3 Season UQ Options

**Black Phoenix** · 03-30-2010, 12:55

I'm looking for a UQ for a WBBB that would be used 3 season with temps ranging from 15*- 40* at night.

I prefer a down fill due to compressibility and would like something made in the states, what does that narrow it down to?

Thank!

**angrysparrow** · 03-30-2010, 13:02

JRB, Speer, Warbonnet, Perfect Trees, Te-Wa...all make down-filled 3-season quilts in the US.

**pizza** · 03-30-2010, 17:01

None of the 3 season quilts are going to get you to 15 degrees in my opinion unless you A.) supplement it with a pad or... B.) you are a very warm sleeper. Having several cold weather hangs under my belt now with my 3 season Yeti I can pretty much say that for me the cut-off on the 3 season yeti without the reflective liner is 25 to 30 degrees. Any colder and I need to add a piece of CCF pad or some reflectix inside the hammock under by butt which I despise due to condensation problems.

**Just Jeff** · 03-30-2010, 17:04

Agree with pizza. Most cut-offs are 30F, with a few down to 20F. 15F requires a winter quilt...which most manufacturers offer as well.

But you could get a 3-season model and add a pad for the nights that are below the quilt's rating.

Or get a 3-season and a summer quilt, then double up in the winter. Save you some weight in summer.

**beep** · 03-30-2010, 17:21

Pizza pretty much nailed it.

If you want to get to 15 degrees with only the UQ, then aim for the winter-weight UQs that are out there. With the lower rating, it would be overkill in warmer temps, but it's relatively easy to make it "inefficient" by sliding it to create a gap at the end so that it's losing much of its insulation value.

**Harpo63** · 03-30-2010, 17:42

+1 on Just Jeffs post. There have been some new developments this past winter with supplementing 3 season quilts with IX material- like MacEntire's sock...

**srestrepo** · 03-30-2010, 17:45

i'm a very warm sleeper. i managed to get down to 17 with a yeti and a 20 degree sleeping bag. no foot pad or other pads...

but i sleep warm, like, uncomfortably warm.

**Black Phoenix** · 04-01-2010, 01:35

There is also a Yeti Deluxe, anyone familiar with that one?

**warbonnetguy** · 04-01-2010, 01:49

another option might be to have over fill added to a 3 season to make it somewhere between winter and 3 season. i think that's an option for all the brands mentioned above.

i've recently had great success adding only 1/8" of ccf under my butt and back and got a HUGE temp boost from it. some might experience excess moisture buildup on the pad. i had a little but it was minimal and worth the warmth for me personally. i think if you can put one between the layers of a double, the moisture would be less of an issue than it would be otherwise. that's a cheap way to go since the supplemental pad is cheap and can then be left at home in warmer temps when the uq is still within it's comfort range.

**warbonnetguy** · 04-01-2010, 01:51

Originally Posted by Black Phoenix

There is also a Yeti Deluxe, anyone familiar with that one?

the deluxe is the same quilt, but it comes with a removable reflective vapor barrier liner. the verdict is not really in on how much warmth it adds. maybe somebody else can comment on that.