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Thx all. Sounds like I need to try the dummy option.

BTW the quilt is box wall, but not differentially cut. It has shock cord all around, attaching to press studs located on the hammock.

With...

Yep, it's filled with about 150g of 900 loft down, and when flat, has a loft of about 4-5cm, so it looked toasty enough for what I was doing, which was summer useage (nb 8-10C, not F).

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Recently returned from NZ. My first experience sleeping in a HH, using a 3/4 length UQ that I thought I had designed very carefully, as per piccies.

It was probably 8-10C at night, and a bit...

I thought WA was hot.....how come the fatty UQ? (albeit short).

Am new to hammocking, and off to NZ next wk (with my HH). Made a short fatty UQ like yours, but worried I'll be too warm. I suppose...

I've just made some whoopies from the 3ml version at about ?700kg b/s. Not used them yet, but also not frightened to use them. I'm planning on using them in NZ for 10 days in Jan without any specific...

I've just converted my HH to include whoopie slings, and I think I'm going to need a karabiner to attach the whoopies to the tree straps, aren't I?

I looked at a ring and spike attachment, but,...

Suggest you get your personal credit card, or start hoarding cash.

In our household, my wife equates any of my gear purchases with equivalent pairs of boots ( eg 1 packraft = 3 pairs of boots),...

Hey, Motas,

Why don't you just try the HH first, without modifying it. Once you've tried it out, THEN go about making the ultimate hammock.

I bought one earlier this year, as "an idea" for my...

Here's a link to a post about an small UQ I made for my HH - it sits obliquely, and crosses the opening about 6 " from the bit you sit on. If you put some elastic on that particular attachment, then...

I've just added a short (~2ft) #3 zipper to my HH, just downstream from my left elbow, so I can reach out and adjust/grab/be given things. Took 45mins to do. My main issue is bugs (NZ sand-flies), so...

I have a "bottom-entry" HH, and decided it would also be useful to have some form of side entry, so that I could adjust UQ; get things off the ground; be passed a cup of coffee in the morning etc.
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Try Dimension-Polyant.

I bought a whole lot of their end of roll fabrics a few years ago, including many meters of orange ripstop - in fact so many meters, I can't remember what I was planning to...

Not sure whether the stretch is really needed, but it adds no signifanct weight, and I would rather have it than find out that I needed it!

I have recently taken to sleeping in ALL my clothes (insulating layers too), to allow a minimalist quilt/sleeping bag/etc, and reduce weight. I have even happily slept with my telemark boots on when...

I recently made this quilt and UQ from Momentum 90 and 900 loft down. Made each in an afternoon/evening.

Quilt weight 420g, with 5cm baffles, and 200g of 900 loft down, and an even 5-6 cm loft....

They apparently make excellent quality gear.

Looking at the 13 oz quilt, it's pretty basic, and would have limited application. It would be easy to add a footbox option by sewing a drawer cord...

How about you just lie in your hammock, and measure your "space" that is required. You can always use some foam under your feet, and a pillow if it is too small.

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If you've got your UQ hang just right, why don't you just pop some press-studs in your hammock in the right positions to hold it.

"No strings attached", as it were!

Andrew A

Hi Phil, I bought my first HH something or other earlier this year, for use in NZ in Jan next, where min temp is only going to be ~10C. Have only had one night in it outside at home in April (maybe...

Now that I've got my orientation................

Currently my main focus is an underquilt, as I'm happy with my TQ (with footbox). How are you going to orientate your baffles? I was thinking about...

My apologies to all - I thought this was an "upper quilt" (UQ) entry, hence my response, but now have got my orientation sorted out, and realise that it is an "under quilt" that was being planned.
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Oops. Good call! For some reason I was thinking quilts. I stand corrected!! Now I understand the shock cord requirements.:D

Use the silinylon for something else, unless you want to make a vapor barrier type arrangement for sleeping in extreme temps, and, in which case you would make the inner of the quilt with it, not the...

In contemplating the ultimate UQ, and having asked some questions elsewhere about minimilizing the design, I was wondering about using silinylon as the underface of a home made quilt (and normal...

I've been planning to use some CC foam as an under-insulating layer, but have thought a bit about an underquilt.

My potential hammock uses in Australia are several fold -

1) Down to about 10C...

I've delved into this forum from time to tme, but haven't yet found what I needed.

My understanding is that using a CC foam underpad leads to a sweaty underlayer. Fair enough, particularly if you...

Anyone used a home made silinylon quilt?

Having read as much of the forum as practical, and thinking about vapor barriers etc, what about making a quilt with silinylon on the inside to work as a...

I'm trying to work out how best to attach an underpad to my hammock (Hennessy Ultralight Backpacker). It would seem that using it under the hammock produces less condensation, particularly if using a...