I wrote to DD Hammocks and Nick, who I think is the owner of DD Hammocks, replied with the following about the underblanket:
The size is 2.15m by 1.5m (at the middle/ widest point) and the fill is indeed synthetic. This is a quote straight from Snugpak "The fabric is Paratex Lite and we use our Softie 9 sleeping bag fibre for the filling." I hope this helps.
I think you will find that this underblanket is the same as where being sold on bushcraftuk site. If it is I have ordered oneand this weekend seen one but havent used it. We jury rigged it to a hennessy. It felt warm enough when I tried it out. Although havent overnighted it yet. it is not down but the thing seemd quite warm it wasnt that heavy. and looked good. Its made by snug pack but designed by ian off the bushcraft forum I beleive
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/index.php...de/Page-2.html
And I think this is said beast well it looks like theone I saw this weekend anyhow..
When I get to try it out ill let you know..
I tried the new DD Hammocks line just this weekend. Tarp, hammock and underquilt. Swedish autumn. Worked great! Warm, dry and cozy. Very pleased!
Only trouble was that the tapes stretched some and I slowly decended on top of my boots. But I knew about that possibility before-hand. Will the tapes stop stretching after being used a few times?
More pics here:
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34761
Last edited by Mr Adoby; 10-19-2008 at 03:45.
Ahh, another Swede showing up
I would replace them and go for rings or cinch buckle's.
And what do you say about this?
Originally Posted by Chris.Biomed
How many are we hanging here in Scandinavia? Would be fun to try and arrange a hangout this spring. Is anyone up for that? And by all means, try and get all of your friends that aren't already members to join HF.net!
Yes, I've seen many suggestions about replacing the tapes.
But if the tapes only stop stretching, then I really don't mind them. Works fine otherwise. But I'll most likely add karabiners as drip rings.
Yeah! A KellyKettle friend!It's neck and neck between the KK and and hammock as my favourite piece of gear... seriously, anyone that hasn't tried it yet don't know what they're missing!
There is a lot of time to gain on the switch.
Takes me seconds instead of minutes with the cinch buckle's.
I hate redo that bowline knot when doing the fine adjustments.
Anyway show up at Chris.Biomed's hangout and you will be convinced
I've got my own personal PR agent! And I don't even have to pay him... what a deal!There is a lot of time to gain on the switch.
Takes me seconds instead of minutes with the cinch buckle's.
I hate redo that bowline knot when doing the fine adjustments.
Anyway show up at Chris.Biomed's hangout and you will be convinced
Personally I'm going with the Monster Rope tie from Hitchcraft
I've got my own personal PR agent! And I don't even have to pay him... what a deal!Won't i get any cash at all ?
Hehe, what a thingy?
Sure looks like it's gonna work.
But they are kind of heavy aren't they?
weight: 2.9 oz (82 g)
I usually have plenty of time on my hand when I'm hammocking. My bow-ties are real easy to redo. And I really like to keep things as simple as possible when I'm outdoors. So I think I'll actually try to tie some plain old drip lines to the tapes first. Using paracord, perhaps. And see if that is enough to avoid getting wet under the tarp. Would really prefer to avoid even karabiners.There is a lot of time to gain on the switch.
Takes me seconds instead of minutes with the cinch buckle's.
I hate redo that bowline knot when doing the fine adjustments.
Anyway show up at Chris.Biomed's hangout and you will be convinced
But I'm not impossible to convince. Just a little difficult.
But has anyone else kept using the original tapes? And will they stop stretching? I suppose they must?
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