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[Lee W]

I’m curious, other than some sort of pad attachment system, is there anything different between quilts made by hammock companies vs the more traditional (for lack of a better term) backpacking companies?

Seems to me they should pretty well be interchangeable, but I only hear about the hammock company quilts over on the hammock forum and the other companies quilts here.

[Bob Shuff]

I think the “standard” width in some of the hammock quilts is like a narrow quilt for ground dwellers.  A standard ground dweller quilt would be wide to the hammock crowd.

My EE Revelation 30, is 54″ wide.  When I decided to get something warmer, I went with Hammock Gear, whose standard width is 50″ – I believe it’s the same for Loco Libre.  Most companies will have guidelines to help pick a size that’s best for you.

[Matthew / BPL]

As a frequent side sleeper when I’m hanging I actually really like my extra wide HG TQ even when I’m hanging. The full width makes it easy to get a really nice tuck when you are rolling around half-asleep I’m freezing weather.

[Hoosier T]

Bob is spot on, the widths are are categorized differently since you can use a narrower quilt in a hammock. FWIW I hang exclusively now and immediately sold my Wide EE Enigma for a regular width Enigma as there was just too much material to manage (for me at least, HYOH). But I do sleep on my back and have a fairly small-to-average frame. 5’10” @ 170 lbs and I just made a 52″ wide down quilt and find it to be on the money for what I’m after. Please note that the width of my quilt along with the advertised widths from <span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>some</span> cottage vendors (EE and UGQ for sure) is the shell only before stuffing. Once stuffed, my 52″ quilt is more like 48″.

[Lee W]

Thanks for the info, never thought to consider width.

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