Any short hangers using a full length underquilt?

**brady1** · 10-19-2015, 20:51

I've been researching underquilts lately and it seems that a 3/4 length would be plenty for me. I'm 5'4"; of course taking up even less length sleeping on a diagonal. Would a full length UQ be excessive length/weight?

I was just wondering what benefits, if any, there are with a full-length UQ before I pull the trigger on a 3/4.

**gunner76** · 10-19-2015, 22:18

Are you car camping or backpacking. If car camping...go for it. If backpacking..stick with a 3/4

FL UQ will be bulkier, weigh more and cost more. A 3/4 UQ will weigh less, pack smaller and cost less. You can also add a couple of ounces of over stuff.

The Terminator is 5ft 3 and a 3/4 UQ is almost a FL for her. The closest she has to a full length UQ is a DIY I made for her RR. She uses her 3/4 UQ on her BB.

Most folks using a 3/4 UQ ( including me ) need some insulation in the foot area and folks will use a short pad or similar device...I throw my jacket down there to keep my feet warm when needed. I am 6ft 2 so a 3/4 UQ is a
3/4 length

I have only used my FL 0 degree rated UQ once and decided that the bulk and extra weight were not worth the little bit of comfort I gained. I do have a 7/8 length UQ ( from UGQ ) 20 degree that I have used to 9 degrees and was toasty and I am sure I could have gotten at least another 10 degrees out of it if not more. Now If get to go to a minus 0 degree hang, then I will take the FL UQ and give it a try.

**Sunny Bear** · 10-20-2015, 01:42

Originally Posted by gunner76

Are you car camping or backpacking. If car camping...go for it. If backpacking..stick with a 3/4

FL UQ will be bulkier, weigh more and cost more. A 3/4 UQ will weigh less, pack smaller and cost less. You can also add a couple of ounces of over stuff.

+1
Full length quilts are around 78" long, with you being 64" tall that's 14" of unused but paid for down/climashield. I'm 67" tall on a good day and a 3/4 is dang near full length for me.

**cjayflo** · 10-20-2015, 07:09

I have a 3/4 and a full length short. I prefer the full length short for the top to bottom down in cold temps. The 3/4 is great for warmer temps because I can slide my feet off it and get some cooling. I'm 5'7"

**Caminante** · 10-20-2015, 07:27

I'm 5'10" on a good day and decided to make a 7/8 UQ, ~66", which I can just barely get fully on with my shoulders to feet. There is not much margin for error but it does work. At your height I think a FL would be excessive weight for a backpacking application, or luxurious for car camping.

**dkurfiss** · 10-20-2015, 07:59

I am 5'2" and I do use a full length JRB Old Rag or The Nest. But, I do not distance hike. Instead I sit up a base camp and do day hikes so the weight/bulk is not such an issue for me as I am normally within a few miles of my car.

I choose to do the full length because I also will use them in my camper or a tent (family camping) and the full length works out way better for that purpose.

**Comet_Seeker** · 10-20-2015, 10:09

I am 5'3" and have found with a pillow the 3/4 works well for me

**pgibson** · 10-20-2015, 11:02

Full length quilts are available in a range of sizes as are partials from some of us. However you laying on a diagonal does not mean you will use less quilt. The quilt should be on a diagonal as well.

**Peter_pan** · 10-20-2015, 12:45

JRB Greylock UQ are longer than most torso lengths... At 56 Inches, when positions at the natural hair line on one end will cover the feet for folk up to 5-5 or 5-6.

Pan

**slugbait** · 10-20-2015, 14:04

My DIY underquilt is 74" long (I 'm 5'3"). I don't use a pillow in my hammock so I need the insulation under my head. I do have a 3/4 length Tewa summer underquilt but have had trouble with it slipping out of position. I wake up freezing and find there's no quilt under me- instead it's beside me. I'll take the hit on extra weight and bulk in my pack and sleep confident I'll be warm all night.