Long time learner/lurker, first time poster! I had an idea and was wondering if it makes any sense to all of you much more experienced hangers.
I am in the process of building up my hammock gear while also lowering my base weight (I currently have a Dream Darien in 1.6HyperD, a DCF hex tarp and an incoming Loco Libre operator habanero 50 degree UQ). I realize eventually I can lighten my hammock but I this was my first and so I wanted to make sure it worked for me before going as light as possible! Anyway, this post is aimed more at insulation. My UQ will be good for the summer months here in northern New England but I realize that I will need something warmer for shoulder seasons. I am contemplating the temp rating for my future early/late shoulder season underquilt and am also hoping to make my system as adaptable to variable conditions as possible. I have read here that underquilt protectors give around a 10 degree boost to an underquilt’s rating. If this is true, wouldn’t it make sense to have a super light DCF UQP, light weight DCF could probably get a UQP at a weight of 3-ish oz (this is an estimate, correct me if I’m wrong). That is about the weight difference, if not less, than adding 10 degrees of warmth to an underquilt. So you could theoretically own just two UQs but have a much wider temperature range to mix and match with the UQP depending on conditions. For example, I could get my 50 degree UQ down to 40 degrees if conditions required, with only the 3 oz penalty of the UPQ. Same logic for a 30 degree quilt down to 20 degrees. Buying a UQP, even made with dyneema, would still be a heck of a lot cheaper than a whole new underquilt.
So my question is, would this make sense in practice? And if so, why doesn’t anyone make a DCF UQP??
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