My New DIY Underquilt

**Roadtorque** · 02-23-2009, 02:21

Originally Posted by Rushthezeppelin

Don't apologize for metric. All us USers should be apologizing for being the only country in the world that uses this god awful standard measuring system.

Amen about that.

Anywho, great job on the UQ I really like the camo color. Great to see someone with my same sewing skills make something work. Gives me hope!

**HitchHiking** · 02-23-2009, 04:11

Yeah The Camo colour is a bit of fun no doubt, the sewing machine I used seems to have two speeds: off and then super fast. so much of my crazy stiching is cuz i had a needle going faster then greased lightning and material flying about in every direction. hahah

**Rushthezeppelin** · 02-23-2009, 13:03

Now I can finally see it. Great job man. What would you say is the warmth rating you get outa that thing?

**Ramblinrev** · 02-23-2009, 14:01

After a while your foot will get the feeling of just how much pressure to put on the controler. Off and superfast are very popular speeds for the beginning thread injector operator.

**Cannibal** · 02-23-2009, 14:04

Originally Posted by Ramblinrev

After a while your foot will get the feeling of just how much pressure to put on the controler. Off and superfast are very popular speeds for the beginning thread injector operator.

There are other speeds!?

These things should come with manuals.

**froldt** · 02-23-2009, 14:24

Originally Posted by Cannibal

There are other speeds!?

I must have a fancy machine, it has three speeds: off, excruciatingly slow, and greased lightning!

**HitchHiking** · 02-23-2009, 17:31

Hi Rushthezeppelin,
Im not what a offical rating on it would be. the bag itself was so cheap that it had no rating on it. It has a fair amount of fill and was very warm down to 7 degrees C the other night. I expect it to get a bit lower as well.

**thecrumb** · 02-23-2009, 20:46

Awesome! That's exactly what I need to do...

Right after I watch Ramblinrev's sewing videos and I find a cheap bag on Craigslist...

Jim

**MacEntyre** · 02-23-2009, 21:20

Awesome job, and excellent results!

Do you think if you add more ties for the suspension, to reduce the size of the puckers along the edge, air will have less chance of getting between the quilt and the hammock?

**Preacha Man** · 02-23-2009, 21:24

I really like those channels, and I would like to do it that way, but have a solid channel the entire length of the quilt. Your quilt looks great, and since I am not the best sewing machine operator as well, I will let my wife do the sewing. The only problem about that is the wait

Dwight