The fit is curious but I do not know really anything about underquilts. It is fairly cupped which does mean there is probably an air pocket under my butt. However, that is probably fine and my butt feels pretty toasty. I am going to add a length of shock cord to one end to shift the quilt more to my position though It is a so-so fit. But pretty low weight even at 700g. Says the guy who claims to not care abut weight (but still would prefer not to carry it).

Totally stoked to head out. Played around with the hang a ton in the yard and think I have it down. Though gave up in the ‘becket web straps’ I bought from Warbonnet. At 220lbs I has a hard time not getting the becket hitch to not slip and had to add a stick in the loop. Which worked. But bought the ENO system with carabiners. Much better for the guy that does not really have experience getting the thing hung (you can easily index each end with confidence that you only changed it the amount you intended). Eventually I will likely go back to the becket hitch when I know what I am doing and probably with a different line (disappointed the one from Warbonnet was so prone to slipping ).

But awesome hammock so far. Love this thing.

Thanks again. Maybe someday Hammock Forums will let me post (now on second attempted registration) and I can stop trying to hijack other threads.

Still very conflicted on what I want to do long term, though I think I have a short term plan in place. Things are likely to get expensive for me on the hammock itself front as it is getting rave reviews as the kids try it out (what kid would not love the concept). Though I will likely mix up some other brand in there just to try them out.

I ended up going with a third option (or fourth). I looked into OneWind and GearTop as well. Though I ended up buying a King Showden. Which is likely totally dodgy. Claim is 300g but I will believe it when I weigh it (I saw a helinox chair at 0.01lbs). It says to be made of something called ‘hollow cotton’. I am not a cotton fan as it is useless (or worse) when wet though down has a lot of the same problems. And with reading it appears ‘hollow cotton’ is probably not cotton at all but actually a synthetic. So we will see how this goes. But at less than $50 I am OK with the odds that it may be garbage. Summer is here and I was going to take this thing out for a spin with just a space blanket and a fleece blanket (and the bag is likely to be too warm most of the night). I will post weights and other bits when it shows up.

And thanks for the reply. I am totally stoked about the possibilities. I do not dump money on my camping gear very often so a splurge on occasion is fair. And there are a few things that make me very interested:
– good sleep (I have owned a hammock I got from Maranon for years)
– site flexibility. I no longer have to camp in the site that has been beaten down by previous users.
– getting off the ground. Oregon can be pretty wet sometimes.

I am pretty stoked. Not sure why I did not go down this path sooner but have only recently noticed a few individuals out (twice) and that got me thinking. Well, that and I really love the hammock I have in my yard.

Sean, welcome to hammock camping! It’s an un-ending journey of discovery. I guess that’s similar to most outdoor endeavors: you find something you like and then over time your needs / tastes develop and you try and experiment with other things. Even thought it “works” you may find you have other needs or pressures to make changes. I started out using simple closed-cell foam pads. They worked. They were warm. They were cheap. Under quilts came over time, when I could afford them, and they improved my comfort. Synthetic fill are cheaper, work better when wet, but don’t pack down as small. Down fill has superior weight-to-warmth ratio, but are expensive.

So, I agree: lots of choices. IF budget is your primary driver for now, I’d start with a synthetic quilt from Wise Owl, OneTigris, or OneWind Outdoors. The prices are excellent and OneWind has excellent quality. I don’t think you’d be disappointed.

I am going to jump on this thread in hopes it gets seen. I joined Hammock Forums but they still do not let me post for reasons I do not understand (many days have now passed).

Anyway, I have decided to join the hammock camping crowd.

First off, great site and thank you for all your work here.

I did a bunch of reading and decided down to a couple and in the end bought the Warbonnet XLC as it seemed it could not be the wrong answer (Hennessey Jungle and ENO Junglenest were the other runners). Bugs can be very real in Oregon depending on where and/or season. And the ENO could have been too small.

Now comes the question of underquilt (and tarp). I thought I saw a review you did of off brand underquilts but I can’t find it. The Wooki looks great but I am a pretty wimpy when it comes to camping weather and don’t see myself needing it to work in the snow (though I will likely be camping when it is freezing at night). I have a pretty good bag (Marmot 15F) that I may ditch eventually though for now I am going to keep it. I am not that small or young fwiw (52, 6’2″ and about 220). With my truck or canoe I switched to cots with a wall tent a long time ago if I was going to be in one spot for a while so I am familiar with the need for some form of insulation on the underside. Though I still backpack with a thermarest. And I think I am ready to be done with that.

Wiseowl and Onetigris both make fairly cheap underquilts that look long enough to also solve the bug issue and probably be warm enough. Though I hate throwing money at something that I will get rid of in the end. My budget is sort of reasonable, but if this works out as good as I am hoping I will have to buy 4-5 setups so if I can save $100 here or there it would add up. Even if it mean giving up weight (to a limit obviously, otherwise I would backpack with my cot…)

Yes! Go for it.