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    DIY UQ Questions

    I am planning to make a summer UQ for my HH Expedition BE this week but I've got a few questions that someone here might be able to answer before I start cutting and threading.

    1. What the recommended width I should make the UQ?

    2. Because of the asym design, I feel that the UQ has the propensity to "bunch up" to one side. I'm talking width here and not length. How do I stop that from happening or is this not an issue once my body weight is in the hammock?

    3. How do I compensate for the bottom entrance, or am I restricted to a 1/2 or 3/4 UQ?

    I've done a bit of reading (in fact, I'm up to page 44 of the DIY section) but I can't see anything specific for the HH Expedition. I've got a couple of ideas but being a hanging noob, I don't want to reinvent the wheel if possible.

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    UQ's are "generic" enough to accommodate most hammocks IMHO.

    You can put a couple of tabs where the UQ will meet the hammock at the asym tieout points and clip the hammock to the UQ in some way to prevent slippage if you are concerned.

    Here are the directions for the UQ I made.

    Post some pictures of the project!

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    Here are directions for an underquilt for the Hennessy By bloomgorge

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    Thanks fellas. That was helpful but being my first project, I was hoping for an idiots how-to guide. I guess I'm going to have to get started and make whatever changes or mods as I go along.

    Hopefully, I'll remember to take shots of the project to document the process, for others to learn from or follow. All depending on how it turns out.

    BTW, nice UQ you made there Tendertoe, and utilising the tie-out points was what I was thinking too.

    Cheers.

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