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    Question Does anyone make a under & over quilt system that...

    I am still new to hammock camping, I have bought a hammock, tarp, and I am about the order tree huggers, whoopie slings, and an adjustable ridgeline.

    What I still need is either a sleeping bag or a set of under and over quilts.

    Most of my camping will be done from a hammock; however family camping and camping in a GoLite Shangri-La 5, modified with a stove, will require a sleeping bag.

    What I am wondering is, can't you have the best of both worlds, an under quilt that mates together with an over quilt to form a sleeping bag of sorts.

    I have read about people modding sleeping bags to be under quilts, that is not my pursuit, I am after a purpose built under and over system that becomes a bag.

    Anyone make something like this?

    Is it even possible?

    Thanks.


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    Welcome aboard from Florida, gmitchell. Interesting question, been here 6 months and can't recall a system like that. Maybe someone else will respond.
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    I have not seen anything that does what you are describing, and I'm familiar with pretty much every quilt or bag discussed here.

    However, a Top Quilt that is wide enough to 'tuck' around you when you are on a pad when you use the tent would be the solution. Many dedicated tarp and tent campers use quilts in just that manner anyway.

    So, I'd suggest a TQ/UQ combo just being sure that you get at TQ that is wide enough. Any number of the vendors here either already make models that will work, or will customize to suit you.
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    Sure. One separating full length zipper (the original), and on the side that would be folded (like laying on your back, its the left?) cut it and put in nother zipper. Then add channels on the lower piece. Above the zips maybe, so when in sleeping bag mode, the channels are inside, when in underquilt mode, the zipps dont touch the hammock.
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    I got a spare bag. I could make one, but it may take a bit. My GF says I am doing too many things.
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    Jacks-R-Better makes something similar to your needs, and along the lines of Angry Sparrows Comments.

    Check our the JRB Down-to-Earth Converter kit.

    http://www.jacksrbetter.com/DTEPC.htm

    and pair it up with one of their wide quilts: I recommend the Sierra Sniveler

    http://www.jacksrbetter.com/Wearable%20Quilts.htm

    Add in a FLOT (full length Omni-tape) mod when you buy the quilt.

    BAM! exactly what you want. Quilts or a bag, at your leisure.

    Dan.

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    It would be really easy to do.

    The resulting bag would be be wider than normal, and you'd have to build in some draft tubes, but, yeah, doable. Neat idea, in fact.
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    Not separate TQ and UQ that mate, but wouldn't a Speer PeaPod or PolarPod (from TTTG) work in both situations? Then again, many ground sleepers just use a TQ with their pad as any portion of a sleeping bag under you is compressed and not adding much insulation anyway...

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    For three season use as long as the top quilt can get to the 3 season range it will do as is providing it's wide enough. Sleeping in a tent will require a pad under you. To put an under quilt under you and then think it will insulate well is not going to happen. dant8ro gave the answer if you are set on getting a bag like your original idea.. I like how you are thinking of ways to make it happen.
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    Whatever is used to attach the TQ to the UQ for use on the ground will be a pain in the hammock. Perhaps it could be done with very light weight ribbon ties.
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