Full, Short, 3/4...Don't knock it till you try it

[Secondmouse]

I think the short does cover me completely. Trying to remember...but can't. So I had to dig up this photo of the 73", a perfect fit!



One comment about the "lying on the diagonal" thing. Everyone seems to buy this but I think it's TOTAL BS. Maybe on paper, maybe on a flat floor with a flat piece of cloth. NOT in a hammock. Once you get in and move around, and things start stretching and forming, the UQ wraps up the sides of you, those "extra" inches aren't there IMO. It becomes very clear with this 73" version. Do I have 4 extra inches? No. In fact, it's the opposite. I'd say it's "shrinks" and leaves me with maybe 2" to spare.

I agree. due to the compound curve, with the corner of the UQ even with the top of my head, the edge actually passes underneath just above my shoulders...

[OneClick]

The revival of this thread + Econ quilts now available = third time's a charm for a 3/4 quilt?

[Otter1]

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[lambdahammock]

This definitely gives me something to think about before I purchase an underquilt which I hope to to soon

[brswan]

Very glad you posted this. I've been torn on my first UQ purchase. 99% of the time i'm in florida camping. But I do an annual backpacking trip in the fall to NC. I've been on the fence about the 3/4 UQ but i'm feeling better about it now that I read this post.

Thinking a 30 or 40F Phoenix is in my future. Thanks for the insight!

[OneClick]

Very glad you posted this. I've been torn on my first UQ purchase. 99% of the time i'm in florida camping. But I do an annual backpacking trip in the fall to NC. I've been on the fence about the 3/4 UQ but i'm feeling better about it now that I read this post.

Thinking a 30 or 40F Phoenix is in my future. Thanks for the insight!

Florida with a couple "northern" trips, good case for the 3/4 IMO.

[brswan]

Florida with a couple "northern" trips, good case for the 3/4 IMO.

30F or 40F though? I don't see a lot of 30F for sale so resale might be bad. Can you use a pad with 3/4 to get extra insulation for those cold trips?

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[Rolloff]

I've used my 3/4 20 degree UQ inside during fall and winter months. I have to vent(hang loose), close the doors and open both windows, but it works and it's the same one I take into the field.

Like a lot of the rest, I'll probably be going for a 40 degree econo quilt now, for my inside kit, as well, but my go to is still the 40/20 insulation kit. I've slept outside comfortably down to 17 with just base layers and a fleece hood. It's a great kit capable of working for me with good temperature variables.

[OneClick]

30F or 40F though? I don't see a lot of 30F for sale so resale might be bad. Can you use a pad with 3/4 to get extra insulation for those cold trips?

30s used to be custom only from most or all vendors. I know hammockgear now sells it as a standard in their Econ line. Seems like a nice rating; I had them make me a custom 30° Phincubator for warmer weather (warm for me is 50-60° for a high...meaning 35-40ish lows are common)