When do you need a 48" wide UQ?

[drsolarmolar]

So would a longer length standard width underquilt accomplish what a shorter but wider one does?

[Nedh84]

So would a longer length standard width underquilt accomplish what a shorter but wider one does?

I think you would choose a wide quilt if you had especially broad shoulders and you would choose a long under quilt if you were taller and wanted full body coverage as opposed to just covering your core. Wide doesn't make up for length and length doesn't make up for width.

I personally ordered a normal width under quilt and found it's more than enough coverage for my wide gathered end hammock. Any wider and I feel like it would negatively impact the performance of the whole experience by possibly adding gaps and unnecessarily blocking my view within the hammock.

Edit: To give you an idea of my shoulder width I wear a size 40 or 42 coat.

[arczeneb]

Bridge hammock 44 or 48 wide which fits best? The 48" fits best a nice coverage.

[Singingcrowsings]

I like the extra width for when I lay on my side.

[georgecarr]

Bridge hammock 44 or 48 wide which fits best? The 48" fits best a nice coverage.

Actually a bridge is much narrower than a 44" quilt in the center.

[goober]

One of the reasons I greatly prefer my Ridgerunner bridge hammock is because of improved underquilt coverage. In the bridge, the quilt seems so much more underneath you. And it's easy to attach. In a gathered-end hammock, with all the diagonal lay and banana shaped posture, the underquilt insulation seems much more inefficient.

Now some of you may find a bridge hammock less comfortable, and that is a different and important issue. But for me, I found the Ridgerunner to be not only more efficient as far as the underquilt went, I found it much more comfortable.

And for those that say the Ridgerunner requires heavy spreader bars ---- I use my hiking poles instead. I'm a backpacker gram weenie, and the only objection to the RR is the weight issue, but with the hiking pole option, it's all good.

[AZsteelman]

I had mine made at 50” since I’m a wide guy! I got tired of always having to pull the UQ up to cover my shoulder. Problem solved!

[bartdelatte]

I recently got a 55 in wide UQ. I have broad shoulders and I sleep with my dog next to me. I always found that i was constantly pulling the UQ over my shoulder with the standard width.