DD Hammocks have a new underquilt ('underblanket') and I've just ordered one. See it here.
It's reasonably priced, £49, weighs about 950g, and is good down to around -5°C (23°F).
I've ordered one today, it should get to me sometime next week.
*edit: the UQ arrived today. I've set it up and we'll see how it goes tonight. The weather's just taken a turn for the crappy today too so it'll be a decent test.
Posted Sep 25, 2014, 9:30 AM UTC · edited
oh man this is awesome. I wish UQ these cheap are soon available in the states. I hope this is becoming a trend...
It ships to the US. £49=~$80. Ships to US for $95 total. So ~$15 for shipping.
That shipping is considerably better than I was expecting.
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I've been using an old Coleman sleeping bag tied up around the outside, trying to pretend it's an underquilt. Not very successful though as I couldn't keep it in position. I've been looking for an affordable UQ and I love DD stuff (I have Frontline hammock and 3 x 3 tarp) so buying this was a no-brainer. I'll update when I've had a few nights using it.
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It does connect to the sides and it comes with 8 mini-karabiners to clip it on. DD hammocks have loops, 2 per side, that allow the UQ to be clipped on.
Actually I'm pretty sure only the more expensive ones have loops for attaching. I know my DD camping hammock doesn't have any.
33oz holy crapton. $80 isnt bad for car camping
Ive been using mine all summer with the superlight hammock and netting. For the price it's really great! it has little carabiner that match the superlight hammock, making it super stable.
How is the hammock? I've been thinking about buying the superlight set up. My Frontline is great however I'd like something that packs a lot smaller.
The hammock itself fits in my pocket! insanely small! The fabric seems kinda thin, but it's holding up fine so far. It's a great hammock for just throwing in your bag or keeping in your car in case. It's a perfect match to the underquit. So comfortable! I need to set it up in my house lol
That sounds perfect. I tend to travel light. I used my Frontline indoors for a couple of months, hung from ceiling joists - I prefer my hammock to a bed.
So at 23 F what would one need to have in the hammock with them to stay warm and what clothes ?
Considering getting one but they were all so expensive...this one seems like a nice price. Live in Colorado...during the summer it gets low 40s...winter it could be anything.
I haven't used my hammock in temperatures this low. Yet. I've been down to 32°F (0°C). For this I wore t-shirt, thin fleece, & shorts and had a thermal pad in my hammock with a 10°F rated sleeping bag. Perfectly warm as long as I stayed on the pad. Shug has a video which probably answers your questions better than me ...
Would this UQ fit any hammock or just DD? I noticed it has the carabiners to secure the sides of the hammock but my grand trunk won't have any attachments availble, I'm curious if that will be an issue.
As far as I can tell this UQ will fit any hammock by using a ridgeline and attaching it to that.
I've not used a real UQ (I rigged up an old Coleman sleeping bag as a crappy UQ - this wasn't very successful) before so I can't comment (yet) either way.
I took mine out for the first time this weekend - loved it. Might get another to double up for winter. Worth every penny.
Where did you go? What was the overnight temperature?
East Sussex, south coast England. Didn't drop low at all, maybe as low as 10˚C. Slept in the hammock with nothing else under me, and only wore my normal Haglofs daytime trousers and Rab MeCo shirt, with my sleeping bag over me. My underside never felt close to getting cold, and I have every confidence that if I used my baselayer and got inside my sleeping bag I'd be out in freezing and below without any problems. It's only a slim thing, but it's incredible what a difference it makes. I'm thinking about getting another one to double up at winter time. With two of these things I'm guessing I can go well below freezing.
Right now I'm using a foam pad and a -10°C rated sleeping bag underneath with 5°C bag like a blanket on top. Wearing shorts and t-shirt. Outside temp is around 8°C overnight (I'm in Hungary). No cold spots unless I shift off the bottom bag. Sounds like the UQ will be ideal.
Oh yeah, it'll definitely replace the foam and the bag under you. I'd recommend getting a compression baselayer too, I recently invested and it's been incredible. The best thing about getting an underquilt is just how quick and easy it is to get in and out, and to get settled. I used to hold off of getting out unless I really had to, just because of how much work it was to get my pad and sleeping bag lined up properly when I got back in. Now I am in or out of my hammock in 2 seconds flat :)
Thanks for sharing you'll have to post a review when it arrives
You're welcome, and I certainly will update.