After a couple of years into hanging at least a night a month year round, one weakness in my abilities is preventing foot end UQ drafts when camping solo.
You can easily feel and adjust the head end while laying in the hammock.
The foot end, on the other hand, is impossible to see and adjust while in your normal hammock sleeping position.
This has been the same struggle whether I use my HG or UGQ quilts and do not believe it's a mfr problem, it's me
My 0 deg UGQ Zeppelin has an outstanding suspension design, the heavier 1/8 shock cord on the primary, a great secondary design and ample draft collars, but if not setup correctly, I find it difficult to troubleshoot what my problem is on the foot end when camping solo.
Maybe adjusting the primary angle w/ ridgeline hooks to lift the primary some will help?
Maybe my secondary is not tight enough?
Maybe my side to side, foot end channel shock cord is too loose or too tight? It's hard to tell? When I peak between the hammock and UQ while trying not to disturb my foot position and lay, I don't see any gaps between the draft collar and the hammock.
Last night it I never got it figured out. From my head to hips everything was perfectly warm and draft-less. From my hips to my feet, I could feel some cold, particulary on the bottom 1/2 of my bottom up to through the thighs.
Maybe using my UQ-protector will help seal up any drafts as well when it's Zero deg, like it was last night.
Also thinking about adding a shock cord at the foot end to hook onto the primary on each side and run over the ridgeline to the other side's primary at the foot end, use a cord-lock to adjust tightness?
So, for those with more winter experience than I, I'd appreciate your input.
Mark
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