Inverted mosquito hammock

[dustin]

I grabbed an inexpensive mosquito hammock recently and flipped it over with the netting holding a down jacket as a makeshift underquilt. It was an interesting backyard test, but I could tell anything I tried underneath would slide to the middle.

Does anyone have advice on how to secure a blanket or sleeping bag to the ends inside the hammock? I'd like to try even a hack before I modify the hammock. Want to prove the concept to myself first...

[dirtwheels]

If you have a Byer Miskito hammock with the cord suspension between the hammock and the clew (large ring where the cords come together), the best way to connect a under quilt, sleeping bag or blanket is to connect the ends of the shock cord to the corners of the hammock where the cords connect to the hammock body. If you have a fleece throw with hemmed edges you may be able to use those hems as a path to run the shock cord thru. You will also want to have shock cord thru the short ends of the blanket to hold those ends close to the hammock eliminating air flow between the hammock and the blanket. I've done this and it works quite well for warmer temps.

As for the sleeping bag conversion do a search for that there are threads with good info on the subject.

I grabbed an inexpensive mosquito hammock recently and flipped it over with the netting holding a down jacket as a makeshift underquilt. It was an interesting backyard test, but I could tell anything I tried underneath would slide to the middle.

Does anyone have advice on how to secure a blanket or sleeping bag to the ends inside the hammock? I'd like to try even a hack before I modify the hammock. Want to prove the concept to myself first...

[dustin]

I tried the inverted mosquito hammock scenario again over the weekend, so I thought I'd ask again.
I was better able to reach down and adjust the blanket while laying in the hammock, but it was sort of a pain to reach down under the foot-end, which did have more slippage than the head-end.

In lieu of a dedicated underquilt, does anyone have a simple way to secure a blanket held underneath by the bugnet from sliding down to the middle?

[SilvrSurfr]

I tried the inverted mosquito hammock scenario again over the weekend, so I thought I'd ask again.
I was better able to reach down and adjust the blanket while laying in the hammock, but it was sort of a pain to reach down under the foot-end, which did have more slippage than the head-end.

In lieu of a dedicated underquilt, does anyone have a simple way to secure a blanket held underneath by the bugnet from sliding down to the middle?

Tape the blanket onto a ccf pad. That is what I used to do.

[dustin]

Tape the blanket onto a ccf pad. That is what I used to do.

Hmmm. I was hoping, with this setup, to avoid bringing a pad, but maybe I can wrap the top/bottom of the blanket around a section of CCF. Maybe the pad scavenged from my pack. I'll see what I can work out.

[olddog]

Triangle thingies.

[CamoDeafie82]

Tarp clips from any of the large box stores. Also can be used to secure other things.... and also as a way to create extra tie outs on your tarp, or mosquito netting to get it off your face.... until you're confident in sewing webbing loops in locations that's right for you.

[Pennsy Camp and Canoe]

I've seen someone experiment with UQ material by attaching it to the hammock using big black office binder clips like these:

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probably need to protect your netting tho, good luck