Seeking best insulating "fluff", fill, batting, whatever

I was a looking for a source of "fluff"--something I could stuff into
small gaps--with the best possible thermal insulating value. I'm not
sewing, I'm constructing something, but I figured this might be a good
place to ask. What is the most insulating fiber fill commonly available,
and where can I get it? It doesn't need to be waterproof. Fiberglass
is rather nasty to work with, and may not be the most insulating fiber
anyway--it's good in buildings because it won't burn or rot.

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Paul Ciszek wrote:
I was a looking for a source of "fluff"--something I could stuff into
small gaps--with the best possible thermal insulating value. I'm not
sewing, I'm constructing something, but I figured this might be a good
place to ask. What is the most insulating fiber fill commonly available,
and where can I get it? It doesn't need to be waterproof. Fiberglass
is rather nasty to work with, and may not be the most insulating fiber
anyway--it's good in buildings because it won't burn or rot.


There is an expandable foam you can get in aerosol cans. It might be
just what you need. Check your hardware or building supply outlet.
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My suggestion would be to buy wool quilt batting and shred it by hand and
stuff it into whatever. You didn't give us a lot of info, so this may be
entirely inappropriate for what you need....

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

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I was a looking for a source of "fluff"--something I could stuff into
small gaps--with the best possible thermal insulating value. I'm not
sewing, I'm constructing something, but I figured this might be a good
place to ask. What is the most insulating fiber fill commonly available,
and where can I get it? It doesn't need to be waterproof. Fiberglass
is rather nasty to work with, and may not be the most insulating fiber
anyway--it's good in buildings because it won't burn or rot.

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Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
My suggestion would be to buy wool quilt batting and shred it by hand and
stuff it into whatever. You didn't give us a lot of info, so this may be
entirely inappropriate for what you need....

Well, I am going to be taking this thing apart and putting it back together,
so spray-in sticky foams are out. The wool batting you suggest would
probably work. What is the stuff that goes into sleeping bags and big,
puffy coats? I believe some people sew their own or make custom ones.
They must get the insulating fill from somewhere.

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Paul, what you are doing and what the end use is would help determine
exactly what you need. G What info you have given us is very general
and not specific enough, for me at least, to give you much in the way of
suggestions.
A lot of sleeping bags and coats and such have down or feather-down
blends for insulation. One of the warmest and lightest weight fillers
around. But not something you would be able to use for everything. If
you want wind resistance, you need something different than if you are
simply interested in warmth. Needing to fill in spaces so that "it"
looks full and doesn't have dimples and divots might need something
entirely different.
If whatever it is is going to be used, displayed, ?? around flame/
direct heat sources/ in freezing temps and so on could add other
considerations to a recommendation. As would knowing if this is a
garment, structure, weight bearing, decorative, or ??????

Too many unknown variables to make a suggestion.

G

Pati, in Phx
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Paul Ciszek wrote:

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Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:

My suggestion would be to buy wool quilt batting and shred it by hand and
stuff it into whatever. You didn't give us a lot of info, so this may be
entirely inappropriate for what you need....


Well, I am going to be taking this thing apart and putting it back together,
so spray-in sticky foams are out. The wool batting you suggest would
probably work. What is the stuff that goes into sleeping bags and big,
puffy coats? I believe some people sew their own or make custom ones.
They must get the insulating fill from somewhere.

Polyfill stuffing, available in the average craft store for filling dolls
and toys. No idea if this is the best insulation around, since insulation is
not its primary function. But it is very puffy, easy to handle (if you
aren't sewing it), inexpensive and certainly warm. Not fireproof though -it
will melt into hard black plastic pellets if exposed to flame.
Roberta in D

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In article ,
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
My suggestion would be to buy wool quilt batting and shred it by hand and
stuff it into whatever. You didn't give us a lot of info, so this may be
entirely inappropriate for what you need....

Well, I am going to be taking this thing apart and putting it back
together,
so spray-in sticky foams are out. The wool batting you suggest would
probably work. What is the stuff that goes into sleeping bags and big,
puffy coats? I believe some people sew their own or make custom ones.
They must get the insulating fill from somewhere.

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