Good to know! Which pad was this, how thick? Regardless of how thick, was the added quilt thick enough to totally fill any gap between the pad and your back?
Look again at pictures 1 thru 3 in post #5 above. In the first, the quilt on top of the 2.5"pad is lifting the hammock's inner layer well above normal height. When I get in, I compress most of that loft, which means absolutely no gaps, and any vallys between pad baffles are likely filled.. I have not had the opportunity to really put that to the test. But as I have been OK with that pad by itself between mid/hi 20s-lower 30s, and noticed noticeably more warmth when I added clothing on top of the pad, I have little doubt that quilt on top of that pad will take me quite a bit lower.
In pic 2 and 3, I have only the quilt in the pad pocket. I think if you look closely, you can tell that the entire 3" pad pocket is well filled up(particularly look at the foot end, I think it shows better there. Which means, if the pad pocket is totally filled, I am going to have a good 3" of loft under me, with no gaps, no worries about proper adjustment or mysterious gaps/drafts developing. Again, sadly, no chance to really put it to the test, but I feel very confident about it.
I hope this continues to work out for you, at even colder temps(with a thicker pad or quilt, maybe? Or added clothing?). Let us know!
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