I have a JRB old rag mountain quilt, that’s rated to 0 degrees. Last night is the first time that I’ve ever used it as an UQ. I usually use a 3/4 length UQ with a differential cut that I made myself. I’ve only been hammocking for less than a year, so I’m still learning the how-to’s of winter hanging. Temps last night were in the low to mid 20’s, which I know the JRB can handle well as a TQ. However, I decided it wasn’t worth the hassle of constantly readjusting the pad under my feet, so I strung up the JRB in UQ mode, and I used my new DIY top quilt. I woke up around 1am with a very noticeable chill to my derrière. Luckily, I’d brought the 3/4 quilt with me as a backup, since it was my first time using the new TQ in those temps.
Now, it’s very possible that the JRB needs a good wash, or that I could’ve strung it up too tight, but the first thought that popped in my mind at 1am was “no differential cut!” Would the cut have made enough of a difference that I’d wake up cold with a 0* quilt? Or was it something I did wrong hanging it up? My hammock is on the short side, so the quilt was within an inch or two of either end. Because of that, I had to head and foot ends cinched up pretty good. Waking up cold was the LAST thing I went to sleep worrying about!
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