Forgive me, newie hanger here, and I've been reading the forums for a bit on this topic and am trying to come up with an idea for an underquilt. I'm not making one; I'm trying to decide what will work best for me.
I'm a cold sleeper, but I have hung in the Southwest, the South and the Midwest, so really I'm all over. I'd like to get something that covers most of my basis. I have no intentions of hanging under 40 degrees but......
In Arizona when I camped, I had a amazon underquilt that was rated to 40 degrees and of course my first night it got down to 30. The sleeping bag that I bought (yup I'm upgrading that to a top quilt) was also a 40 degree. That first night was darn cold. I borrowed a down sleeping bag for the rest of the hang (three more nights) and was comfy. That being said, I don't like the amazon underquilt I have, and that needs to go away.
I'm hard on my gear. No, seriously I am so I need something durable. I'm not much of a backpacker, more of car camper/canoer so I'm not concerned about weight, much rather be comfortable and carry another couple ounces.
Heres the other part. I usually share my hammock with my dog, and I'm really concerned about puppy claws, I keep them trimmed short and filed but worry about pups toes and thin quilt material catching. My dog who is a SAR K9 travels with me just about everywhere, so I'm looking for options to help us both out.
Thank you, and I apologize if this question has been asked a million times.
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