That looks like a simple but great mod, [emoji108]
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Cheers. I've since made some minor hardware additions to allow me to leave the "adjuster cord" in place and clip the UQ to it when setting up camp. I also ran the cord through the ends of the gathered end so it will be inside the overcover/bugnet.
All of this is temporary, trying to whip things into a serviceable condition for a 4-day a want to do soon. But I've been smashing it out today; also sewed up a peak shelf out of noseeum and sewed a panel of nice cotton to the inside of my clothing stuff sack so I can invert it and use it as a pillow.
I like the stuff sack pillow idea, I always find a pullover or coat moves about and regular stuff sacks are sweaty, thanks for the tip
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Unless someone else before me has mentioned, this concept was created with the Speer Snugfit https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...it-Underquilts
Unfortunately he no longer makes these but they definitely are the cream of the crop of Underquilts
https://i.imgur.com/Lpj6r2Z.gif
Leiavoia, who in that thread you linked said she was working on a DIY successor, is this thread's OP.
Are there any other solutions for managing the clew? I currently twist mine up and put them in a loose overhand knot, but I'm worried I'm going to struggle to get a clean deployment one of these days. Some sort of sleeve like jsemroc posted may be my solution, just curious if there are any other methods / materials / etc.
All I have to say to that is that the clew suspension works a hell of a lot better on my ¾ than the channel suspension ever did.
Also, thanks to this thread I have Kam snaps on the way. My days of painstakingly hand-sewing snaps or terrifyingly thread-injecting them with no foot are over!
I took 2 old hair bands and wrapped those around the clews where they join to a split ring. When I need to pack up, I slide one hair band coil down to the base of the UQ, which binds all the clews together. I then slide the 2nd half way down. This seems to keep all the little shock cords from getting tangled.