Unattachable UQ

[Rosomaha]

Now i am thinking about assym hammock with sewn UQ on perimeter.
Becouse of unattachableness i don`t need inner fabric, but just good outer with sewn insulation.
Am i write, in my thoughts?
Does such system would work near 5 degres of celsium?
Links for the same ideas?

P.S. Sorry for my english

[MedicineMan]

You English is fine! I'm a bit of a newbie myself but welcome to a wonderful way to sleep-on the trail and at home.
This topic has been addressed before...most in the US I think have decided that the ability to add different underquilts give one the ability to change with weather conditions.
Some of us go throughout the year and need different thicknesses of underquilts depending on the temperature.....which is to say why carry a really thick underquilt it is not very cold.
Yes you will save carrying the weight of one layer of material and that layer is probaby between 4 and 8 ounces depending on what material it is...personally I'd rather have the ability to take one off and put one on as the seasons change.

[bear bag hanger]

I think Just Jeff has experimented with this (http://www.tothewoods.net/). Sorry I didn't have time to go thru his site to find the page he discusses this. My recollection is he decided it wasn't the best way to go about it.

[BaloO]

I think that it's a great idea, for me how have two hammocks it would work out great.... But when come to think of it, you need to configure is so that you get and airloft between the UQ and the hammock itself, this airloft will work as insulation if I'm not wrong.

I have to thank Rosomaha for that idea..

[Coldspring]

I think that it's a great idea, for me how have two hammocks it would work out great.... But when come to think of it, you need to configure is so that you get and airloft between the UQ and the hammock itself, this airloft will work as insulation if I'm not wrong.

I have to thank Rosomaha for that idea..

No, you need the insulation to be flush with the hammock and the bottom layer to sag beneath the insulation.

[Rosomaha]

I have to thank Rosomaha for that idea..

Friendly speaking it`s not my idea.I have an ISQ contact with a guy from Belarus.His english is not the best. So we desided to ask community
By the way he wrote a issue in livejournal about hammocking that it is
http://lump-s.livejournal.com/3060.html
About an uq:
I think everybody knows that using hammock needs uq even during summer nights with warm temperatures.
Depends of temperatures i would have an ability to attach one more uq.

Thanks for responses!

[Just Jeff]

There are a handful of insulated hammocks that folks have made themselves. I found that, for full-body length insulation, synthetics are difficult to work with b/c I always ended up with an airgap under my legs. Down lofts to fill in all the gaps. For a torso-length patch of insulation (head to butt, then use a torso-sized camping pad for the legs), synthetic works fine.

There are two down versions (DownHammock) and a synthetic version (WarmHammock) here:
http://www.tothewoods.net/HomemadeGear.html

[Hawk-eye]

You know ... it's a good idea but I have experience where it's beneficial to be able to vent your under quilt. If it's built in ... then that would not be possible. With say a KAQ you can regulate it some what by venting the ends.

[Just Jeff]

I use the down hammock in winter when I know I'll need the warmth...never needed to vent it. I have a normal hammock that I add underquilts to when I need to vent...like in the shoulder seasons.

The cost of a DIY hammock is so low that it's worth it, to me, to have the options.

[KerMegan]

and it is not just the air gap- it is an air gap in which the air is _not_ able to freely move- convection steals most of the heat; ie wind or drafts, compared to conduction (in contact with cooler surface) or radiation (in the infrared at body temperature.) Otherwise we'd all be toasty with just a Garlington 'taco' shell.
HTHelps, KM