We had a couple of nights above 50° F. last week, and I had to vent the corners of my fitted UQ for the PBH to keep from sweating. (The UQ can keep me warm down to 32° F.) Finally, a colder night - about 24° F. last night, and I was ready. Two layers under me: the fitted UQ (goose down, 1.5" baffles) and the bottom layer of the Bridge Pod (goose down, 2.5" baffles). The top layer of the Bridge Pod bottom section has magnets that mate up with magnets in the bottom layer of the fitted UQ, so there's no gap between the quilts, but the bottom layer is suspended from the top, and doesn't doesn't compress it. The bottom section of the Bridge Pod uses the same geometry as the measured hammock shape, it's slightly larger to leave room for the down.
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The top section of the Bridge Pod folds over the foot end of the hammock. It attaches to the bottom section with separating zippers and velcro. I have gone into the details of that elsewhere, I think. Here's what it looks like.
Bridge Pod - head end view.jpg This is the head end view. I use a Leigh Lo TQ inside it.
Bridge Pod - foot end view.jpg Here's the foot end view. I don't think I've used this setup any colder than 10° F., but I think it would go lower, and of course there's room for another UQ and/or down garments. Last night I was very warm, but suspected there was a lot of exhaled moisture on my TQ. At one point I thought I felt very tiny drops of water hitting my face, which didn't make sense with condensation (in my semi-awake state). When I got up to investigate I found it was snowflakes. I guess I need a tarp, even on the porch.
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