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    Does Peapod work for Side Sleeping/fetal position sleeping

    Hello hammock hangers! So I've scoured the forum intensively for the reviews for the Ed Speer peapod system and other DIY systems, and truly believe this to be an optimal setup for cold weather camping. My only concern is that throughout all the detailed reviews of temperature tests and additioonal stuffing of down materials/leaves in underneath the pod, I couldn't find a clear cut answer as to how much the Ed Speer peapod system, or any other system for that matter, really confines you or prohibits a sideways diagonal/fetal position lay. Does anyone else have experience with this? I've never once, as far as I can remember, been able to fall asleep on my back. I usually curl up and sleep on my side at least to fall asleep then can sometimes extend legs out. Does anyone else have experience with this personally or can anyone attest to being able to move around in their peapod enough to accommodate a topsy-turvey curled up side sleeper? This is something I'd like to make of before dropping so much cash on a product! Thanks for the info! I would be using it with a WBBB XLC btw, don't know if that makes much of a difference.

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    All of the peapod setups I've seen setup really restrict any movement. They also are designed to not allow you to sleep at an angle preventing a flat lay in the hammock and thus making the hammock very uncomfortable. I would highly recommend a top quilt/under quilt setup as these are very warm and allow you to lay at the proper angle to keep a flat lay which is much more comfortable. There are even under quilts designed to keep the sleep angle like the Warbonnet Wooki.
    https://www.warbonnetoutdoors.com/pr...i-underquilts/
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    The Peapod is designed for use with a no-net hammock. You wrap the pod around the hammock and seal out the cold with Velcro closure.

    It will not work well with a BB, IMO. It can be used as a UQ of sorts with the BB, but it will take some fiddling. And then you will need an additional top quilt in the hammock.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gargoyle View Post
    The Peapod is designed for use with a no-net hammock. You wrap the pod around the hammock and seal out the cold with Velcro closure.

    It will not work well with a BB, IMO. It can be used as a UQ of sorts with the BB, but it will take some fiddling. And then you will need an additional top quilt in the hammock.
    You can unzip the net off an XLC

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    I used a peapod for several years. it is really effective and warm, but I could only sleep on my back. if that's not a problem, you can't beat the peapod in cold weather!
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    I sleep like you OP and have a couple nights in a DIY Peapod (basically my winter sleeping bag plus an extra 5-7" extender). I found sleeping in this to be fine. Granted I didn't have as much leg room as a normal hammock, and you can't sleep on the diagonal as much. But I did sleep on my side and with my knees up to answer your question.

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    Here's a video TZBrown put together on his DIY. It will give you a visual on adding an tapered extender. In his case, it had to be large enough to also go around his 0 UQ.

    https://youtu.be/dGnnLJgp88s

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    Quote Originally Posted by TallPaul View Post
    You can unzip the net off an XLC
    You are right, my apologies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gargoyle View Post
    You are right, my apologies.
    No worries - I'm sure you saw WBBB and went with it.

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    Thanks a lot for the replies. I knew there had to be some thread out there that would answer my question. I'm gonna see how comfortable I am in the New England winter with my Jack's R' Better Mt. Washington UQ and a 0 degree bag, but if that's not cutting it I will definitely consider the DIY option because it looked quite spacey in the video! Thanks

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