[pct-l] RayWay Quilt - how much wider should we make it?

[Bill Batchelor]

I am assuming your quilt has the "draft stopper" feature.  I think that is
the only way they come now.  

I think it is important to confirm that Ray and Jenny have not changed the
instructions to aleady accommodate a slightly wider result.  They may have
changed the instructions based on feedback.  The old instructions have you
take a width measurement that starts and ends right at the ground.  In other
words, the instructions showed a measurement of width that measures from the
ground, up and over you two, and back to the ground without any "extra"
along the ground.

I would alter the measurement on a single person quilt to include about an
inch and a half more on each side (3"s wider total).  On a two person quilt
I would add two inches to each side.

I would also add three inches to the length.  The foot pocket tends to use
up couple inches on the length.  In addition, when it gets really chilly it
is nice to have the extra bit on the top to really tuck it down around the
neck.

I hope that us useful.  I love my ray way quilts.

BillB



-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Paul Mitchell
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:08 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] RayWay Quilt - how much wider should we make it?

I've just recieved my ray-way couples quilt package.  I'm going to have a
pro do the assembly as I don't have the time or skill.  A couple people on
here have mentioned that they needed to make theirs wider than the
instructions indicate in order for the quilt to be sufficiently wide to
touch the ground on either side when sleeping on their sides.  Neither me
nor my hiker partner are particularly thin people, so I'm wondering if
anyone who is experienced with this quilt kit can suggest how much more
width we should add to either side and or length?

Thanks!
Paul


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