Customer Project: The Fruit Salad Sleeping Bag - 20F Apex Insulation

by MuffinOutdoors

• OVERVIEW
• HOW DO I MAKE IT
• MATERIALS

• I made a sleeping bag for my friend @ryaniamie He's a talented photographer and took the photos for me. He picked the fruit salad colours and wanted a sleeping bag that will be warm around 30 F (0 C), synthetic, roomier than a mummy, but lightweight where possible. The bag uses two layers on the top, sides, hood and footbox of 2.5 + 3.6 Oz Climashield Apex insulation. The back is only 2.5 Oz, saving a bit of weight. Features include: baffled zip, secondary shoulder baffle with adjustable shock cord, adjustable hood as normal, Kam snaps to secure the shoulder baffle and zip closure, inside envelope pocket, just as eye-bleachy stuff sack hah! Really happy with the materials, quality and shipping from RSBTR. My friend loves it and he gets lifetime repairs with me :) Final weight of only 34 Oz (960 grams) for a 20 F bag is pretty decent I think.
• Can't remember any more, but I used the footbox idea from a Reddit user  u/craderson who built a really nice quilt. Then improvised the rest to make it into a full sleeping bag.
  Cut out inner and outer shells. Then Apex insulation. Build footbox using  u/craderson's guide. Attach pocket to inner before it's too late! I think after sewing the footbox inside out and turning right way around, I didn't need to sew the rest inside out, as I closed it all using the zip and channels for shock cord (but I could be wrong). When doubling up the 2.5 + 3.6 Oz Apex, I used a little bit of fabric glue to help them stick together, but not much as they are held in place at the side hems.

  
  
  

• Required Materials:

  Outer shell  1.0 oz HyperD - Spectra Yellow / Uncalendered
  Inner Shell  1.1 oz Ripstop Nylon - Hot Pink / Uncalendered
  Insulation 6 Oz Climashield Apex (2.5 Oz on back).
  2.5mm shock cord
  Mini cordlocks
  Grossgrain
  YKK coil zipper #5
  3D printer glider for zipper pull.
  Gutermann MARA 70 Thread - Spectra Yellow
  
  

  Related Products:

  • 1.0 oz HyperD™
  • Gutermann MARA 70 Thread
  • 1.1 oz Ripstop Nylon
  • YKK Coil Zipper
  • Climashield APEX - 2.5 oz/sq yd
  • Mini cordlock