Hey folks, lets forgo the wires and go direct to microwave heating. :] Ralph ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/z1TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~->
jd... i`m having a hard time picturing this quilt. only 36" wide, but weighing almost 3lbs. of course the zipper & velcro would help account for some of that. but i`ve never seen a quilt w/ a zipper. it sounds almost as if you`r describing something more like a big agness bag w/ no insulation on the bottom, just a nylon bottom into which you slide your pad. and mabey that`s where the velcro comes in... to keep the pad from sliding. also... i don`t understand the part about doing surgery & ending up w/ two 18" panels. draw me a picture my friend. ...slowhike PS... if all the insulation is on top of you, how thick is the loft on that baby? "J.D. Hoessle" <JD@...> wrote: Well, the home made top quilt "GIFT" that my buddy gave me is a bit heavy at 45.7 ounces...-<sigh>-... My 5F slpg. bag is only 5 ounces heavier at 50.8 ounces! I was hoping to save about 2 pounds - Rats! This quilt is 36" wide with a full length zipper and draft tube. I could do some surgery; but would then have two panels only 18" wide that would need to be re-joined. What width top quilts are you folks using? May I ask all of the DYI'ers...? Think it's worth the time and effort to cut this top quilt and re-join or just start from scratch and make a top quilt that is sized better? BTW and for what it's worth, I went to the Post Office for more accurate weights today: Exped Dam (Downmat 7 - Full Length) - 33.4 oz. = 2.09 lbs. Frogg Toggs - 16.4 oz. = 1.03 lbs. (Heavier than I thought!) 5F Slpg. Bag - 50.8 oz. = 3.2 lbs. Thanks!(Continue reading)
--- In hammockcamping@..., Ralph Oborn <Ralph.oborn <at> g...> wrote: > > Hey folks, lets forgo the wires and go direct to microwave heating. :] I was thinking that heating wires, and microwave heating for that matter, wouldn't be nearly as comfortable as Swedish Model standard. In male and female versions, of course. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/z1TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~->
--- In hammockcamping@..., "marta_clark" <marta_clark <at> y...> wrote: > The way you're supposed to figure the correct width for a Ray-Way > quilt it to lie on your side and measure from the ground up over > your shoulder and back down to the ground again. Then add 12 inches > so it doesn't gap open around the bottom, if you're lying on your > side. 36" is more like a winding shroud than a camping quilt. Thank you, Marta! That makes sense "on the ground". But, in my hammock with SPE, I wouldn't think I need worry about it opening on the sides and bottom. My thinking is/was that it would just stay on "TOP". Hence the trem "Top Blanket"...? > It is quite a thing--huge, and puffy, and very, very purple. ... > I note that the Outdoor Fabric shop also > stocks some purple nylon. Bring your sunglasses to Springer Dec. > 31st... ...hehehe! Thanks again! J.D. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/z1TolB/TM(Continue reading)
--- In hammockcamping@..., Ralph Oborn <Ralph.oborn <at> g...> wrote: > Hey folks, lets forgo the wires and go direct to microwave heating. My thinking too, Ralph! Just throw one of these babies on the camp fire, forget the batteries and long wires, and plug in....! <http://www.hi-z.com/websit04.htm> J.D. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/z1TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~->
--- In hammockcamping@..., tim garner <slowhike <at> y...> wrote:> jd... i`m having a hard time picturing this quilt. only 36" wide, but weighing almost 3lbs. .... > draw me a picture my friend. ...slowhike OK.... Will attempt to upload a couple pics. J.D. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/z1TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~->
> --- In hammockcamping@..., tim garner <slowhike <at> y...> > wrote:> jd... i`m having a hard time picturing this quilt. only 36" > wide, but weighing almost 3lbs. > .... > draw me a picture my friend. ...slowhike Under Photos - J.D. - Zhammock you will find Top Blanket # 1 and # 2 In #1. You can see the two light blue "panels" each about 18" wide. The darker silnyl "flaps" running down the sides are to tuck-under the edges of a T-Rest. You can almost see the darker Velcro patches on the bottom (right side) that form a foot-box. In #2. Less contrast - I have folded the flaps back under The zipper is full length. That idea was for easy night time escapes...<g>.... Loft / Thickness is ~~2" - Qualofil insulation...? Now that Marta has given us the formula for width, I am about to give up on doing any kind of mod to this masterpiece. Even taking out the zipper and re-joining the two panels will only make it 36" wide. It was very difficult laying on my side on the floor just now trying to measure up over my shoulder and back down again! With SkyDog's help I came up with an 88" inch measurement for the width...<g>... WithOUT her help I got ~~44"... Happy Trails,(Continue reading)
You probably have more than one layer of insulation in there to make it that thick. You could always take the quilt apart and use the insulation to make a larger, thinner quilt. Insulation is the expensive part of quilts, anyway (especially if you get DWR on the $1 rack). ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/u8TY5A/tzNLAA/yQLSAA/z1TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~->
ahhh... now i see. the ol center exit zipper. i should ave known :~) your friend did a good job on that quilt. you might want to keep it for car camping instead of backpacking though. it ought to be warm. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/z1TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~->
> I was thinking that heating wires, and microwave heating for that > matter, wouldn't be nearly as comfortable as Swedish Model standard. > > In male and female versions, of course. ?????????? Ralph ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> AIDS in India: A "lurking bomb." Click and help stop AIDS now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/VpTY2A/lzNLAA/yQLSAA/z1TolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~->
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