Because he were GUILTY!Why hang an UQ?
Also, if your UQ is hung right, your hammock retains the comfort you have when you're not in UQ season. I don't find the pad that distracting but it is a squarish piece of non conformity under my back where the UQ, apart from being warm, goes un-noticed.
the problem with a sleeping bag in a hammock is its like trying to fight a huge snake while lying in a dran pipe. Having two sleeping bags in your hammock would be like fighting TWO huges snakes in a drain pipe.
hung one of the bags on the out side as a UQ and have only half the battle.
Loft is important and the more you can isolate yourself from the cold the better. Using a compressed sleeping bag is better than nothing at all, but will only add 10F or so and sucks on a weight/efficiency basis. CCF pads work better as they inhibit heat transfer as well as cutting off any airflow. Underquilts work because they provide much more loft-- dead air space with a filler that inhibits air circulation and transfer of heat from your warm backside to the cold outside air. If you had a dead air space with no filler (like an air mattress), you would get cold as the air would circulate and there would be more transfer of body heat to cold outside air. All the fuss with filler like down or synthetic fiber is just to keep the air from moving and slows down the heat transfer. The quilted construction gives a better ratio of insulation/weight and it is compressible, so it works well for backpacking. An underquilt doesn't detract from the comfortable hammock surface like a CCF pad tends to do. Underquilts typically give more insulation higher up the sides than CCF pads can due to construction issues.
Here is a chart borrowed from Backpackinglight.com that shows estimated temperatures for a given loft for TOP insulation, to give a loose frame of reference. If you want to learn more about insulation, read up on R-value and CLO ratings.
Temp (°F)........Loft (in)
50.....................1.2
40.....................1.5
30.....................1.8
20.....................2.2
10.....................2.6
0.0....................3.0
-10....................3.5
-20....................4.0
(see http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-...statement.html)
honestly the whole thing with an underquilt to me is comfertability i went with a pad for a while and well it was uncomertable and i trying putting layers under me but i found that it just got bunched up so parts of me were cold... with an uq i can hang freely and know that my underside is staying warm
happy hanging
Sydneywizard,
UQ's are one of those things I couldn't appreciate how well they worked until I tried one. And then I didn't really appreciate all of the thought that has gone into the design till I got out in cold weather and started adjusting.
It's kinda like when I got into cycling and I swore I'd never wear those stupid looking padded spandex bike shorts.
David
Yeah, but dang, they are heavy. Not for backpacking.Originally Posted by ljcsov
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