so i've been diy'n as many different things as i am able within financial constraints since i got the hammock bug last year, i've made whoopie slings, soft shackles, and continuous loops out of amsteel, dynaglide, spectra, and zing-it. i sewed one UQ out of a double layered fleece blanket (folded over, sewn with a 20" gap in one side to allow the addition of a pad or space blanket) that works wonders [under full blast A/C] and built one P.L.U.Q., with a different layout than the one i've seen here, that does an amazing job of keeping the heat in except that it 'wonders' out from underneath [will be corrected with two little tabs on each end of the diagonal i sleep on] and a i've sewn two top quilts (one that holds out under full direct A/C blast, and one that doesn't quite stack up) but they're both just two layers of sheets inside a fleece blanket. although i'm not too concerned with gram-counting for my first few camping trips, these things are bulky and not light. i've been rolling an idea for a design for an under quilt around in my noggin since i realized my PLUQ isn't gunna handle winter, but i'm not sure if its been done before or if it would work. i'm also not sure i shouldn't build/test/perfect it and then sell them in my local area. loft is important for a fluffy UQ to operate with maximum efficiency, and i'm thinking that fluffy is going to have to be it for winter. if i layer two pieces of .9 ripstop with more ripstop [or a mylar blanket or sheet of climasheild or for that matter] for the center layer with alternating layers of rows with stuffing|seam|stuffing below seam|stuffing|seam so that looking at the end before the short edge is seamed appears as a row of coke cans lain abreast with a row of coke cans on top (i hope this paints the right mindpictures for you all) and then seam the ends, and reseam the long sides, with grosgrain for shockcord channels and cordlocks and plastic dutchware UQ hooks would i freeze? certainly the weight and type of stuffing will have an affect on the insulating properties of this haphazard creation, and i'll research that stuff deeply before i commit to any one type. i'm just looking to see if this has been done before, if it worked, if i'm missing something key. i've been throwing stuff together based on the designs on this site and at derek's ultimatehang[DOT]com, and i've made adjustments to those designs and tossed random ideas from my head together that worked WONDERFULLY (my no-sew pluq has snapbuttons but it's super legit). thanks a ton, i know you guys probably went through this with some other noob before, but i never found it. if my pluq sounds interesting to anyone, mention it here and i'll build a diagram.
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