Make Me A Leather Blanket Or Leather Sleeping Bag

[heybro]

Hello!

I need a leather blanket or leather sleeping bag. Specifics to be determined.

Ideally, the sleeping bag would be leather inside and out. A full hide would be awesome perhaps with a seam, if needed, where the bag is folded over vertically along the side. A zipper along the edges. This way the bag can be zipped or unzipped and laid out flat like a blanket.

-or-

Simply a large leather blanket leather on both sides.

Please send experience and vision including potential challenges and questions.

Thank You.

[hillbilly jack]

_{do you realize the cost of such a project}

[Rohn]

I agree with Hillbilly Jack the cost would be astronomical. Besides it would be very heavy and would hold body moisture in. I wonder how you would use something like that.

[heybro]

Yes Sir!

[claude]

send me an email I may be able to help you claudescott60 at gmail dot com

[shtoink]

Hello!

I need a leather blanket or leather sleeping bag. Specifics to be determined.

Ideally, the sleeping bag would be leather inside and out. A full hide would be awesome perhaps with a seam, if needed, where the bag is folded over vertically along the side. A zipper along the edges. This way the bag can be zipped or unzipped and laid out flat like a blanket.

-or-

Simply a large leather blanket leather on both sides.

Please send experience and vision including potential challenges and questions.

Thank You.

I have to agree with the others here.

The cost would be extremely high for such an item. It's not impossible, but quite cost prohibitive. I'd imagine that sewing together a bunch of shearling hides, lining the back with a nice wool fabric, and then filling bit of batting/down would have a better overall effect. It's possible that a bunch of sections of suede for the inside and outside filled with down/batting might be doable, too.

The big questions are why and what exactly are you trying to accomplish. I am not saying that you can't do something like that, just that there might be a better direction that is more cost effective. Especially considering the price of a single side and that it would quite a few depending on the finial size you choose.

[heybro]

Email sent.

[heybro]

Dear Friends,

The average of the estimates I am getting is around $2,000.00. I've got three companies/people currently ready to do this...and two others who have said yes but have not given an estimate yet. I know it is unusual, but sometimes people will pay a lot for something very specific that they would like to have. Thank You. Maybe I'll post pictures once I have it for anyone interested!

[Rohn]

Heybro,

I'm glad to hear that you have someone that has the expertise to do your work. I certainly would like to see some photos of the finished product. I hope it turns out even better than you expected.

[johnv474]

It can be done for less, but it would depend on the specific materials you want. A full hide with shearlings that are stitched together to fully line it would do the job, and be more comfortable than leather interior, though of course that is an option also. Also, snaps may be easier than a full zipper, if that is not an absolute requirement. I think it would look awesome. I would recommend shearling as opposed to wool stuffing to avoid shifting.

[heybro]

Oh Sweet, I never though about snaps, that may be better especially if that means less moisture being trapped (if that is an issue?). I want black leather outside and red leather inside. I want heavy jacket or couch leather outside and maybe a more thinner supple leather inside. What about padding in between? Not sure how thick though. I think I just want thin padding.

[MonicaJacobson]

Wow, I totally want to see it when it's done.

[johnv474]

So you could have, in effect, two leather blankets lined with shearling. One, the red one, snaps into the outer black one. The black one contains a second row of snaps to close itself. Two advantages: 1) two separate blankets, one less warm, one more warm, that could each function as wool-lined sleeping bags, or unfold it and have an, ahem, two-person sleeping bag. 2) As each can be used individually, when it is not severely cold you don't need both layers. One detail to be aware of is weight--heavy leather with two layers and insulation will add up. Even 5 oz leather x 3ft wide x 7 ft long is about 15 lbs, unlined, one layer. Another detail is that finding two full hides that are wide enough through their entire length may be an issue. I'll have a look at work; that may not be a problem. Of course from the leftover you must have a matching pillow roll. :-) I don't want to complicate things for the maker of this; I'm just thinking it through some. Snaps vs zipper saves trying to make a zipper that long, and fears of zippers breaking. For lining, military surplus wool blankets (new) in charcoal color are about 30 bucks. A few of those would make for some good insulation, at a savings vs shearling (which is about 60 bucks, but much thicker wool. Anyway, just some thoughts...

[heybro]

Wow, I am completely liking this snap idea. I would hate to spend two grand on a bag only to have some zipper break.

[Guest Adian]

Hey man did anything happen with it?