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Okay... posted the UQ project video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWP7dmvTszk

Hope it explains a bit more and that you enjoy it.
:)

Okay... I weighed it in at 2lbs 6oz. And, here's a pic of it in its stuff sack.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12685767@N08/5088137722/

It measures 12 inches long by 7 inches in diameter. ...

Hmmm... don't know yet. Just got my scale today, so I'll weigh it in the morning. I just got another $10 special from Walmart to make one just a smidgen wider for home use, which includes field...

Here's a link to a picture of it. I hope you can see it okay and that it will help explain how I did some of the steps.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12685767@N08/5060948456/sizes/l/

I didn't...

Yep. I wanted a full length UQ. So....
Rough Directions:
1. Take the bag and lay it out flat and open.
2. Remove the zipper.
3. Cut the width in half (not the length... you cut the width in...

Yep. A monster Ozark, but the final is not as heavy or bulky. I can certainly live with it.

Conversion: I took out the zipper, laid out the bag as if I was going to sleep in it and cut it in...

I bought a $10 40* bag at Walmart and converted it to an UQ. It got down in the mid-40s this weekend, with rain and strong winds. The UQ performed beyond my wildest expectations. I stayed toasty...