Well, I got my 5 yards of digital camo (thanks FanaticFringer). For some reason my daughter's eyes did not light up at the sight of it. So, I am reconsidering my plan to make a few kid's hammocks with it, and instead use it to make an underquilt for my hammock.
I recently made my first piece of gear which was a top quilt made with Climashield XP .6 loft. It went well, and was thinking of doing the same for the underquilt. However, I have a few concerns:
Will it be warm enough? The lowest temps I backpack in are in the 40's at night. I have been using my top quilt with a walmart pad into the 40s and that seems to work, but I don't think I would want to go any colder. One thing I found with the .6 Climashield is that it seems to have some thin spots where the material isn't doubled up (hard to explain). Is it worth the extra weight considering I won't be going below 40?
Is it ok to use ripstop? Most of the instructions I have seen for underquilts have used either DWR or sil-nylon. Is that for moisture protection, or is that b/c they use down for insulation? I have never had the underside of my hammock get wet, so it seems to me using the synthetic with 1.1 ripstop should be fine.
Thanks.
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