Originally Posted by
DaleW
You're thinking open-ended underquilts. I'm thinking undercovers with insulation inside. And I have to admit, anything I make will have synthetic fill, and everything is pretty well battened down. I am thinking full or at least 3/4 coverage too.
With an undercover and the quilt attached to the bottom of the hammock on all four sides, there is no droop. If you must, the insulation can easily have drawstrings in the ends, but with Velcro fastening to the hammock bottom, I don't know where it can go.
If there is a weak point in fastening the UQ to the hammock, it is at the top edge near your left shoulder and right of your feet, where there will be a couple inches of stress on top of the insulation, which may compress it a bit. Your top quilt should be doing the job, but if not, maybe it needs a little foam or Insultex "bumper" in those areas. The outer cover should be good 'n loose in those areas too.
And you don't have open air gaps with the under cover. There is no opportunity for moving air to get to the middle/bottom where things tend to sag. You have one more layer in play vs an add-on UQ if you are putting quilted down insulators in there.
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