Members heybro Posted August 27, 2014 Author Members Report Posted August 27, 2014 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. Quote
Members MonicaJacobson Posted August 27, 2014 Members Report Posted August 27, 2014 Wow, I totally want to see it when it's done. Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Members johnv474 Posted August 27, 2014 Members Report Posted August 27, 2014 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... Quote
Members heybro Posted August 28, 2014 Author Members Report Posted August 28, 2014 Wow, I am completely liking this snap idea. I would hate to spend two grand on a bag only to have some zipper break. Quote
Guest Adian Posted September 9, 2018 Report Posted September 9, 2018 Hey man did anything happen with it? Quote
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