I'm going to begin construction of my first-ever underquilt soon. I've decided to go with a clew suspension, since it seems like the more traditional underquilt suspension has some problems which are easily remedied by using a clew suspension instead. I'll also mention that I'm using Argon 90 and 6.0oz Climashield Apex, but I don't think those details will matter for my actual questions.
I'll be using this with a DIY hammock that's about 10.75' long and somewhere around 6' wide. I'm 6' tall, and apparently clew underquilts are supposed to be full sized rather than 3/4, so I'm planning on making the underquilt about 78" long (just to minimize the risk of my head or feet extending past the quilt on accident).
As for the width, I'm a bit less sure--it looks like the standard width is about 44" (up to maybe 48"?). But I'm wondering if I should increase the width since my hammock is (probably) wider than most. Or does the extra width of the hammock not actually matter in this case? (Like I said, this will be my first underquilt ever, so I'm basically just making educated guesses on how things should/could work rather than drawing from any actual experience)
So, how do these plans sound? Is 78" a reasonable length for me? Is 44"-48" a reasonable width, or should I go as wide as possible? Are there any other things I should be keeping in mind that I seem to be overlooking?
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