home made underblanket

[mentalnurse]

this is my first go at making a underblanket for you new hammock, its held you with 6 bungies at each end to keep it tight and when you are in it,it hugs around you from head to feet. and best off all it cost me less than a £10 and a few hours to make.



thanks for looking.

[Shambling Shaman]

Arrrr so that an under blanket........

nice pics looks like a good job. Have you tested it yet?

[litefoot]

Looks good,whats it made from?
Litefoot.

[mentalnurse]

its made from a sleeping bag with out a hood i got from "go out doors" it was half price.

[firebreather]

Looks good. should keep you toasty.

Greg

[Matt Weir]

Nice one Carl

[andy_e]

Excellent work, do you use it in conjuction with a sleeping bag inside the hammock? Let us know how you get on with it too

[Greg]

Hey that looks good, I have a couple of spare sleeping bags at home so I might have to just give that a go!

[Jurjen Knoester]

Very nice work man, just shows that you can make most things yourself.
How do your feet and head hold up? are you getting those warm to?

nicely done.

Jurjen

[mentalnurse]

the underblanket comes about 6inches short of me head to toe.(i am not very tall) i am hoping to pick up a 95 british army sleeping bag soon so will be using that as well should be toastie i hope!! got an army gortex bivy bag as well to put with it , if i want to sleep on the ground anytime.

[Matt Weir]

I find that so long as the area's of hard contact to the hammock i.e. bum back and shoulders are 'covered' by the underblanket then it works fine but I use a self inflating mat in conjunction with my underblanket which is about five and a half foot in length.

[Ogri the trog]

Looking forward to hearing how it performs,
Heck its even simpler than mine!

ATB

Ogri the trog

[mentalnurse]

Looking forward to hearing how it performs,
Heck its even simpler than mine!

ATB

Ogri the trog

any one who has photos of any home made underblankets please add them to this thread so we can all see the differant kinds out there!

[andy_e]

Mine ... slung under my DD hammock ...



... can be used as an underblanket or as an insulated hammock in its own right ...



Made from pre-quilted polyester wadding and a pertex outer shell. Made like a thai hammock with tapes at each end. Shockcords are sewn in to the edges to help draw them up to provide a bit of shelter. It's double layer to allow extra insulation, sleep-mats, clothing to be added. I've also slept in between the two layers, cocoon style.

[Ogri the trog]

In its second incarnation, the Ogripod made from a double duvet...

add a wind resisting layer and hey presto...


It is currently morphing through another upgrade but no photos as yet.

ATB

Ogri the trog