Love the look of the UQ posted by the OP. I know one of these isn't going to be enough for low temps, but what if two or three were stacked. I have see where another was placed diagonally but is it as simple as sewing three together?
Love the look of the UQ posted by the OP. I know one of these isn't going to be enough for low temps, but what if two or three were stacked. I have see where another was placed diagonally but is it as simple as sewing three together?
I would rather be in the woods... my dog would rather be in the pool. My wife thinks we are both nuts.
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"Pips"
Mountains have a dreamy way
Of folding up a noisy day
In quiet covers, cool and gray.
---Leigh Buckner Hanes
Surely, God could have made a better way to sleep.
Surely, God never did.
My son and I use no-sew PLUGs but I've been debating between making a snugpack jungle blanket or throw/converted sleeping back down uq. Anyone have both and know how they compare (temp, weight, compression)?
No Costco near me and wondering if there is anywhere besides Amazon to pick one up? Amazon is twice the price.
I'm looking for something warmer and ideally smaller/compressible than PLUG but still modestly priced. Sewing cord lock channels I can handle and don't want a full diy and need to make baffles.
Costco in Montgomery, AL has a bunch of them.
I took my quilts down to 42° this morning wearing wool socks, polypro pants under shorts, a T-shirt and hoodie and fleece hat. I felt the occasional cool spot under me (nothing uncomfortable), but when I'd stick my hand there it was warm, sort of like the "phantom" cool spots I've seen others mention. I needed to water a tree about 4am and decided to come inside. When I got up, I noticed my UQ was hanging a little low, so that may explain the cool spots.
My TQ is also a Costco Down throw and I never got the slightest bit cold from it. I made it by sewing a footbox on the bottom and adding 3 rows, from another throw, to the top. The footbox was made by folding the sides to the middle, sewing along the bottom, and then sewing up the new vertical seam about ~20".
The only time I was really uncomfortable was when my face was uncovered. The fleece hat I wore has an attached facemask, but it was too tight for my liking. I need to experiment with some of my other hats/masks.
I also had my Kelty Noah's 12 up, but it was in a modified "porch mode", so not sure that it provided any warmth. I like setting it up this way, so I can still see a lot of the stars/sky.
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I made my uq by folding the throw over to get a 35x60 rectangle and then just sewed on some grosgrain loops down the ends and the edges and ran shock cord thru it. On the folded side i just ran some shock cord thru the inside of the throw nothing crazy and nothing tbat can keep it from not being used as a throw. Took it camping last weekend but it was pouring rain and i didnt bother putting it on the hammock. So as of right now i have yet to test it out. But i think it has promise.
These Quilts are great(I have 2 of them) and sleep in my Hammock every night here in the Desert in Az. As a top quilt or wrap around, I find them good down to 60F. Below that, they could use more loft FWIW.
I tested out my quilts for the first time this weekend and the temps were C-O-L-D-!
Friday night got down to 29* and was pretty windy and Saturday night dropped to 27* with snow and sleet.
Friday night I set things up and I wore flannel pants a thermal t-shirt, wool socks and an UnderArmour sweatshirt. In the hammock I just used the Costco quilts and a fleece blanket. I was chilly but not cold and not too chilly to sleep fairly well.
Saturday night I added a CCF pad to the hammock and wore comparible clothing. I was very comfortable.
I would say these are probably 40* quilts, but it's nice to know that they are still useful when the temps drop significantly.
Have you tested your design out yet? i'm curious how the, what appears to be, low sides work at keeping the cold out.
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