10 minute, $10 Underquilt

[rjcress]

That is what I was thinking as well.

With both sides folded to the middle, do you end up with the folded ends separating underneath you? I am picturing the sleeping bag being double layered on both sides, but single layer directly underneath where it is most needed.

Great question and observation.
Today, my daughters would be just as well off with the bag zipped and flat, with the zipper on one side. They are pretty straight sleepers (don't like to be diagonal).

For my son, he is more of a diagonal sleeper and likes to pull a little of the width out. That means only a single layer of sleeping bag in the middle, so he puts a fleece blanket under his butt to compensate.
I wish I weren't at work and could go take a picture of what I'm trying to describe. probably hard to understand in words, but easy if you saw it.

Worded differently, doing it the way I described lets you adjust the width by pulling the top layer away from the centerline. My son makes his wider by doing this, so he doesn't hang over the edge of his UQ.

Clear as mud?

[Alamosa]

Clear as mud?

Absolutely, makes perfect sense. Infinitely adjustable, at least up to the width of the bag.

[hilo4321]

Yes! This is what I have been thinking/talking about with cwellman (fellow newbie here). I'm going to try this out when I get my hands on a spare sleeping bag. Awesome post.