (Never store them with the batteries installed.) Mine is a Queen size, double layer, but a single layer would be just as insulating and possibly leave less bedding to dry each day?) We use a smallish two room tent, (dogs get the other room) and the Queen air bed fits fine. My family teases us about our "Taj Mahal" campsite, but we don't mind as comfort is more important than conformity. You could then use your wonderful thick wool quilt as an extra layer on top if needed...
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#14
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Carolina
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As you know by now, the monster you want will be almost impossible to dry. How about zipping two sleeping bags together, and sew your wool and sheet to the bottom by just a few stitches by hand in each corner and some in the middle, as if you were safety pinning it together. Do the same for the top layer. When you get back, you will be happy that you can take it apart to wash and dry.
#15
Are you sure you wouldn't just want to zip two sleeping bags together as a base to start? As Scout campers, our bags are warm, lightweight and dry easily. Then you can focus on a cover and liners instead of reinventing a bag. If you do decide to make a bag, you could get long long zippers from army/navy surplus bags.
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