DIY Wookie

**Crowell392** · 03-06-2017, 19:54

I have a Zeppelin under quilt and a under quilt protector, what are your thoughts on sewing these together to make a Wookie?

**leiavoia** · 03-06-2017, 20:20

In the "get a clew!" thread, Rosanne made a "hackjob wooki" by sewing triangles onto a rectangular quilt and putting clews in the ends. You could also attach it to a full piece of fabric.

The biggest issue is compressing insulation on the bottom when you lay in it. The real Wooki has some adaptations for that built-in.

**Crowell392** · 03-06-2017, 20:44

I don't think compression would be a problem if the suspension isn't too tight

**leiavoia** · 03-06-2017, 20:47

Originally Posted by Crowell392

I don't think compression would be a problem if the suspension isn't too tight

Neither did anyone else who tried it ;-) The devil's in the details.

**echinotrix** · 03-07-2017, 03:05

I recently made a Wooki clone, here.

**hutzelbein** · 03-07-2017, 03:49

Originally Posted by Crowell392

I have a Zeppelin under quilt and a under quilt protector, what are your thoughts on sewing these together to make a Wookie?

I don't see how you could make a Wooki from an underquilt and an underquilt protector. Unless the UQP is as long as your hammock (they are usually quite a bit shorter) and you are OK to give up all the features that make a UQP a UQP.

The Wooki is in essence a single layer hammock with integrated insulation. When it's set up correctly with a UQP, the order from top to bottom is:
you - hammock - Wooki body - Wooki insulation - UQP

If you sew the Zeppelin onto the UQP to create something like a Wooki, the order would be:
you - hammock - UQP (serving as carrier) - Zeppelin

I have never seen a Zeppelin in real life, but if it is pre-shaped, it might not work that well when modded into a Wooki. The Wooki baffles are not shaped at all; they're sewn straight onto the inner shell. If the Zeppelin is wide enough, you could try a clew suspension, as suggested, and see if that works. Otherwise you're better off either selling your Zeppelin and buying a Wooki, or sewing a DIY-Wooki from scratch.