Originally Posted by
teblum
Well, the jury is in and the underquilt failed.
I almost made it through the night, but somewhere around 5 AM, the overnight lows got here. 48 degrees was forecast. I don't know the actual.I awoke to the feeling of my *** freezing off. I bailed and went inside.
I have newfound respect for you 30 degree people. I've been down to high 30's on the ground, but hanging is another story.
I couldn't get a good picture the way the light is this afternoon. This one will have to do.The poncho liner , mounted with three ties (two corners and a middle) tied off to each end, witha big rubber band at one end worked okay. It hung loosely at the ends, but was close in the torso region where I got coldest.
The idea of stuffing the space underneath with insulation occured to me, but at 5 AM the flesh was weak (and tired).
I think the next step is a double layer hammock with the 24 inch pad in the space provided