My Pod Experiment......

[Law Dawg (ret)]

Hey, easy man. Those are his "Sunday going to meeting" shoes

Well considering the state of some Sunday gatherings...well I'll just let that one slide. The wall behind Shug's hammock tells stories...colorful ones! I want a close up on some of those trunks.

No .... I will just use this sleeping bag and hopefully not ruin it. I'll know more after I mess around in it. Headed out to the back lab soon here...... some play and video.

Oh boy the early stages of yet another Shug video!

[chillyhiker]

Geez a clown,a muscian and a hammock guru....your my hero!

[BillyBob58]

The MN Cold Butt Hang got me Pod-Curious!

As I was out practicing my act today ....I kept looking at my down hanging (major distraction) and after reading all these reports and all the Pod Posts of late I spied my 20º Western Mountaineering Bag and commenced to start hooking it on my hammock. I put on my FrankenQuilt DIY UQ and slipped in my NEW Hammock Gear Winter Insert/Summer TQ and crawled in. Sweating in moments but I was in my heated studio.
I hope to test this Thursday as it is supposed to be -10º.
Just goofing around with this .... the down does not seem compressed too much. I expected some!!!
I also have my frost bib hanging off of my ridgeline and it just slips around my neck with a big hole in it. Still under R&D..........
OK then.
Thanks for inspiring some fun for me ya'll!!!!!!!
Shug

So the red is the WM bag, and the grey is your Frankenquilt?

There is room in the WM bag for both the quilt and HG summer TQ? Impressive! I wouldn't have thought the WM bag had enough girth for all of that and still close the bag, good to know.

Where is the hood your wearing from, on a bag or a separate hood? Does the WM bag have a hood, and if so what are you doing with it?

Most of all, how is the comfort factor: do you have room inside without feeling straight jacketed? ( that was a problem one person had at the MN cold butt hang)

Look forward to your test!

[tonejones]

very nice setup. I just did a hang up here in Washington and used a 2/3 uq under my feet in combo with a crows nest. I got the idea last year from one of your videos with the frankenquilt, worked great and saves me from buying a full winter under quilt.

[Shug]

Hey, easy man. Those are his "Sunday going to meeting" shoes

Those are my "Agent" clown shoes ...... you saved those for photo ops and when the owners...Mr. Irving Feld and Son... came around.

Well considering the state of some Sunday gatherings...well I'll just let that one slide. The wall behind Shug's hammock tells stories...colorful ones! I want a close up on some of those trunks.
Oh boy the early stages of yet another Shug video!

I'll get some video of the whole Nut Hut someday........
Shot some Pod video tonight......... just a bit.

Geez a clown,a muscian and a hammock guru....your my hero!

I am bowing here .... and weeping a little bit.


BB .... I will answer your queries inside your quote.

So the red is the WM bag, and the grey is your Frankenquilt?
It is a 20º WM bag ..... Alpinelight I think. It is a wider mummy cut.
That is my DIY Frankenquilt.... 8oz of down in it.
There is room in the WM bag for both the quilt and HG summer TQ? Impressive! I wouldn't have thought the WM bag had enough girth for all of that and still close the bag, good to know.
There is ...... it is comfortably snug and warm. I need a night sleeping in it.

Where is the hood your wearing from, on a bag or a separate hood? Does the WM bag have a hood, and if so what are you doing with it?
That hood I took off of an old EMS down parka years ago. It snapped on and off the parka. A nice hood. The WM bag hood is just dangling but it seems to come up on my neck.

Most of all, how is the comfort factor: do you have room inside without feeling straight jacketed? ( that was a problem one person had at the MN cold butt hang)
I feel good in there..... not constricted. Not quite on the usual angle but heck..... I'm warm.

Look forward to your test!
I am inspired by fourdog and MacEntyre and the podders. It really got my attention what fourdog said in his report. In the past I have always been fine .... but I am open to improvement and trials. Never know 'till you try for yourself.
Plus .... I just needed to use that WN bag ..... a sweet bag!!!!

very nice setup. I just did a hang up here in Washington and used a 2/3 uq under my feet in combo with a crows nest. I got the idea last year from one of your videos with the frankenquilt, worked great and saves me from buying a full winter under quilt.

[Indy]

Ha ! Shug you amaze me with your talent especially laying on the ground lookin like a big ol inch worm That red thing looks awful you should throw that out ..better yet give it to me LOL All kiddin aside your lookin good and hope to see a vid soon

BTW finally got snow here gonna be out snowshoeing and having some north African stew and a coffee crisp eh! I Might try to do a vid on that.

[Shug]

very nice setup. I just did a hang up here in Washington and used a 2/3 uq under my feet in combo with a crows nest. I got the idea last year from one of your videos with the frankenquilt, worked great and saves me from buying a full winter under quilt.

Totally work good does it not?!!!!! I lie the flexibility of it.

Ha ! Shug you amaze me with your talent especially laying on the ground lookin like a big ol inch worm That red thing looks awful you should throw that out ..better yet give it to me LOL All kiddin aside your lookin good and hope to see a vid soon

BTW finally got snow here gonna be out snowshoeing and having some north African stew and a coffee crisp eh! I Might try to do a vid on that.

Glad you got out on the shoes...... tasty, tasty lunch!!!!!!

[Hawk-eye]

Mighty clever "speer'mint" my friend ... the Shug looks snug as a bug in a downy rug!

[Hangin' Burrito]

Yeah, I hear ya' Shug. I need to get back to the Gorge again too.
Hopefully, your schedule will work out so you can get some "Rat" time in!

I can definitely see how all that beautiful ripstop & down would be a distraction.

[MacEntyre]

Sweet! It's a Sugar Sack!