Hammock Underquilt Hack 

Way too much chatter!!!! Get to the meat faster!

Great video as usual Craig. On behalf of All your viewers I'd like to say Thank You so much for sacrificing yourself in the name of "Research" for us. It's greatly appreciated when you take such sacrifices for us.... to save us the time to do it for ourselves.😁👍 I appreciate this video as I'm currently looking into some form of "Under/Overquilt for Brayden and My Hammocks. Saving space is so important.. Having to come up with two (in a lot of cases) pieces of kit a lot of the time finding ways to use things in a "Non typical" way helps me a lot. I like videos from guys (& girls) who do things on a budget or more frugally than others (who buy whatever kit, at whatever price etc) and I take bits and bobs from this video or that video to come up with ways of making kit that works for both my boy and I. Since Brayden goes out with me most times & is only 12yrs old...I'm responsible for buying most of his kit for him too.. he does do lots to help out at home so he earns his kit in helpful ways to me.. Thanks again for a great video. Cheers 🇨🇦

5:57 For a split second, I thought I was gonna see you getting mauled by a bear.

I have been putting my Kymit half pad inside my sleeping bag. It stays put, but it’s a bit of a trick to get in position as where you want it head and shoulders wise. I also use a silk liner that I slip into then slip into my bag. It has a pillow case build in, so a sweater folded up works great as a pillow.

Hmm thanks Craig, there goes my Sunday. Now I have to dig out my old hennessy hammock, hook it up in the garage and try my swagman roll as an under quilt! I never thought I would get a good nights sleep in it.... we shall see. Great Video 👍

I agree that adding more stuff is bad. IMO the best idea I've seen is to modify a sleeping bag so that the hammock can slide inside and through the sleeping bag; it means a cinchable hole at the foot, and maybe the bag needs to be upside down and some modification done to the "hood" of the bag such as a removable face hole with bug netting or something like that. This idea is still being worked on by one RU-vidr, but initial testing was good. 4:17

I’ve never gotten into hammock camping for the simple fact you stated.... it’s a lot of extra gear imo. My neighbor hammock camps and he rips on me for being primitive ground sleeper 😂

Something I've been thinking about trying, is to use an oilcloth tarp (diagonally) as the hammock, and a large wool blanket as the underquilt. The blanket might also be wrapped over the top as well. I'm not sure how this would work, but there are multiple use advantages if so. I would have a hammock that could also be used as a tarp, and an underquilt that could also be used as a robe when hiking. However, another lighter weight tarp would be required to protect the hammock sleeper from rain, but at least the extra tarp would also have multiple uses. Just sayin'.

I find underquilts so much more comfortable and easier than sleepmats in hammocks. Good improv there!

Your ridgeline looks a little loose

Nice vid mate. I love hammock camping, prefer it to tenting and i dont do ground sleeping to many rats/mice and other animals can creeep in.. I dont use an under blanket tho i think if you have a decent sleeping bag and wool blanket to put under you your fine..

I use a cheapy mossie netted Amazon hammock, great kit, and cheap, has done me 2 yrs, tried a DIY underquilt, was ok, but the snukpak one I have now is awesome, takes hammocking to a whole new level, then I either throw my woobie or swagman roll over as a blanket, or an open winter sleeping bag as a blanket if its cold, toasty. and epicly comfy.

Good video. I’ve used a closed cell foam pad and Mylar blanket under my sleeping bag in a hammock with good effect. That said, I’ve recently been given an Amok Druamr, which has a pocket for an inflatable pad. This has got to be the most comfortable hammock I’ve ever used.

Hi Craig, if you use your thermal; "foil lined"; bivvy bag and sleeping bag you don't need an under blanket, the foil lining on your bivvy bag will reflect your body heat, so the only difference between ground dwelling and hammock is you're carrying a hammock instead of a sleeping mat

That looks like a combined over or underquilr as it can be made flat ie the footbox isn't sewn in . What you need is to run shock cord down both sides possibly thro the tabs of the poppers . Don't gather the ends with its own shock cord keep it as a rectangle so it's wider insulation head and foot. You can then slide the quilt up and down on the shock cord while in the hammock. If you can its worth taking the thermarest as its small because you cannot ground sleep with a underquilr if you cannot string up a hammock ie no trees

save your thermorest for ground camping ... maybe small hammock hooks to join the both together would help..i use under quilts ... billy joe

Hi Craig! This seems to work pretty fine. But now I am curios if we will see another test night in a hammock (with an under quilt)? ATB André

A bit of material, needle and thread, and you can fasten straps to hold your air mattress in place. Where I cam there usually are no trees, so having an air mattress for the ground is a plus.

i think some shock cord along each side of the blanket maybe threaded through the press stud loops will bring the blanket up and around you. if you loom at the snugpak under blanket set up ull c what i mean.

Put the press studs onto the fixing points along the sides of the hammock I see in the video

Thanks for the unselfish research. Looking objectively, the over quilt looks great. But why does it need to be under the hammock? Why not using the shock cord have it in the hammock but under you - your sleeping bag? Use it a bit like a bivy bag. Great Video 👍🏻

Hello pal, thanks for sharing. Regretfully I'm going to sound/may be pompous but it's genuinely distracting for me when you pitched so high, making your structural ridgeline droop which may or may not change your lay. Maybe pedantic, but I'd call this your personal preference over a hack, but for newbies it is rather useful-the first point I made may be confusing for newbies, mind. I'm not sure how your other underquilt experiences went, but mine was similar with the end cords attached to the end of the hammock. Having a DD superlight, I attached my friends DD underquilt To the four outside loops as I believe it's intended but usually I understand they're hung from the structural ridgeline so the sides are proper hugging the user. In the end, it'll work in any way really as long as the middle is loose enough for air to be suspended, not taken away with the breeze but kept to amlify the body's heat like a mattress and duvet. An overquilt is very similar, arguably the same depending on the design, but far easier to use. I suggest you also try wrapping the overquilt over your sleeping mat, that way it'll all be as one :)

No mystery, an under-quilt is a top piece of kit for hammocking!

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Hi Craig, I can't remember the exact details but I seem to recall that alcohol will accelerate the onset of hypothermia. Therefore in order to maximize your temperature Delta in a set amount of time you should repeat your research whilst employing a cold brew. It's purely for science you understand... :) Not being a hammocker (?) myself, what is the size and weight difference between an under vs overquilt? Would an actual underquilt be lighter and smaller than your thermarest? As always, keep up the great work and thanks for sharing!

What hammock is that please?

Duel skinned hammock, problem solved. foam mat, air bed etc in the pocket between the layers and it dont move.

Why don't they sell them permanently attached ?

What have I just watched. Face palm.

Almost 12 minutes into this video half the video before you get to the reason we clicked on the video crap!!! 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

Your ridgeline is too loose. It's not doing anything

How is this video nearly 25 minutes long? Stop talking