Hi all,
Living in Norway, no sewing skill nor ready access to various materials (or knowing their properties for that matter) and not having room in the budget to buy an official underquilt protector, I am wondering if an old 9.5 ft polyester hammock should be used to cut wind and/or keep the rain and splash off a synthetic underquilt.
Is that a practical move? Are there downsides aside from weight? Any constructive criticism is welcome
Sure, it'll work. It'll be big and heavy, and won't necessarily fit around it properly, and won't necessarily be that good at dealing with the wind, but it'll do the basics.
When I went on my first "hike", my backpack was a duffle bag I carried in one hand and I wore leather "street" shoes. You have to start somewhere.
Remember that the UQP only needs to cover the quilt, not the whole hammock underbody - but it doesn't hurt if it is longer then the quilt.
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Depending on how the 9.5 foot hammock is constructed, if it has channel ends, maybe remove the old cordage or whatever gathers the ends and replace it with big loops of shock cord through the channels. Thread a piece of shock cord or bungee through the channel, then tie off the ends using an overhand knot to close the loop. Do the same at each end.
By doing it this way, the ends of the smaller hammock fabric won't be gathered at points and will be able to contour better with the hammock you'll be laying in (which I assume is longer than 9.5 feet). Make the big shock cord loops slightly longer than you need and you can shorten them by tying additional overhand knots in the shock cord, so that you can dial in the fit of the small hammock under the longer hammock and quilt.
9.5 feet is about the right length for an UQP on an 11' hammock.
If you don't have access to shock cord or bungee material, then do the same using any kind of cordage you have access to.
Last edited by cmc4free; 06-10-2019 at 12:00.
Thanks for the thoughts everyone!
Best use for an eno hammock I have found!
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