Cheap UQ for the bigger guys-DIY Massdrop Pine Underquilt

**madvr6** · 03-25-2019, 17:40

If you are a bigger person that has trouble finding a UQ that fits, here is what I did. I was using a Hammock Gear Econ 40 Long that just wasn't wide enough for me. I am 6'5 and about 270lb and have a Dutch 11 foot hammock that I sleep diagonally in. The HG Econ long is 44"wide X 83" long. The HG was warm enough, but was always fighting to keep in the right place. I was also using the Massdrop Pine as a top quilt that worked just fine for my temps. After a unseasonably cool trip, I decided to look for a UQ that would be wider so I wouldn't have to fight. After not really finding anything I wanted to wait for or pay for, I remembered the Pine TQ had bungies on the ends and would probably make a pretty good UQ. It is rated at 40 deg as well so I should be good to go. It is 54" wide by 86" long.

All I did was add 25ft (total) of 1/8" shock cord lengthwise through an existing hem on each side and add a couple of line locs and was on my way. I did have to slit some small holes to thread the shock cord through the fabric and pull out a very small stitched section in the middle. But was no big deal. The MD Pine is $99 and the shock cord was $4.25 from Dutch.

The width is much better and from what I have used it so far (just in the yard), it stays on much better that the Hammock Gear.
The HG Econ 40 deg Incubator will be for sale once I get enough posts to post in the for sell section....

I hope this helps some bigger guys like me find cheap gear that works.

**CVKealey** · 05-24-2019, 08:56

What's your general opinion on the Pine Quilt? I have a 20* set of HG Econ quilts (incubator & burrow) which works great in cold weather. This past weekend, temps only got down to about 50* at night, so it was a bit too warm. Been thinking of getting the Pine Quilt to try out as a TQ and maybe split it in half to make a half-length UQ, but there aren't a lot of reviews out there except from that one guy who seems to love it a bit too much.

**madvr6** · 07-31-2019, 15:27

Sorry I missed this. I guess I didn't have notifications on. Probably way too late, but here goes anyway. It's nice but I don't have a ton of experience. I bought a Enlighted Equipment TQ as I wanted a lower temp rating (30degree) TQ, which I like a lot, but is honestly too much. I have been thinking about getting another Pine for my TQ. I don't think you can go wrong or $99. and you could always sell it if you hate it for $75 or so.

It comes up on MD often, you may just have to wait for it to ship. MD is annoying like that.