I have had great success using an underquilt protector as a way to combine quilts. It makes a nice seal and windbreak around the stacked quilts and I think helps them work better as an integrated...
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I have had great success using an underquilt protector as a way to combine quilts. It makes a nice seal and windbreak around the stacked quilts and I think helps them work better as an integrated...
Ordered this morning, SHIPPED this morning!!!
Thank you Tensa Team! Excited to add a Trekking Treez to my kit. Starting with one to nearly infinitely expand my site options having to find only one...
Awesome George! Intermittent Fasting is the real deal! Changed my life too!
Give Natural lump charcoal a try. It burns way hotter and is very efficient. Still probably a good idea to mix with wood, but you could have a hot fire going with a load of lump charcoal and a...
Will do!
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Thanks for the clarification on lay to both you guys. Glad I posted because it helped me make sure I had it right with Jared. Would have been mighty upset to receive a backwards tarp because of my...
Right lay/left lay is so confusing. I modified the drawing to show how I will lay in orientation to the tarp. I have confirmed with Jared at SLD.
My head will be on the two-tie-out side with my...
I came up with a design for a Spring/Summer Tarp that Jared at SLD has agreed to make.
My goal was to have a quick setup tarp that would provide more coverage than an Asym, but allow for more...
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Quite a while ago. It was a Christmas present. Gotta plan ahead for Loco Libre, that's for sure.
Just received my 0 degree Dragons Breath from George.
Oh my is it awesome! This is an upgrade from a home made CDQ set up that I put together with up to three layers for winter/cold conditions.
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I made one with Costco Down Throws. I had 2QZQ make me a UQP with some extra grosgrain loops. I then came up with a way to integrate the CD Throws into the UQP using cam snaps and some shock cord.
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These sound great. Which way would be better to remove the stitching, or does it not matter?
I ripped thenshort seams.
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I seam ripped two of mine and then off-set layered them with cam snaps so that the seams do not line up. I went 2.5 baffles to one side on the layering so that it makes the double quilt wider with...
Based on my experience, I would add it as an underquilt. You can add clothing layers to keep warm on top. If you get cold from the bottom, you are done for.
To make it work right, though, I think...
Should work. You need to add/attach it so it does not compress. Also seam ripping either the horizontal or vertical seams helps get better loft and warmth. Generally ripping the horizontal seams is...
I started with Costco Down throws and used a 2QZQ Unerquilt protector to build a combined underquilt with water proof underquilt protector built in. Might be useful in Oregon.
Simply Light Designs...
Jared at Simply Light Designs is turning around a highly custimized Winter Haven for me in about a week. So if you want custom features, he can do it.
Yes, so I was out for three days this week. The first two nights were down to 10 degrees. My feet didn't get seriously cold, but I did get worried a bit that they wouldn't warm up enough after...
Thanks for the insight. Fortunately, I don't have tiredness issues or fitful sleeping. I have slept more than 50 nights in a hammock this year and this was the only time it happenned.
Hopefully,...
I made a double that converts to a triple. I have taken the double to the low thirties with no problem. However, I usually use a Jacks r Better fleece topquilt liner too because I like fleece.
I...
Yes, pretty interesting. I really think I just didn't have enough ventilation. Once I vented a bit more I slept for a few more hours with no issues.
Pretty much exactly what happened to me. Thanks guys!
Had a bit of a strange thing happen last night. Dreamt I was in the hospital and could see myself having a hard time breathing. My dreamself woke up in the hospital and was still having problems...
Thank you. Great pics in that thread.
Nice! Thank you for sharing that link. The pictures help a lot.
Thank you for the link to the Badlander! Glad to know Jared has made this design. Love my fully decked out Trail Lair.
Not sure why I didn't think of pulling one door back. I do like how the beak doors of the Thunderfly pull away toward the tree. Seems like the full doors come more straight down.
I also worry...
Has anyone ever tried or thought of building a tarp with a beak on one end like the Thunderfly and a full door on the other?
I have been thinking about a Thunder or Mountainfly, but want a...
I think I am a bit of an oddity on condensation. I had no problems with condensation with this setup in Oregon even when I had condensation on the underside of my tarp because it was so humid and...
Here are some pictures. Basically, I took an Underquilt protector and came up with a way to fit two down blankets integrated on the inside of the Underquilt protector to serve as insulation.
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Exactly. Spent more than 6 weeks in a Hammock this year on work projects. Vermont, Oregon, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Maine just for fun! A light Topquilt and a lighter tarp might have to go on the...
Was in Colorado for a project. Nearest hotel 60 miles away. National Forest 10 miles away. Had already been in Oregon camping in a State Park for a few days in another project.
Had my "Fall...
Yes, missed the snow storm by a day. Got some fleuries over the weekend.
The insulated UQP worked way better than I expected. Built it as a Summer Option. Proved way more capable.
Yes, heard the Elk bugling at night, but didn't see one. Saw a wolf down in the valley on my way to the project. Thought it was a coyote, but then saw a coyote a couple days later and it was tiny...
Pics not uploading right.
Spent 4 days and 3 nights in the Routt. I was out there for a job in a pretty remote area near Walden/Rand so I commuted to the job from my camp(s) in the Routt.
SLD Trail Lair with wind shield;...
Wow, great deal! Wasted about $200 on my learning curve.
Great thread!!! Learned a lot already. I have only extreme colded in the back yard or close to the truck. This is a good reminder that it is a different game if you are remote.
Still using my pulley system with a "no tree" connection using the Jeff Myers all-in-one setup. I spent three straight weeks with this set-up camping by a lake.
The main thing I like is having a...
I have taken my two layer Gemini down to below 40 degrees and was very warm. I built mine to be able to add a third layer for winter. I have taken that down to 17 degrees.
This winter I modified...
Yes, I have a 12' tarp so I need a bit more space.
I have set up on trees that were just far enough for a good hammock hang say 13 feet apart where there is not enough room for the tarp to hang right on the all in one. 15 to 20 feet apart seems to be...
I've been using a similar set up for a while. It has worked well with trees from 15 to 25 feet apart or so. I carry two extra lengths of Lawson Ironwire (which I use for the tarp ridgeline), if I...
it is really easy once you have the Gemini Made. What I did is take the thrid CDQ and seam ripped it in the opposite direction. So I took out the vertical seams and left the horizontal. This...
My offset works perfectly. And I really like the extra width. Different horses for different courses.
I made one. Used Gemini technique of grosgrain loops secured by camsnaps to create a footbox that uses shock cord to close up the foot end. I seam ripped the horizontal seams and took two Cdq's used...
Great! It really worked well as an extra layer of insulation for winter a few weeks ago. Given the weird weather we are having right now, I may be able to try it out in "summer mode" way before...
You can buy the Evo Loops - basically the whole set-up from Meyers Tech for not a lot of money. Then you only need to iknow the Becket Hitch and the tie the Whipping Slider. As OP mentioned there is...
My pleasure!