☃ ViDEO: Layering Underquilts and Top Quilts for Deep Winter Camping

[Smckinney0031]

Bumping this as it is bound to come up as Winter is here!
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[Silverpalm2x]

FYI this works well. thanks Shug. I did at the Grayson Highlands winter hang and was toasty and comfy in the hammock.. Outside the hammock not bad but not as warm as in

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FYI this works well. thanks Shug. I did at the Grayson Highlands winter hang and was toasty and comfy in the hammock.. Outside the hammock not bad but not as warm as in

Nice to be warm and get that loooooong slumber ain't it.

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Tis the time~~~

[BillyBob58]

I have a question: has any one tried laying a down or synthetic parka or whatever clothing is not being worn to sleep in, between the UQ and hammock? I used to do this in both my HHSS and Speer Pea Pod, when using them well below their ratings, and it has always worked like a charm for me. But I've never tried this with a regular UQ, short or long. But I don't see why it would be any different than what I have done with a Pea Pod, or HHSS. Or even stacking UQs, except for one thing: the extra UQ has an extra suspension.

In either case, we would have to not have the outer quilt snug enough to crush significant loft on he inner quilt. An advantage to having at least one dif cut UQ on the inside is you could have it really snug against the hammock. You would just have to be careful not too tighten the suspension on the outer quilt too much.

But laying a parka inside an UQ, you would have to be extra careful not to tighten the UQ too much, because you would just flatten the parka. With the Pea Pod, this was easy, because I would just adjust the pod so that I had a couple of inch gap under the occupied hammock, and fill it with whatever I was using, often a parka or vest.

But has any one experimented using clothing - or even just a light quilt- simply laid inside an UQ, using only the one suspension?

[mbarr10]

I have a question: has any one tried laying a down or synthetic parka or whatever clothing is not being worn to sleep in, between the UQ and hammock? I used to do this in both my HHSS and Speer Pea Pod, when using them well below their ratings, and it has always worked like a charm for me. But I've never tried this with a regular UQ, short or long. But I don't see why it would be any different than what I have done with a Pea Pod, or HHSS. Or even stacking UQs, except for one thing: the extra UQ has an extra suspension.

In either case, we would have to not have the outer quilt snug enough to crush significant loft on he inner quilt. An advantage to having at least one dif cut UQ on the inside is you could have it really snug against the hammock. You would just have to be careful not too tighten the suspension on the outer quilt too much.

But laying a parka inside an UQ, you would have to be extra careful not to tighten the UQ too much, because you would just flatten the parka. With the Pea Pod, this was easy, because I would just adjust the pod so that I had a couple of inch gap under the occupied hammock, and fill it with whatever I was using, often a parka or vest.

But has any one experimented using clothing - or even just a light quilt- simply laid inside an UQ, using only the one suspension?

Just the very question I was kinda looking for an answer to. Only I do not have a down Parka. Motorcycle jackets which weigh a lot and really only block the wind. Extra gear is only a woobie and Poncho, to add to my UQ and or OQ. If I got cold where would my Woobie and poncho best be used for the night? …..Under or Over??

Thinking ahead ………..if the answers are only = depends on the Wind and weather. I would like reasons and science , Please. I like to be warm and hate to be wrong even though it may only be a weather probable solution.

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I have a question: has any one tried laying a down or synthetic parka or whatever clothing is not being worn to sleep in, between the UQ and hammock? I used to do this in both my HHSS and Speer Pea Pod, when using them well below their ratings, and it has always worked like a charm for me. But I've never tried this with a regular UQ, short or long. But I don't see why it would be any different than what I have done with a Pea Pod, or HHSS. Or even stacking UQs, except for one thing: the extra UQ has an extra suspension.

In either case, we would have to not have the outer quilt snug enough to crush significant loft on he inner quilt. An advantage to having at least one dif cut UQ on the inside is you could have it really snug against the hammock. You would just have to be careful not too tighten the suspension on the outer quilt too much.

But laying a parka inside an UQ, you would have to be extra careful not to tighten the UQ too much, because you would just flatten the parka. With the Pea Pod, this was easy, because I would just adjust the pod so that I had a couple of inch gap under the occupied hammock, and fill it with whatever I was using, often a parka or vest.

But has any one experimented using clothing - or even just a light quilt- simply laid inside an UQ, using only the one suspension?

I don't feel a little compression of down is avoidable and not having gaps in the UQ. Suspension would need to be tightened but I am sure it would add over-all warmth set up properly.