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Alastair Soutar
14/03/09 00:52
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Hi, I read in this forum that phd will add e.g. 100g more down to this bag at a cost of around £30. The rating of this bag is -10c. If more down is added, what rating will the bag become ?

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Trevor D Gamble
14/03/09 03:10
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Better to ask PHD, they know their bag ratings better than the most!
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Metric Kate
14/03/09 12:22
Alastair, adding 100g of down to a minim 500 should give it the same down weight as the minim 600, but Trev is right to advise contacting phd themselves.
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gingerscot
14/03/09 12:55
 Lowland rambler 106 forum posts
Use the DYO sleeping bag flash site on their site. Generally about 3degs/100g extra compared to 5degs/100g with altering the bag shape. Thats with 800 down.

Thats probably half the reason why they designed the site so people wouldn't ask them all the time

Dave
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Alastair Soutar
14/03/09 19:01
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My computer won't work with the flash site - tried that yesterday. I'll contact PHD and let you know what they say. thanks
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Rocky
14/03/09 19:15
Ring them - they probably wont reply to emails.
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Alastair Soutar
15/03/09 13:32
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got the design your own bag interface working. 

gingerscot is correct - 3c/100g if 'overfilling' a bag. or 5c/100g when filling at time of manufacture - that's with 800 down.

So with 100g added afterwards, the minim 500 should be -13c rated.

This would possibly apply to all the minims and other  types with an 800 down fill.

e.g. minim 300 rated at 0c , will be rated at -3c with an extra 100g overfill.

minim 400 rated at -5c, will be rated at -8c with an extra 100g overfill.

I don't need to contact PHD now except to ask how much it would cost.

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