I found someone selling down on the internet, they do not use the fill power rating, but they say this: "10/90 down to feather ratio"

can you translate that to fill power?

I found someone selling down on the internet, they do not use the fill power rating, but they say this: "10/90 down to feather ratio"

can you translate that to fill power?
10/90 down to feather is 10 percent down, 90 percent feathers. 60/40 down to feather would be 60 percent down, 40 percent feathers. You want 100 percent down. Don't get anything with any ratio in it.

Sorry, to 'bust you out', but anybody claiming to be able to sell you 100% down is lying. Sorry, but that's the truth. All down has some feather content in it - even the best down you can buy will have 5-8% feather content. Period. Unless, perhaps, it's been hand-processed, which would raise the price to levels that are economically unfeasible.

Do NOT go by percentage of down/feather - 95/5% down/feather can range GREATLY in fill power, which IS the single most important piece of info.

Also, don't just take their word for it - ask for a copy of independent certification of claimed fill power.

that's the thing, they dont' have a fill power rating.

So i'm guessing that according to what you guys have said I should not buy any 10/90 down to feather ratio?

Short answer is that should be about 730 fp.

The IDFL has all you want to know about down...here is the page on % and fps...http://www.idfl.com/articles/Down%20Content%20and%20Fill%20Power.pdf

Enjoy.

Pan

Go the following web site and click on their articles. You'll learn more than you ever wanted to know.

http://www.idfl.com/

Check out the chart in the link below. if someone is advertising 900 fill power be very leary.

http://www.idfl.com/articles/Down%20Content%20and%20Fill%20Power.pdf

I found someone selling down on the internet, they do not use the fill power rating, but they say this: "10/90 down to feather ratio"

can you translate that to fill power?

Based on the information provided, there is no way discern fill power.

so is $12 per lb a good deal on 730 fp?

after i give the little one a bath i'll read up on that page you guys suggested.

Thanks all

so is $12 per lb a good deal on 730 fp?

after i give the little one a bath i'll read up on that page you guys suggested.

Thanks all

To good to be true. But if not, let us know. Here is a site I found the best deal on, have not ordered yet. You can find higher fills (800 or 900), but this is the cheapest I found. $138 for 2.2 lbs of 750 fill. To me the cost for the higher fills was not worth a couple of ozs.

http://www.hungariangoosedown.com/bulkb.htm

Tim - at $12/pound, you're getting feathers. Unless you're buying dozens of pounds at a time, anyone offering it at less than 3 or 4 dollars per OUNCE ($48 to $64 per pound) is NOT offering you anything better than 500-600 Fill Power, and probably not even close to that.

You are right, it was actually 90% feathers and 10% down.

That would be useless to use as insulation.