I have made many UQs for my horde of Hennessey hammocks, and they have worked well.
I always made a pattern out of a table cloth, with someone laying in the hammock.
When constructing them I made a break in the side channels so the hammock tie outs could go through there, holding the UQ in position.
Last year My son got a WBBB XLT and I got a DH Darien at the end of summer, and I am just now going to sew up some under quilts.
Both of these new hammocks are much wider than the HH, and allows us to sleep on a major diagonal.
This has me concerned with UQ suspension and placement.
With all my previous UQs, the basic suspension is running from gathered end to gathered end,, Using the triangle bikini dart thingies.
The hammock tie outs on each side running through the break in the UQ side channel helped conform the UQ to the hammock.
But with how wide these hammocks are, and the extreme diagonal we sleep on,, I fear the UQ will not want to "bend" way out to the diagonal points.
If the UQ suspension cords are taught enough to hold the UQ snug to the hammock, it will pull the diagonals in? ( the UQ will be "cut" to that shape, but I fear the suspension will pull it in)
My DH Darien has UQ hooks, the WBBB XLT does not,,, should I add hooks to the WBBB ?
Any words of wisdom? I was thinking I may need to add heavier shock cord to the Hammock tie outs to counter the UQ trying to pull them in?
Thanks,
Slack
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