Hi guys,
Here's a short review of a custom down UQ from Unsponsored.
Length: 190 cm
Rating: 3/4 season.
Inner material: black Pertex 4
Outer material: green ripstop Pertex with breathable waterproof coating.
Filling: down 800 fill, all feathers removed manually. Weight to follow.
Suspension: shockcord running the length of the UQ. Channels on head- and foot side for extra schockcord for gathering the ends.
Extra's: 4 small loops sewn-in at each side to offset the UQ for asyymetrical hammock like Hennessy's.
Tab on each corner.
Weight incl. drybag: 1067 gr.
Packing size: stuffed into a 8 L drybag.
Freshly compressed = 25 x 19 x 17 cm
After half an hour = 29 x 19 x 19 cm (drybag lets in air)
See bottom pic of the blue drybag to get an idea.
Workmanship: perfect, very neatly done.
Especially since the first one sent cam back to Unsponsored looking like "it had been in a combine harvester", and he recollected all the down and made me a new one - in 1 day!
Tip: if you buy from anyone in Great Britain, pay extra for parcel services like UPS or DHL. British Royal Mail has been on strike etc. and is getting a bead rep with me. (Another package was ripped to pieces and returned to sender.)
Suspension and "hang": fits on both my TTTM and HH. Added my own suspension to the tabs that are sewn at each corner. Because of the weight it works very well with standard shock cord. Tightening 10 cm on the lengthwise cords lifts the sides up 10 cm immediately.
For asym hammocks there are extra loops sewn in at each side. I clip a small biner to the loops and hook it onto the HH tie-outs. Loops could have been a bit bigger to make clipping a biner on easier.
Loft: Shake well before suspending and rearrange the down if needed. Let it hang for half an hour: it will loft like a goose coming out of the tumble dryer. I kid you not.
Warmth: has kepth me nice and warm for 2 nights, and a little nap in the woods this afternoon without a sleeping bag. Will test it this winter, combined with a Alpkit Skyehigh 1000 which rates to -16C.
Price: very fair. Since I do not want to undermine anyone's pricing strategies I won't diclose the price, but let's say it's a LOT closer to a SnugPAK UQ then to a SnugFIT.
Seller: communication and service were good. Not a very chatty guy in PM's though
Conclusion: Excellent "no-frills" UQ for a very decent price. Can recommend this to anyone!
Thijs
Some pics:
Unsponsored Underquilt by Thijzzz, on Flickr
Unsponsored Underquilt by Thijzzz, on Flickr
Unsponsored Underquilt by Thijzzz, on Flickr
Unsponsored Underquilt by Thijzzz, on Flickr
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