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    New Member Richard Rhett's Avatar
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    Lightbulb The Insulation Shakedown (your opinion's)

    Hi everyone - I'm Richard, I cruise this fantastic forum often but regrettably I am rarely able to get heavily involved in conversations. I run a small gear company called Sierra Madre Research, so far we've been focused primarily on hammock shelters - you may have seen our Nubé or Nubé Stratos shelters.
    We're diving into a new segment of the hammock market this year, insulation, and one of the pillars of our company is building gear that is useful and valuable for the hammock camping community. I really appreciate the fantastic people here and the wealth of expertise - so I'd love to hear your opinions on what you'd like to see more of from hammock insulation manufacturers, what qualms you have, and any other comments you may have.

    I put together a little survey here, we've had a great response of over 200 people thus far and it's really been helpful to gauge hammock campers expectations.
    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...BUiRA/viewform

    But I know this group really likes to dig deep so I'll pose a few other questions as well.
    - is the fiddle factor annoying or enjoyable for you?
    - do you struggle with drafts from the ends of your UQ?
    - struggle with damp or clumpy down?
    - how often are you having to re-distribute the down in your bags?
    - do you feel like you have full coverage in your "full length" UQ?
    - currently the average cost of an 800-900FP Down 20-30°F TQ/UQ system is around $500 and weighs around 42 ounces. Happy with that?

    Any feedback, question, or comment is welcome - let the games begin...

    [ I am not digging for emails here, just sincerely trying to find ways for our company to serve the hammock community better. I appreciate your opinions ]
    Last edited by Richard Rhett; 01-17-2017 at 17:14.
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    I tried to click on the survey link and it didn't work.

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    Link still not working.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gutyones View Post
    I tried to click on the survey link and it didn't work.
    Quote Originally Posted by rais'n hammock View Post
    Link still not working.
    You have to click on the word HERE

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    New Member Richard Rhett's Avatar
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    My apologies everyone - I repaired the link and it should work fine now!
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