Just posted directions for the easiest underquilt I've ever seen.
http://gear-report.com/how-to-make-a...-sleeping-bag/
The basic idea is that you open up a rectangular sleeping bag with the inside facing up.
- Fold in both sides so they touch at the middle.
- Sew a grosgrain loop on the outside at each of the new corners
- Attach those loops to your ridgeline with a prusik and carabiner/soft shackle
- Adjust by sliding the prusiks
Pictured here with a bugnet tube and ready to get in (yes, my daughter's hammocks are leopard print).
Literally took me 6 minutes per UQ to sew on the grosgrain loops, and ~4 minutes to walk outside and attach to the hammock.
Result is double the thickness of the original sleeping bag and insulated my kids down to freezing 3 weekends ago.
You could also add other layers above the UQ if you needed more insulation.
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