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    Odd full length underquilt question.

    Why do the full length underquilts appear to be thicker at one end? is this because you don't need as much insulation under your legs?

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    makes sense to me. probably to help contain your body heat around your torso, where your heart is.

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    I believe stormcrow started making his full lengths to contour to the body better.

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    I've called it a leg shelf. You can see the shelf on the right side of this picture.

    hth


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    Ah right on.
    Thanks guys.

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    wow weird man, i've never noticed that before. it almost looks like a crowsnest (the left side) with a separate part for what i assume would be the legs (the smaller section). perhaps it is designed like this so it snugs up tightly around the upper body b/c that portion of a person weighs more. if so, it's a brilliant design feature...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wags View Post
    wow weird man, i've never noticed that before. it almost looks like a crowsnest (the left side) with a separate part for what i assume would be the legs (the smaller section). perhaps it is designed like this so it snugs up tightly around the upper body b/c that portion of a person weighs more. if so, it's a brilliant design feature...
    thats exactly what stormcrow explained at an ohio hang.... when you're in the hammock, you legs raise naturally- sort of like a LAY-Z-BOY recliner as he described it- creating that gap beneath them. his incubator design is tailored to account for that. another reason i continue to back adam and HG--- that kind of tailoring and R&D is what sets them apart imho.
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