With less than a week before my first multi-night hang above the snow line, I decided that upping my UQ game was in order. The stars aligned and rather than walking away from a local thrift store with DIY materials, I may have found an already set solution and potential clone of the highly sought PeaPod!
The Sweetie Pie was designed to act as a sleeping bag expander, attaching to pre-existing zippers and making for a snuggly multi-person mummy bag. However, "slices" can be zipped together to achieve a perfect collar for hammock usage. When I spotted them, after hours of perusing this forum for winter hanging tips and seeing PeaPod continue to pop up, how could I refuse picking up all 10 (!) of them?
Conducting some tests at home last night, it seems that two make a snug and very warm collar, but the length isn't quite there to act as a full TQ/UQ. I'll be experimenting with (and asking for help in the DIY sub regarding) ways to combine four into a full pod setup for this upcoming trip.
They are insulated with Polarguard 3D which seems a bit bulky, but I'm hoping a compression sack will help with that. The ad-copy doesn't really explain what temperature rating they provide as they generally aren't used alone.
Has anyone else had encountered these? Is there something obvious I'm missing about why these wouldn't keep me toasty in 20-30F? Are these actually nothing like the mythical PeaPod?
Figured there may be enough interest in these that they warranted their own thread...
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