fleece blanket under my mat

**stonefree** · 05-23-2010, 05:02

has any ony tried it before?
im thinkink it would kinda go under me and protect my arms and any other part hanging off the pad.

**KerMegan** · 05-23-2010, 07:17

fleece jacket would do a similar job. It works for me, at least.KM

**stonefree** · 05-23-2010, 18:57

would it make the pad slip around more, i use my sleeping bag like an oq and sleep right on the mat

**pegleg56** · 05-23-2010, 19:06

For warmer temps (50* and above) suspend it under your hammock like any other under quilt. Works for me.

**Widerstand** · 05-23-2010, 19:26

Originally Posted by stonefree

has any ony tried it before?
im thinkink it would kinda go under me and protect my arms and any other part hanging off the pad.

I have tried sleeping on a fleece blanket, I can't say I really liked it all to much, it kind of got bunched up on me in the night.

**stonefree** · 05-24-2010, 03:15

i really just wanna get extra coverage on my elbows and knees, i side sleep and my elbows get cold

**Airborne** · 06-05-2010, 17:35

Originally Posted by KerMegan

fleece jacket would do a similar job. It works for me, at least.KM

I am looking for some general info. Need ideas for a place to get a mid-sized tarp. Can't get a standard Macat till August I hear and don't sew.

I am also wondering if a fleece blanket might work as well....maybe even polyester?

**Mountain Gout** · 06-05-2010, 19:23

Man, I love those fleece blankets for 60 deg. or better with just my pad (walmart)
When it gets colder I will try it slipped inside over my pad in my 1.1 dbl.

**SkyPainter** · 06-07-2010, 17:25

Originally Posted by Stan

Man, I love those fleece blankets for 60 deg. or better with just my pad (walmart)
When it gets colder I will try it slipped inside over my pad in my 1.1 dbl.

===> I work part time for LL Bean, and just picked-up one of their fleece sleeping bags ($25) - basically a fleece blanket sewn into a bag shape with a zipper. I will try to use it with a 3/8" CCF pad, and maybe a bag liner. Since it opens-up (and two of them could easily be zipped together) using it as an UQ might just work also! Dunno until I get to try all this stuff out!

Whether I use it inside the hammock, or under it, or as a bag or top quilt, it will be accompanying me whenever I head out. Just seems to be pretty versatile, light, and has it's own set of elastic compression straps sewn on, with a carrying handle, as well. The temps drop pretty quickly in the New England/ NY mountains, and having this fleece multi-option bag I think just might be a permanent part of my gear!