Thread: Hammock underquilt

I have always just used a slightly under inflated themarest underneath and a sleeping bag on top, mine has a seperate compartment for the thermarest so not sure if that makes a difference or not.

Originally Posted by Shelley

I have always just used a slightly under inflated themarest underneath and a sleeping bag on top, mine has a seperate compartment for the thermarest so not sure if that makes a difference or not.

With a standard width mat I always found my shoulders got cold. Based on the suggestion I read here I brought a double width closed cell pad from the warehouse and cut it down to fit both me and the asymmetric shape of the hammock. It works well but I find it a little bit sweaty to sleep on and can be cold on colder nights. Adding a partially inflated 3/4 thermarest cures both these problems but then you end up caring two pads. Also the closed cell mat is quite bulky when tied to the side of my pack. Based on the reviews underquilts are supposed to be the snizzle.

I would go the incubator 20 over the 40 man, bit more of a flexible temperature range -7 vs 5ish

I have the EE Revelation top quilt, its a 0 'C bag with down fill and goes about 600 Grams Some people say for an Under quilt to go synthetic, for better moisture management.
The EE is a good unit for hut stays but i boost it up a bit for tenting / hammocking.
I made a underquilt out of climashield, that I can dome onto the EE if I am on the ground.

Originally Posted by johnd

I have the EE Revelation top quilt, its a 0 'C bag with down fill and goes about 600 Grams Some people say for an Under quilt to go synthetic, for better moisture management.
The EE is a good unit for hut stays but i boost it up a bit for tenting / hammocking.
I made a underquilt out of climashield, that I can dome onto the EE if I am on the ground.

I think it will be ok. It's water resistant down, dwr treated fabric and I have a hex tarp that provides good coverage. The secret to hammock camping is to camp in sheltered trees so that the rain comes straight down no blowing horizontally. My previous Hennessy hammock had the normal asym tarp (as opposed to the bigger hex one) which was only just bit enough to cover the hammock if the rain came straight down. I always stayed dry although admittedly not by a large margin.

Originally Posted by Nick-D

I would go the incubator 20 over the 40 man, bit more of a flexible temperature range -7 vs 5ish

The trouble is by the time you add shipping you are in the over $400 nzd having to pay GST territory and nobody wants to be there. I am not even sure if I can add a 1oz overstuff without getting dangerously close. I think it will be warmer than what I have and I can always supplement it with a pad.

I just noticed that they have cuban fiber hex tarps. So many things, so little money, arrgh.