Unveiled! the Winter Coat (te-waunderquilts.blogspot.com)

When the temps drop, every Squirrell's gotta have a winter coat!

Happycamper1 and Angrysparrow are the first to have a te-wa underquilt winter edition and im proud to announce that 1 week from now, starting October 15th i will be producing the "Winter Coat"

specs:
~40" x 52"
vertical, 3.5" mesh baffles overstuffed to 4" on differential cut
with 12 ounces of 800+ down
1.1 ripstop shells, calendared and DWR
18oz total weight
i feel it should take most users into the teens.

click my signature for more details, pricing, and info.

We'll be looking forward to your initial impressions, Tracy and Sam! :cool:

I'm a picture kinda guy.
Let's see some pics!:D

I know you'll probably want to see pictures of quilt on the hammock but I ain't got those yet! Here are 2 to show loft. More to say later !

those pics show the differential cut, it looks like about 5 inches!
however when both shells are on your hammock they "become" the same general size. this results in a solid 3.5" of loft, or slightly more.

Looks nice, but help me understand the 52" length. Why not full length for winter?

Trying to get a grasp on this whole UQ thing.

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Originally Posted by Knotty

Looks nice, but help me understand the 52" length. Why not full length for winter?

Trying to get a grasp on this whole UQ thing.

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Because folks who don't suffer from peripheral vascular disease do quite well with a pad under their feet, even in the winter. If you are smart you carry a short pad for a sit pad and as a backup anyway, why not put it to use?

I'm seriously considering ordering one of these.
Anyone got some pics of it on a Blackbird?
I've seen a couple of pics in the HF galleries . . . . I guess of the summer and 3-season Te-was.

Anyone got a few up-close shots of the stitching?

I don't have any pics of mine right now (forgot to carry camera when backpacking this weekend) but I'll go ahead and say that the Winter Te-Wa is a fabulously well made piece of gear. Mike clearly thought out all the details of construction, and it shows. Straight and strong seams, to say the least.

I haven't had a chance to test it out in *cold* weather yet, but I have confidence now that I've used it.

Mine is spot on 18oz + .7oz stuffsack, 12 oz of which is down. 3.5" baffles and pretty consistent 4" loft.

I get the impression that Te-Wa has set out to underpromise and over-deliver. I'm having problems finding fault with that approach..

Alrighty.
I'm ready to make the leap.
Now . . . how do I place my order?

Some pics -