Yeah, well. Spiguyer's review of the Sierra Madre Research Inferno quilts actually convinced me against my better judgement to buy the underquilt. I wouldn't have bought it otherwise, because I couldn't imagine the design to work well with a diagonal lay. But he seemed like a knowledgeable guy with lots of gear to compare. Turns out the underquilt behaved exactly like I had originally assumed it would: it doesn't allow for a diagonal lay at all. Either the feet or the shoulders are popping out of the underquilt. I'm not quick to post negative replies - and I'm not active on Facebook. Looking at the Youtube comments, most only say "great review" (which it was), not "I own it and it's a great underquilt". I wonder how many people ordered a quilt, and I wonder how many are happy with it. I guess if you only compare it to bad underquilt designs, you might actually feel that it's a great quilt. But if you compare it to an underquilt from HammockGear, UGQ or Locolibre, it simply sucks. And I'm not even talking about the Wooki-design, which to me is the gold standard.
I also bought more than one hammock recommended by Derek from the Ultimate Hang, and was disappointed with many purchases. Hence I have become very skeptical about reviews hyping certain hammocks or hammock gear. And I certainly don't trust anybody 100%, especially if they get sent gear for free.
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