DIY 3/4 Differentially Cut UQ - Finished!

[sodastat]

Great Job!
I made one with the same dimensions, looks like yours with the Grosgrain edging and all. Your right, these are a ton of work. I think buying one would be worth the price.

[Jaxx]

Im thinking of trying to make this with some inlisted help from a buddy .

What is the purpose of the "Noseeum" and im guessing you sewn it to the underside of the UQ?

[HappyHiker]

The noseeum was used for the baffles.

Imagine the horizontal top and bottom are nylon, and the vertical is the noseeum wall between chambers if viewing the quilt from the end:

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so the noseeum baffles are inside of the quilt, sewn to both the inner(top) and outer(bottom) layer - effectively making tubes which are then filled with down.

Hope that makes sense!

[Jaxx]

gotcha, i'll let you know how it turns out and post it on here..

[flying_bobo]

HappyHiker


Considering your construction and the need to add an air stopper what would you different to try to eliminate the need to add it to your next UQ?

I’m wondering because I am emulating your UQ design, except I’m going for full UQ, do you think that the cold air would have spilled in on yours if it was a full UQ?

Also do you think that darts were necessary, and could the darts have been the reason the cold air spilled in?

Sorry to be chatty!

Thanks for posting what you did with pics!

[Jumpin Joe]

Fantastic! Let me know if you go into production....

[HappyHiker]

HappyHiker


Considering your construction and the need to add an air stopper what would you different to try to eliminate the need to add it to your next UQ?

I’m wondering because I am emulating your UQ design, except I’m going for full UQ, do you think that the cold air would have spilled in on yours if it was a full UQ?

Also do you think that darts were necessary, and could the darts have been the reason the cold air spilled in?

Sorry to be chatty!

Thanks for posting what you did with pics!

I think the need for the draft tube is caused more by the hammock type (gathered end) than the UQ itself. The hammock fabric inherently has hills and valleys that are difficult to seal, especially underneath your legs/feet. Under the shoulders, I had no problems getting a good seal. As noted earlier, if I slide the UQ up to where the end is under my knees rather than my calves, I get a decent seal as well.

Was it truly neccessary to add? Not really. Just something I wanted to try and see if it was an improvement, and IMO it was. Seals up the end very nicely and prevents any drafts from sneaking in on me. That said, if I were to make another, I'd shorten the length by ~10" to match from back of my knees to over the shoulder and it would have no issues under most conditions .

A full length UQ *could* experience the same issue (and probably would have under the conditions it became an issue for me). It just comes down to getting a good seal between the hammock and UQ. The pod approach seems to be about the only way to ensure minimum drafts.

The darts did not contribute to or cause the issue, and the UQ could certainly be built without them. Perhaps with simply bunching the width of material on the drawcord rather than using darts would add more material that could fill the hills and valleys on the bottom of the hammock? I don't know for sure.

Personally I like the draft tube - it reduced the amount of "fiddle factor" when setting up/during use and I haven't experienced any issues since. It was a simple addition that enhanced the performance of the UQ to meet my expectations. Thats the great thing about DIY - make it how YOU want it, and if that fails you can always modify
HTH

[Jumpin Joe]

Great info, I want to make one but using down scares the crap out of me. Mess and not filling evenly.

[Living the Highlife]

about how long did you make the shock cord lengths for the long sides? I'm about to start my first UQ and was wondering whether or not to make them as long as your hammock, or as long as your ridgeline.