Having just purchased a down UQ, what methods do you all use to keep the UQ dry when the conditions are very windy with 100% humidity (drizzle/fog).
With these type of conditions, everything gets very damp/wet or just plain saturated.
A well positioned tarp goes a long way, but this does not cut it for me.
Is there a peapod type of tarp available on the market that adds another layer of wind/moisture protection??
MC
Vapor barrier made from silnylon ripstop... Just jeffs makes an all in one similar to this and quadruples as a ton of other things (pack cover, water bag, etc...), but this provides the most protection
Scroll down, 4th product down...
http://www.2qzqhammockhanger.com/ham...cessories.html
2QZQ sells an UQ protector. Attaches like an UQ, light and fast.
bill
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I made my own weather-shield. (I would just get one from 2QZQ as they are well made and beautiful) Made of breathable DWR rip-stop. It helps in wet/foggy weather but many a time I did not have it with me and was in fog/cloud at the Linville Gorge and somehow my body heat kept my UQ dry.
Shug
The grey hammocky thing is my weather-shield over my hammock
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so silnylon or the DWR rip stop? which one is better. i live in new england and it gets mighty chilly, foggy, rainy in the Fall and Spring.
Megan
In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer. [Albert Camus]
I use the UQP (Under Quilt Protector) all the time.
Usually I hang it loose just to keep drafts & dirt off my WBBB.
Hung somewhat tighter and with the WB 3/4 summer YETI, it will also serve to absolutely eliminate the dreaded CBS.
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