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Kristens
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Apr 15, 2020
One year in, and I wanted to update. I used my Massdrop Reg/Wide 20'F EE quilt with a pad (R=1.8) on a cold rainy weekend hike at 43'F lows. Even with my puffy on I was quite cold. After, I checked the specs. EE fill of 850 fp for Reg/wide is 15.7 oz. (Old standard of 10% overfill). They upgraded their overfill to +30% as their original temp ratings were for when you have a very warm pad, in a tent, and extra clothing. They now use +1.2 oz of fill (16.9oz) on today's models. Massdrop fill is stated at 15.2 oz of 800 fp. This is equivalent to only 14.3 oz of 850fp down. But wait! There's more. My quilt arrived weighing 1.5oz less than the specs stated, and it isn't any smaller, so... I have the equivalent of 13 oz of 850 fp fill. No wonder I was cold. EE today would rate this as a >30'F quilt. I have now added 2oz of 850fp down to the center four baffles of the quilt, (now equivalent of 16.3 oz of 850fp) and tested it for two nights (not rainy but humid) that got down to 35'F. with on a new pad R=3.5. What a difference! A warmer pad and 2oz of added fill resulted in a warm night without a puffy needed, near freezing.
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