DIY Homemade Down Sleeping Bag

A review on another piece of homemade outdoor equipment: The lightweight down sleeping bag that I made for use in conjunction with my new ultralight backpacking gear system. I needed a light, but warm bag for ultralight summer hiking trips, yet wanted to keep my cost as low as possible... so I figured why not another DIY project? Instead of building a bag completely from scratch, I decided to keep things simple and affordable by recycling materials that I had on hand, or that were inexpensive and easy to obtain. For the shell of the bag, I used an old ripstop polyester bag that I had laying around, and gutted the batting from the interior. For a source of down, I acquired a down quilt for about $5. The final tally for this relatively easy project was: Approximately $5 in total expense, and a functional down sleeping bag that fit my needs by weighing in at around 24oz, and is compact as well.

This bag is fairly simple to make and does not require a high level of sewing know-how. I included a brief overview tutorial on the making of this bag. If you decide to make one yourself, and don't find my video instructions very helpful, feel free to ask any questions that you may have. Thanks!

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[911operator]

I should look for a benchtop thread injector. How many PSI is that one? :)

[intenseangler]

@911operator That's the Turbo Model my friend... Running at 120 PSI and 250 Horsepower! haha ;-)

[blackraven1515]

awesome idea! I hope to improve the heat rating of some summer bags I have that just arent warm enough for my taste ^_^

[intenseangler]

@blackraven1515 Thanks friend! I know what ya mean... I wish I woulda known how easy this was years ago, I could have saved a couple bags instead of getting rid of them :-0

[vanrooyendavid]

i appretiate your approach to the common man's bushcraft. I find that myself have far more joy out of making my own stuff than to keep on buying top end gear. i am working on my first you tube video on my own idea, hopefully before the weekend. first we need to sit out a possible snow storm tommorow night on the south island of new zealand

[intenseangler]

@vanrooyendavid Thanks friend! I'm going to be really looking forward to seeing your first video... how cool! Please let me know when you get it uploaded so I don't miss out on it. It's really strange to hear you saying that there will be a snow storm... it's still REALLY hot here! Take good care and have fun making your video!

[Lboogie501]

thanks again



[MountainManD]

benchtop thread injector ....hahahahahahahahahahahahah thats awsome

[medicjimr]

@intenseangler Not much of a video I am shy filming in front of others lol