Shell on outside. IX next to butt.
Shell on outside. IX next to butt.
Here's a question: I use a JRB Bridge hammock with a large NeoAir pad. Would a 2-3 layer IX quilt appreciably increase the warmth of my setup? I don't know how an air pad operates with insulation hung under it. I think it would work, but does anyone have experience with this?
Yes it would work. More insulation = warmer butt.
Yosemite Sam: Are you trying to make me look a fool?
Bugs: You don't need me to make you look like a fool.
Yosemite Sam: Yer deerrrnnn right I don't!
just made a 2 layer with a ripstop outside shell tonight.... came out nice
11oz i tried it out and had a little CBS but other than that it worked out good
the temp was 50F
should make a good summer UQ i might open it up and drop in a oz of down to take care of the cbs
It puts the Underquilt on it's hammock ... It does this whenever it gets cold
DIY Gear Supply - Your source for DIY outdoor gear.
yeah that was my hope too... that it will settle down to the bottom
i think it will fix the CBS ... i mean it wasn't bad ... i could have put my sit pad under my butt and be fine all night in the 40's my upper body was nice and warm just my butt i also thing the way i'm hanging it has to do with it... i think ti's too tight against the hammock i might put tabs on it and set it up for my WBBB since that is the hammock i will use it with
but i will report back how it works out... i need to order some down anyway
as far as my Diff. cut i think it's good i put my hands under me and it feels like i have a good 1-1.5 of an air gap in there
didn't take long to make and was VERY easy... it's a great first UQ project for someone just starting out and it works i think with the 3rd layer i could take it to 35F easy ... but mine is for summer and will never see those temps
It puts the Underquilt on it's hammock ... It does this whenever it gets cold
i'll post some pics later tonight after i'm done editing this video from the last hang
It puts the Underquilt on it's hammock ... It does this whenever it gets cold
Down wont do much of anything if you load up at the cbs area if you dont stop the air gap at the foot end. The head end seals nicely with no modification, but the foot? Nopes.
In my experience the cbs is caused by the crease in the under knee area that makes a gap for heat to flow out and wind to flow in. A draft tube fixes this, see Scums draft tubes. http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=41139
It helped me get 10 extra degrees lower out of a 3 layer IX.
Hope it works.
My CBS is not from air gaps.... i'm aware of the air gap problem .... mine was that it's only a 2 layer UQ so being it was in the high 40's i was already pushing it's limits ... that and cause of medical problems my lower back is always cold ... i know the air gaps were closed my legs were warm and my back just my butt was cool (cold might have been the wrong word)
the goal of the extra oz of down is to see how far i can take the 2 layer ver of this quilt and for added warmth for my lower back area ...
overall as is i could have slept fine ... but feel i can get a little more out of it with the down added in
as for the other question from Boulderman
i hope so ... it's not a big air space so an oz should be fine and it should all fall to the lowest point in the UQ so it should collect where i need it...
at least it should i guess i will find out HAHAHA
It puts the Underquilt on it's hammock ... It does this whenever it gets cold
Bookmarks