one more question about underquilts.............is there a way to make a synthetic underquilt without cutting "darts" into the insulation?
one more question about underquilts.............is there a way to make a synthetic underquilt without cutting "darts" into the insulation?
What type of hammock do you have? If it's a bridge style hammock, the underquilt construction becomes trivial as it is just a rectangle of the size you desire.
Have you taken a look at the DIY KickAssQuilt instructions for details. I don't believe there are any darts in it. Don't quote me on that as I haven't reviewed the directions in detail.
Cheers
Brian
I have a DIY speer hammock, and yes I have looked at the KA quilt plan----he uses darts, but they are on the side instead of at the ends like most quilts. I would like to avoid darts, because in my experiance, they tend to pull apart and seperate, leaving cold spots. (I had this happen with a sleeping quilt I made) I would like to keep the insulation all in one piece if at all possible.
if you are making a 1/2 or similar you could probably get away without darts. bu i dont know
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I have made multiple quilts (used as both TQ/UQ) using synthetic insulation.
My sewing skills are suspect at best, so I never put any darts in my quilts and have never had any issues.
As far as construction, here is a link to a website here
KAQ instruction are helpful also. Just ignore the dart section and shape your quilt as you wish.
hope that helps
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"Every day is a new day to a better future"
"Of all the things that matter, that really and truly matter, working more efficiently and getting more done is not among them." ~ Mike Dooley
"What if I told you that you couldn't have anymore of anything... No more friends, no more money, no more anything, until you first got happy with what you have?"~ Mike Dooley
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It just dawned on me why you advocate darts...
I was looking at your pic gallery and noticed your hammock is a HH clone.
Darting would be very helpful around single point pull outs (like a HH has). The single point creates a very sharp angle that a non-darted UQ would have troubles staying snug against.
Non of my non-darted UQs have been used on a single point. blackbirds use a double point that eliminates the sharp angle and my DIY have no pull outs at all.
So, IMO, darts are un-necessary unless your using a hammock that uses a single pull out (like a Hennessy)
"Every day is a new day to a better future"
"Of all the things that matter, that really and truly matter, working more efficiently and getting more done is not among them." ~ Mike Dooley
"What if I told you that you couldn't have anymore of anything... No more friends, no more money, no more anything, until you first got happy with what you have?"~ Mike Dooley
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I'm using Climashield Combat with Momentum90 for the fabric. It's some that I had left over from a top quilt I made a couple of years ago. In a tent () the top quilt was only good to mid-50's for me. In a hammock, with that top quilt and a Combat underquilt, I've been warm in the low 40's so far. Testing will continue as the temps drop this fall.
I'm really anxious to see a BB in person. Would the ultra flat lay more closely resemble a bridge hammock, as far as underquilts are concerned?
Jerry
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