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    Senior Member blackbishop351's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doctari View Post
    Did those who made one get the "Gorget" & "Draft Stopper" ?
    For our uses, are either needed?

    If I get one, I'm getting the Alpine Upgrade. I'm torn between black & green, but leaning towards green.

    Doctari.
    NCPatrick got the full deluxe version and the alpine upgrade. I'm helping him get through some of the construction, so I've seen the design up close. Using Ray's standard dimensions, I think the gorget is a needed option for the extra length. I think the draft stopper is a great idea too. The insulation in the alpine upgrade is THICK. REALLY thick. I'd estimate a total loft ~ 2 1/4 - 2 1/2" with both upgraded layers. Way more than I need on top, but I sleep warm. Overall a good design, but it's designed for ground use and could be modified to reduce weight/bulk for use in a hammock IMO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hammock engineer View Post
    What no Camo?
    That's why I may get green, AND a few Magic Markers. Just for you tho

    Doctari.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doctari View Post
    That's why I may get green, AND a few Magic Markers. Just for you tho

    Doctari.
    Man, I was itching all of Saturday night after the last trip.

    You might be able to order camo ripstop.
    Is that too much to ask? Girls with frikkin' lasers on their heads?
    The hanger formly known as "hammock engineer".

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    Quote Originally Posted by blackbishop351 View Post
    NCPatrick got the full deluxe version and the alpine upgrade. I'm helping him get through some of the construction, so I've seen the design up close. Using Ray's standard dimensions, I think the gorget is a needed option for the extra length. I think the draft stopper is a great idea too. The insulation in the alpine upgrade is THICK. REALLY thick. I'd estimate a total loft ~ 2 1/4 - 2 1/2" with both upgraded layers.

    Yes yes yes... full deluxe!... thick insulation, very thick. Lots of very thick insulation. Lots of loft. Must. Have. More. Loft. Draft stopper, stop the draft... stop the draft with very thick insulation. My precious...



    Sorry, I get a little carried away. I'm almost finished building it, thanks to blackbishop351. I'll post pictures.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NCPatrick View Post

    Yes yes yes... full deluxe!... thick insulation, very thick. Lots of very thick insulation. Lots of loft. Must. Have. More. Loft. Draft stopper, stop the draft... stop the draft with very thick insulation. My precious...



    Sorry, I get a little carried away. I'm almost finished building it, thanks to blackbishop351. I'll post pictures.
    One quilt to rule them all, one quilt to find them....

    Y'know, I always thought there was something creepy about you...
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    Blackbishop351 or NCPatric , are the dimensions of the ray way close to those of Howie's design or bigger. It looks big on the web site. I bet it could almost rap around me 1 1/2 times. What does the draft stopper actually do for a hammock? Does the gorget extend the quilt or just add more insulation around the head?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hammock engineer View Post
    Man, I was itching all of Saturday night after the last trip.

    You might be able to order camo ripstop.
    I saw some cammo ripstop on ebay a while back, but it wasn't treated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by blackbishop351 View Post
    One quilt to rule them all, one quilt to find them....

    Y'know, I always thought there was something creepy about you...
    Well, I'm not Gollum-esque, and I don't eat raw fish. I just want to be super warm in my hammock at single digits F.

    That's not creepy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jazilla View Post
    Blackbishop351 or NCPatric , are the dimensions of the ray way close to those of Howie's design or bigger. It looks big on the web site. I bet it could almost rap around me 1 1/2 times. What does the draft stopper actually do for a hammock? Does the gorget extend the quilt or just add more insulation around the head?
    I don't know the dimensions of Howie's design. Blackbishop can answer that better than I can. The draft stopper(s) will stop drafts from coming in the sides. The Gorget extends the quilt a bit (and makes a somewhat convex shape) and also adds insulation up around the head end of the quilt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jazilla View Post
    Blackbishop351 or NCPatric , are the dimensions of the ray way close to those of Howie's design or bigger. It looks big on the web site. I bet it could almost rap around me 1 1/2 times. What does the draft stopper actually do for a hammock? Does the gorget extend the quilt or just add more insulation around the head?
    The dimensions are comparable to Howie's quilt. The draft stopper is intended to...well..stop drafts. Equally as valuable in a hammock as on the ground. The gorget does extend the usable length - think head section of a mummy bag.
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