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    Top quilts snaps or sewn footbox?

    I currently have a t/q with snaps and im sure others who have them have the same problem with the snaps undoing during the night making your feet exposed.
    I was wondering what others have/or like. do you prefer a sewn box or snaps? And why...

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    all secure in sector 7 Shug's Avatar
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    I popped my snaps off and sewed mine shut.
    Ten-four.
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    Whooooo Buddy)))) All Secure in Sector Seven

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    Senior Member tiredhiker's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shug View Post
    I popped my snaps off and sewed mine shut.
    Ten-four.
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    good idea..

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    I have snaps on my Burrow and haven't had a problem with them at all.

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    Velcro would work also.

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    My top quilts are sewn. i have others that have velcro so they can be used as an underquilt for friends. (everybody can get a bag for a top quilt)
    "Tenting is equivalent to a bum crawling into a cardboard box, hammocking is an art" KK

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    I like snaps and drawcord for summer.

    Ventilation of my feet is important to me (no jokes please!)

    For colder temps there is always the need to close off that pesky opening that remains after the drawcord is cinched. If I ever buy a winter Burrow I will go with a sewn footbox.

    Jim

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    I made mine with 1.5 inch buttons (x3). They hold and I can find them in the dark to close or open willy nilly.
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    They have to be good snaps. I've got a "boutique" quilt that has Omni with a snap at the top, and neither holds worth a **** for me.

    My winter gear is all sewn.

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    I can tell you hammockgears snaps have never come undone on me.. as such for a 3 season I like snaps so I can use it like a blanket.. kick the leg out from underneath

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