Thanks guys!
I almost mentioned in my post how I've seen shugs video on calfridge... and all his other videos. One time I was watching one when my wife walked in and she goes, "Are you watching that weird hammock guy again?"
Phantom, I didn't realize a properly setup quilt wouldn't have any issue with ridge gaps and the such. So it might still just be an issue with my UQ setup and not the hammock after all, darn. I've had a long, rough journey getting my MW3 to play nice with my XLC, and I feel like I've finally got it in a pretty nice way other than this one cold spot. Currently I have it modded to use a primary suspension with 18' (I've experimented down to 14') of 1/8" shock cord running along the side channels like other popular quilt makers do. The stock suspension now acts as a secondary only to prevent the quilt from accordion-ing and position closer to the head end what with it being an XLC. JRB recommends against the use of a primary suspension but its the only way I've been able to get the quilt to actually lift up high enough against the backs of my legs. My problem has ALWAYS not being able to get the footend to lift up enough without a carabiner prusiked to the ridgeline or something along those lines. I just recently tried triangle thingies and they don't provide any upward lift for me at all. Even now I think the side opposite of my legs (right side in the photo) is always a little on the loose and drapey side, but there's so much quilt there that doesn't even come in to contact with my body anyways. Maybe this is actually my cold right knee problem?
As to the end channel cinches, I totally agree having them open as much as you can has helped me tremendously in the past, I avoid over-tightening those by taking out a little slack at a time while still laying in the hammock, laying back and waiting to feel the temperature difference, rinse and repeat. I also swapped out the non-stretch shoe lace cord that came with the quilt with some very lightweight (same that HG uses for their end channels) shock cord to give me a little room for error.
"When done adjusting so that bottom of under quilt is six inches above bottom of hammock, along entire length—then you can push under quilt back under hammock."
I think I'm going to start over at this step, I can't seem to remember if I have actually been getting the ends of the quilt up that high.
I've got some thinking to do. I really appreciate the input, I'll try to get some pictures of the outside while I'm laying in it in a couple days when I have the chance.
Bookmarks