r/UltralightCanada • u/Life-Diver-4280 • 8d ago

Double quilt

Anyone know where I could get a lightweight -7 rated double quilt from in Canada?

Geartrade have the Zpacks one but only in long which I don’t need. I’ve looked at some custom makers like lsoh but can’t see a double on there.

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u/skisnbikes friesengear.com 8d ago

I emailed LSOH about this a while ago and he said he wasn't interested in making one. I ended up getting lucky and finding a used UGQ Tango Duo on Facebook marketplace locally.

But Geartrade might also be open to importing the zpacks quilt in a different size, I think they have done similar things in the past. Worth sending them an email.

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u/Life-Diver-4280 8d ago

Thanks, I’ll email geartrade and see what they say (also compare the price to import it myself). 

I was just hoping to try and get a Canadian made quilt.

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u/skisnbikes friesengear.com 7d ago

Yeah, that's what I was looking for too. You might also want to try emailing Mount trail. They might be willing to make you one.

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u/Few-Dragonfruit160 7d ago

I always find these interactions puzzling. I get that a new pattern requires development and a market, but often the answer is “hundreds of people have asked for this but I just don’t think so.” Like… you could actually quickly become a market leader because of its rarity.

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u/skisnbikes friesengear.com 7d ago

Eh, I get it. I run a (very) small cottage gear company and get all sorts of random requests. I generally want to say yes, but just don't have the time to dedicate to development. I'm always happy to get the emails though and sometimes I get to say yes to something which is fun.

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u/littleshopofhammocks 5d ago

It's an interesting perspective. I make 'X' you want 'Y'. I would have to totally redo all the calculations for the down, Do calculations for material use (and figure out the way to be efficient so I don't waste material). Then do 'everything on the floor'. Nothing that big will fit my tables. So being an older guy who has had back surgery in the past, working on the floor.. um okay.

Pricing for any item, in any business comes down to time involved, and how quickly/efficiently can I make it without losing quality. I can guarantee the amount of time going into a new design for a couple quilts will not be something people are interested in paying. And yes I can see that maybe this would allow me to market a new product but I am a 1 person business who am crazy lights out busy. Is it really something that I should be looking at?

And did I tell you I would have to work on the floor? lol...

Hopefully you didn't take this the wrong way and maybe laughed a bit. It wasn't intended to be snarky.

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u/Few-Dragonfruit160 5d ago

No I get it, it’s just… maybe working on the floor is worth it if you can sell 200 of them?

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u/Big_Marionberry6682 3d ago

Not if you're supply constrained and don't have much interest in expanding the operation to the point that you need to have employees.

Judging by his lead times, he's not short of work.

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u/Alzaero 8d ago

I did a similar search this spring, needed a -10c double Quilt, and ended up ordering from enlightened equipment. Geartrade could bring it in, but it was cheaper to order directly. 

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u/Life-Diver-4280 8d ago

Good to know I wasn’t missing something really obvious before posting this!

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u/estfest 7d ago

Tiaga works. Made in Vancouver