DOWN IS A SCIENCE SO LEARN ALL ABOUT IT BEFORE YOU BUY. THERE ARE MANY KINDS OF CONSTRUCTIONS AVAILABLE BUT MY FAVORITE IS OF A BOXED, BAFFLED CONSTRUCTION. THE WORD BAFFLED IS VERY IMPORTANT. BAFFLING HELPS REDUCE COLD SPOTS AND HELPS TO STOP THE DOWN FROM MOVING,TRAPPING OR CLOGGING.

THE THREAD COUNT OF THE COVER IS ALSO VERY IMPORTANT. MOST QUILTS SOLD ARE A 230 THREAD WHICH I FEEL IS TOO LOW AND MAY LEAK. 270 IS THE NUMBER WE USE BUT HIGHER THREAD CAN STOP THE QUILT FROM BREATHING. MORE IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER.

THE AMOUNT OF DOWN FILL IS PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT DECISION YOU HAVE TO MAKE. TOO LITTLE YOU FREEZE, TOO MUCH YOU BOIL. WE SELL AN ALL YEAR ROUND WEIGHT WHICH MEANS YOU WILL NEED SOME HEAT IN WINTER BUT IF YOU LIKE TO SLEEP IN WINTER WITH NO HEAT AND YOUR WINDOWS OPEN YOU WILL NEED A WINTER WEIGHT. THE DOWNSIDE IS YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO USE IT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AND WILL NEED A SECOND LIGHT WEIGHT QUILT. THAT'S GREAT FOR MY BANK ACCOUNT. I RECOMMEND 100% DOWN AS OPPOSED TO DOWN AND FEATHER MIX. IT TAKES WAY MORE FEATHER TO GIVE THE INSULATION REQUIRED AND FEATHERS ARE MUCH HEAVIER. A QUILT WITH FEATHER AND DOWN MIX IS USUALLY CHEAPER.

WHITE OR GRAY GOOSE? WELL I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE, ALTHOUGH I HAVE CONVINCED MYSELF THAT I PREFER A BROWN EGG. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOOSE DOWN AND DUCK DOWN IS MINIMAL. THE DUCK FEATHER IS LITTLE BIT LARGER BUT I HAVE NEVER SEEN A DUCK FREEZING TO DEATH. DUCK DOWN HAS A STRONGER ODOUR WHICH CAN BE OFFENSIVE BUT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS THE CLEANING METHODS OF DOWN HAVE HELPED ELIMINATE ODOUR AND HAVE MADE DOWN NON ALLERGENIC. DUCK DOWN QUILTS ARE MUCH LESS EXPENSIVE AND I BELIEVE TO BE A BETTER DEAL. I HOPE THIS HELPS AND ANY QUESTIONS CONTACT US.         PRICES