Which to Upgrade, Top or Bottom?

[cdog12]

I understood what you were getting at kitsapcowboy. Thanks!


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[TrailSlug]

I'll say top quilt. My 3 season top quilt will get me close to 25° but I took it to 24° more comfortably with my new 0° top quilt. I get much colder on top than I do on the bottom but I've always been backwards

[goobie]

I was NOT suggesting that a $2.50 fleece was going to solve his problem with respect to his stated application.

I WAS suggesting that it is easier to find stuff to layer on top of the occupant inside the hammock than stuff to suspend outside the hammock underneath the occupant -- ergo, UNDERQUILT.

Perhaps I should have curtailed my post to the first word to avoid confusing anyone.

Eventually, I'm sure the OP will have a complete set of HG TQs and UQs in 0F/20F/40F in which to sleep under his Winter Palace, and his problems will be solved, no doubt.

While I would recommend UQ as well, you will have a pretty wide mismatch of quilts with a 40* TQ and 0* UQ. It's going to be hard to augment a 40* TQ to match the warmth of a 0* UQ. I don't think a cheap $2.50 Walmart fleece will provide very meaningful warmth - if kitsapcowboy is correct that fleece will increase the rating to 32* F at best, and I wouldn't take that out in the 20s, well enough the teens.

While not a wallyworld fleece blanket, my JrB fleece quilt liner worked quite well in my 20* TQ at -20* in January.........


To the OP, I tell those asking this question to go lay in their hammock without quilts and see what gets cold first. You'll have your answer quickly!

[cdog12]

Wow goobie that's insane value out of a 20* quilt. Might have to check out the JrB liner myself.


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[binfordw]

Maybe if my butt is super warm it can help offset my cold top


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Just roll over every so often.

[Secondmouse]

Maybe if my butt is super warm it can help offset my cold top


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not that. but if you get cold in the night you can add insulation on top of you like an extra blanket, jacket, etc..

however, because you compress all that insulation beneath you inside the hammock, the only way to have adequate insulation there is to suspend it below...

[GadgetUK437]

Just roll over every so often.

LOLZ
Like a hog turning on the spit.

[altruistguy]

The answer to your question as phrased is clearly to upgrade the under quilt first. However, it is similarly clear that the least expensive way to get you to lower temperatures is to use a good hammock sock. I think inexpensive ones are available for about $65 from Simply Light Designs or Dream Hammock. They will allow you to go about 15° to 20° lower than you otherwise could.


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[SilvrSurfr]

The answer to your question as phrased is clearly to upgrade the under quilt first. However, it is similarly clear that the least expensive way to get you to lower temperatures is to use a good hammock sock. I think inexpensive ones are available for about $65 from wilderness logics or dream Hammock. They will allow you to go about 15° to 20° lower than you otherwise could.

I've never used a hammock sock, but that sounds like an excessively rosy prediction, replete with no mention of accompanying condensation issues.

[Zilla]

I have tried the sock thing and i think i was lucky if it made 5° differance, great for blocking wind but for added warmth good insulation and a top cover thats closer seem to help better!