Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 14
  1. #1
    Senior Member bmwrider's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Location
    Detroit area
    Hammock
    Dream Hammock Sparrow
    Tarp
    WB superfly
    Insulation
    various UGQ's
    Suspension
    ENO Atlas straps
    Posts
    477
    Images
    18

    does anyone do sleeping bag to TQ conversions

    I am looking for someone to do the conversion for me, I know UKhammocks does it but the shipping over seas would be big bucks

  2. #2
    Member Latch's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Boone, NC
    Hammock
    WBBB 1.1 Dbl
    Tarp
    Superfly
    Insulation
    Widerness Logics
    Suspension
    Adjustable Webbing
    Posts
    99
    Good Question! I was thinking of asking the same thing! I have a down bag but no sewing skillzz!

  3. #3
    Senior Member BrianWillan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Location
    Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
    Hammock
    Martian Bridge (DIY)
    Suspension
    Whoopie Slings
    Posts
    2,078
    Images
    7
    Quote Originally Posted by philszone95 View Post
    Good Question! I was thinking of asking the same thing! I have a down bag but no sewing skillzz!
    I had no sewing skills (except a home ec course in elementary school) before I constructed my two bridge hammocks.

    In other words, learning how is not that hard if you make the effort to do so.

    Cheers

    Brian
    Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment. - Unknown

  4. #4
    Senior Member JohnSawyer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    San Diego, CA
    Hammock
    WB RidgeRunner
    Tarp
    8x10 DIY (speer)
    Insulation
    KAQ Lost River
    Suspension
    Straps
    Posts
    4,631
    Images
    108
    I have done mine, but the results, though functional, are less than professional...

    Try 2q/zq
    "Do or do not, there is no try." -- Yoda


  5. #5
    Member Latch's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2012
    Location
    Boone, NC
    Hammock
    WBBB 1.1 Dbl
    Tarp
    Superfly
    Insulation
    Widerness Logics
    Suspension
    Adjustable Webbing
    Posts
    99
    Quote Originally Posted by BrianWillan View Post
    I had no sewing skills (except a home ec course in elementary school) before I constructed my two bridge hammocks.

    In other words, learning how is not that hard if you make the effort to do so.

    I barely have time to get out into the woods! I don't want to waste that time sewing

  6. #6
    Senior Member raiffnuke's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    Pittsfield, MA
    Hammock
    WBBB,WBRR,DIY
    Tarp
    HG WP,WB Superfly
    Insulation
    Hammock Gear
    Suspension
    Whoopies&DutchGear
    Posts
    3,779
    Images
    44
    The conversion is pretty simple, especially if you are not trying to recover any down. Just mark where you want the seams, sew two rows of seam about ½" apart from each other, then cut between the seams. Either roll a hem or add grosgrain for edging. All done, quick and easy. Now, if you want to recover the down from the removed portion of your bag, that is another story.

    This was one on my first major DIY projects and the seams are less than perfect, but very functional. This is what mine looked like after completion:





  7. #7
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Rochester, NY
    Hammock
    Hennesy
    Tarp
    various
    Insulation
    pads, foam
    Posts
    4,687
    Images
    17
    I could be wrong but I suspect most of the down could be shaken into the middle part of the bag before stitching. That would leave little left to try to recover.

  8. #8
    Senior Member raiffnuke's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    Pittsfield, MA
    Hammock
    WBBB,WBRR,DIY
    Tarp
    HG WP,WB Superfly
    Insulation
    Hammock Gear
    Suspension
    Whoopies&DutchGear
    Posts
    3,779
    Images
    44
    Quote Originally Posted by nothermark View Post
    I could be wrong but I suspect most of the down could be shaken into the middle part of the bag before stitching. That would leave little left to try to recover.
    That was my original plan with my conversion, but the way the baffles were spaced and the location of the seams on the bag prevented that. I recoverd the down from the zipper draft tube and the hood and made a pillow and a Black Rock Clone Hat out of it. On other designed bags, that is the best solution.

  9. #9
    Senior Member Resqsarge03's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    Greenville, SC
    Hammock
    DIY DL gathered end hammock
    Tarp
    DIY 11 ft cat cut
    Insulation
    DIY down diff cut
    Suspension
    DIY whoopies
    Posts
    260
    Images
    5
    Can you post photos of your bag? I could probably do it for you.
    "Live your life so that your children can tell their children that you not only stood for something wonderful- you acted on it"
    -Dan Zadra

  10. #10
    Senior Member Ramblinrev's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    Milton, PA
    Hammock
    Hennessey Explorer Ultralight
    Tarp
    Hennessey Hex
    Insulation
    HH Super Shelter
    Suspension
    ring buckle
    Posts
    7,945
    Images
    101
    What conversion? I just open the zipper and leave it open. Works for me.
    I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.

    "Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
    Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn

    We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series

    Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies

    Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint

  • + New Posts
  • Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

    Similar Threads

    1. looking for a thread, converting sleeping a sleeping bag to TQ
      By bmwrider in forum Do-It-Yourself (DIY)
      Replies: 5
      Last Post: 10-14-2011, 10:04
    2. Assorted Gear; Sleeping Bag, Sleeping Pad, Tent/Hammock
      By scubasteve in forum Archived WTB
      Replies: 4
      Last Post: 06-29-2011, 17:08
    3. Sleeping bag for UQ
      By teletrekker in forum Under Quilts
      Replies: 7
      Last Post: 10-26-2010, 19:19
    4. Turning a sleeping bag into a UQ. BUt still being a sleeping bag.
      By arizonared in forum Do-It-Yourself (DIY)
      Replies: 13
      Last Post: 10-24-2010, 19:11
    5. sleeping two
      By hacktorious in forum Eagles Nest Hammocks
      Replies: 10
      Last Post: 10-10-2009, 09:28

    Bookmarks

    Posting Permissions

    • You may not post new threads
    • You may not post replies
    • You may not post attachments
    • You may not edit your posts
    •