D i y under quilts
Ok ,so i have never camped in my hammock in real cold weather,allways in a tent. My question may sound pretty dumb but i am new to cold weather hammock camping and want to know why is it that you need special under quilts and cant make one out of say- a really nice down sleeping bag and just convert it over?
Is this a dumb question or might there be a way? Either way i need alittle help figuring out how to make myself a warmer setup
you could many have. search the underquilt section ill bet you find some info
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Sleeping bag you may use, warm you will be
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Yodic comments aside. The advantages of dedicated UQ's in cold weather are many. One difference I see in you comparison is a differential cut which allows UQ's to loft no matter how tight you stretch them. This could be real concern depending how cold it gets and on the relative size of your bag. However, many folks have done the same sort of thing you preposed, in fact Shug does it for deep cold weather. Granted he uses a $400 bag. There are pros and cons to each method.
How low you expect to go?
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Something else to consider is the baffling may be vertical allowing the down (if that is what you have) to migrate to the bottom, leaving your shoulders to get cold.
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I am curious to what exactly the differential cut is....
"In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy." -D'Signore's, Tide Mill Farm, Edmunds, Maine.
[/QUOTE=Deadphans;1077940]I am curious to what exactly the differential cut is....[/QUOTE]
Simply put, one side is longer than the other which dsiables the fabric layers from scrunching together under tension.
Meaning the hammock side is shorter than the "out"side. Also the hammock side of each baffle width will also be shorter than the "out". This "differencial" makes so that the hammock side dimensions are what you get no matter how much you stretch it or hang it under your rearend. This is not the case with equally cut layers like sleeping bags and blankets.
Directionally challenged...comicly so.
Not all who wonder are lost...But I'm probably just lost.
Simply put, one side is longer than the other which dsiables the fabric layers from scrunching together under tension.Originally Posted by HomeMadeHiker
Meaning the hammock side is shorter than the "out"side. Also the hammock side of each baffle width will also be shorter than the "out". This "differencial" makes so that the hammock side dimensions are what you get no matter how much you stretch it or hang it under your rearend. This is not the case with equally cut layers like sleeping bags and blankets.[/QUOTE]
That makes total sense,they say you can learn something new every day but on here i learn more than i thing a day
One problem with using a sleeping bag is that the down is very uneven in a sleeping bag. Most of the down is on the top side of a sleeping bag. Very little is in the bottom side, as it would be a waste, as your body compresses it anyway in normal use.
Thus, if you open a sleeping bag out flat, one side of you might be toasty warm and the other side cold, when using a sleeping bag as an UQ or TQ.
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