I receive calls from customers with older quilts who were starting to notice diminished performance. They usually ask if we will restuff their quilt with new down since the old down stopped working. ...
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I receive calls from customers with older quilts who were starting to notice diminished performance. They usually ask if we will restuff their quilt with new down since the old down stopped working. ...
We are in the process of finishing up a shell for the liners.
Enjoy it! I was a long-time camper when I switched to hammocks back in 2005. Best move I ever made.
That convertible is a rare piece! I don't even have one. There were only a handful of those made and yours is the only one I've heard of in years.
I worried about spreader bar poles rubbing on my tarp when I first switched to a bridge in 2008............ I still have my original tarp and there is no sign of wear from the spreader bars. It's...
It is amazing how quickly you can learn from in-person instruction. We've had some of our best sewers start with zero experience and after a few hours with an experienced sewer, they can make a...
Hi! One of the other guys here in the shop is 6'5, we used him as a tester while designing it and everything worked great.
Did he give any description of how the lay was uncomfortable? (calf...
Hi!
The Bear Mountain Bridge Deluxe does have symmetrical poles. The new James River Bridge uses asymmetrical poles with a symmetrical body.
I fit two JRB James River Bridge Ultralights on the Hive.I put the larger head ends on opposite sides with plenty of room to spare.
Hi Ken,
From our testing, we found the Snivellers do not work as underquilts for three reasons:
1. The width: Once you get over 48" wide the combination of the weight and the angle needed for...
It works great. Which two top quilts do you have? If they are the same length, and shape, and were made after 2019 the double-sided Kam Snaps can be used to snape the quilts together.
I'll fold it up and hang it from the ridgeline. If the hammock I'm in does not have a ridgeline I'll put it in my gear hammock.
I used them with my Hennesey the first time out back in 2005. But didn't see a benefit to using them and I think underquilts perform better without them.
I've personally only used sleeping pads in hammocks for about 100 nights, so I don't feel like I have enough experience to recommend pads one way or another. But I can share a few of my takeaways...
The question, "Do I need an underquilt for my hammock?" comes up frequently on forums and while speaking with folks on the phone. I figured putting together a quick overview may be helpful for some...
Willville Motorcycle is just off the Blue Ridge Parkway just north of the NC border. http://www.willvillebikecamp.com/
20+ years ago I spent the coldest and most miserable two nights I've ever had in the woods...................... It was July in Pennsylvania. Since it was summer and I was trying to fit my entire...
Hello! From experience, it can hold a riding jacket, pants, and a helmet. But it is not the ideal solution. I used it that way for a while but switched to storing my gear on the bike while camped.
Nope, we still make it. We are just out of stock right now and will be making more in the next week or so.
Here is my system for moto camping:
When I set up camp my camping gear comes out of one of my side cases and my pants and jacket go into the space vacated by my camping gear.
The gear in my...
We did a bunch of testing on Hydrophic down over the years the most noticeable difference I saw was when I washed four quilts at the end of the season. Three of the quilts had hydrophobic down and...
We use Guterman Mara 100. We tried MARA 70 for a bit but it didn't sew as well as the 100 so we switched back. For needles, we use Schmetz size 12.
I have 20+ nights in mine with no issues or signs of wear.
Back in the day when JRB was testing out treated down, I was the lead tester. I had hiked for years with untreated down and never had an issue and the same seemed to be true of treated down. So I was...
Hi Kris! Thanks for your order!
My standard response to customers is to not compress a quilt for long-term storage but if it ends up being stored for an extended period of time do not stress about it.
I've left quilts stored...
Hello!
We are running a special on underquilts.
In stock and ready to ship Mt. Washington 3s and Greylock 4s Hammock Underquilts in Dark Olive and are featuring 900FP Nikwax Hydrophobic Down...
Hello!
A set of regulars with the underquilt suspension would be around 65 ounces (give or take).
A set of longs would be around 69 ounces for the whole set and underquilt suspension.
Sections of the AT are a good option. Plenty of road crossings for pick-up/drop-offs (Maybe possible Uber options(Uber works great for the Maryland section of the AT). The Pine Barrens have some...
We (Jacks R Better) are currently running a sale on all of our 40° quilts and Mt Washington 3 20° underquilts.
Jacks R Better is still going strong since 2004. The original Jacks retired back in 2018. After over a decade of hiking with them and being their lead product tester, they offered me the opportunity...
Great to hear you are doing well and reopening! Hope to see you soon!
Hi!
When people call asking this question I always ask them how they sleep to determine which one will work best for them.
I'm 6'2" 200Lbs and mostly sleep on my back. I prefer our...
I've used a flat sewn footbox and normal snap/drawstring closer and have not noticed any difference between the two. I used to be paranoid about the cold leaking in through the drawcord but it's...
Congrats on your first hammock!
We use webbing sewn-in on our James River Bridge (grosgrain is not strong enough to take the stress). The webbing is easier to work with and since we sew it in we...
I swear by a loose fitting socks. I find socks with the thickest nap possible and never wear them inside shoes or any time other than sleeping. I wear a size 13 and the two best I’ve found are an LL...
The first two quilts I purchased in 2005 still work great. I wash them either once a year or after a muddy or dusty extended trip.
The key is to wash them correctly which includes using a down...
I get asked this question daily and respond with how we came up with our standard for Jacks Better of all quilts automatically come with a 25%-30% (depends on the design of the quilt) overstuff.
...
I have a MacCat Deluxe from 2006 that I used in a downpour this year and I stayed plenty dry.
As for seam sealing an easy trick is to use Permatex flowable windshield sealant. It is the perfect...
Glad to hear you are on the mend and home for the holidays!
Our thoughts are with you George. You will beat this!
As the holidays get closer we are offering free domestic shipping on all quilts and the Mt. Washington is on sale with plenty in stock.
As always anything in stock ships the same or the next...
Great looking setup! We get a lot of folks asking about how different quilts fit on different hammocks. I'll be sure to point them towards this thread when they ask about Townsend.
Yep, we are still open for business and we still get out camping a lot.
I am very thankful for Hammock forums, it had a profound impact on the course of my life. I joined the old White Blaze Hammock forum back in 2005 and promptly jumped on the new Hammock Forums when it...
Not yet. Still unable to get spreader bars.
Since it looks like delivery times will take a bit longer this holiday season. We are starting our holiday sale now to allow plenty of time for packages to arrive. All in-stock and made-to-order...
I follow this rule for hammocks, guitars, and motorcycles!
The Old Rag and Big Meadows have the same internal volume but different shape so they use the same amount of down it’s just distributed different.
In the Big Meadow 0 Regular we use 18 oz of 800FP down. The 18 ounces includes a 25% overstuff beyond the calculated amount required to achieve 2.5” of loft.