Got foam, needs suggestions.

[Cuffs]

I found a supplier of 1/4" CCF sold by the linear yard, about 5' wide.

1. Is 1/4" thick enough to provide good insulation or should I use some spray adhesive and double its thickness?

2. I have a HH Desert Rat. Can anyone provide me a template with which to cut this monster? I am hoping to cut it in the off-set diamond (asym) that is the HH, then cut the slit up the center and have just one pad that I can enter/exit through.

3. Any other ideas about this stuff?

[Otter1]

I found a supplier of 1/4" CCF sold by the linear yard, about 5' wide.

1. Is 1/4" thick enough to provide good insulation or should I use some spray adhesive and double its thickness?

2. I have a HH Desert Rat. Can anyone provide me a template with which to cut this monster? I am hoping to cut it in the off-set diamond (asym) that is the HH, then cut the slit up the center and have just one pad that I can enter/exit through.

3. Any other ideas about this stuff?

Thickness should be fine for moderate temps. One suggestion on the slit: Instead of a slit, just leave off the foam to the right of the slit - you don't need it anyway. This will save bulk & a little weight.

[nogods]

I found a supplier of 1/4" CCF sold by the linear yard, about 5' wide.

who is the supplier?

[FanaticFringer]

I found a supplier of 1/4" CCF sold by the linear yard, about 5' wide.

1. Is 1/4" thick enough to provide good insulation or should I use some spray adhesive and double its thickness?

2. I have a HH Desert Rat. Can anyone provide me a template with which to cut this monster? I am hoping to cut it in the off-set diamond (asym) that is the HH, then cut the slit up the center and have just one pad that I can enter/exit through.

3. Any other ideas about this stuff?

Depending on how cold/warm natured you are, a 1/4" pad might take you down to 55 degrees or so.
I think a cheaper and better option is to just get or make a SPE and you can add up to 3" thickness in pad(s)
I would think that cutting a slit in the center of the pad might make the pad prone to eventually tearing.

[Take-a-knee]

A 1/4in pad with my Exped Wallcreeper bag will keep me toasty at 45F, down to 40 without adding clothes. YMMV. If you lie on the diagonal in your hennessy why do you need foam on the side of the slit you aren't lying on? It won't stay lined up with the slit anyway.

[Cuffs]

(In my mind) I was hoping to just cut the pad to the shape of the bottom of the HH. I have to be warm to sleep, so the more coverage the better, no?

I was out this past weekend with: HH, fly-hung very close to the HH, ridgerest, older model KAQ, 15* Monbell down bag and several layers of fleece clothing including a hat.

This was "car camping." Im trying to think ahead to having to carry all this stuff... I want to be warm, but carry as light as possible...

[Cuffs]

who is the supplier?

Well… normally I would not want to give away all my secrets, but I think it might be ok just this one time!

At first, I thought if I had stumbled into a good thing, I could make a buck or two and re-sell this stuff. But its size does not allow me to do that! Because of its width (5’) it barely fit in the back seat of my car! There is no way I would be able to ship this stuff.

However, this supplier does ship! (usually via FedEx ground)
Here’s their info:

(they are an automotive fabric supplier & other upholstery fabrics)
MASCO Fabrics Inc.
202 12th Street South
Birmingham, AL 35233
800-326-2726
www.mascofabrics.com

The material is:

VT Padding ¼”

The pad is approx. 5 feet wide and is sold by the linear yard @ $5.95/yd (basically you get a 3’ x 5’ piece for $6) I do not know what the shipping costs are, as I picked mine up at the store…

(VT=vinyl top) this is the padding that goes under the vinyl tops on the roof of cars…
The color changes by the roll. They had white on display, but the stock was dark grey. They say at other times it could be blue or green… you don’t get to pick, you get what they have at the time…

On a side note… I did sort through all the foam stuff they had and they did not have anything else that would suffice for what we (hangers) are looking for. Most others were open-cell or if it was ccf, it was almost 2” thick and very rigid.

[Cannibal]

(In my mind) I was hoping to just cut the pad to the shape of the bottom of the HH. I have to be warm to sleep, so the more coverage the better, no?

That's a lot of pad to try to pack, or attach to your pack. It would be kind of luxurious for car camping though.

[Cuffs]

OK, so help me figure out how to make it work!

[hangnout]

http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ght=pad+pocket

Look at post #47 on the thread linked above for some good ideas on how to use the foam to make a pad