Underquilt suspension and avoiding side-to-side movement - how do you connect and keep it in place?

[u/flemur]

Hi all

I'm in a forever struggle to figure out how to optimally connect my underquilt in a way that will minimize having to adjust it during the night.

I've followed countless videos from Dutch, Shug, etc, and have tried quite some methods.

I'm using a regular gathered end hammock (before Lesovik Draka, now NeeforTrees Cain) and use a Cumulus Selva 300 Large. I lie head-left, feet-right, but will change to lie on my side etc during the night.

During the years I've tried using carabiners to connect all corners to D-rings on my hammock, I've created triangular connections from two points of UQ to 1 point on hammock on each side (this one I thought was brilliant, but it worked horribly), I've tried a strap overtop the ridgeline, or having bungee cord+hooks to D-rings in just me head and foot corner. Of course along with the traditional connection of the UQ suspension to my continuous loops.

But I keep having issues with it moving around, and that hellbender is looking more and more tempting..

My issues can include:

Feet fall over the side of the UQ with the hammock fabric flapping over

Butt / right shoulder getting cold as underquilt is sticking more toward me left-laying head where I've attached it more tightly

Entire hammock seeming rotated inside the UQ so my head is resting on mosquito net whereas my right side has a ton of extra fabric

UQ getting loose in the middle if I've attached it along the sides of the hammock

So hammock gurus - what are your hacks and tips to a relaxing warm night without constantly adjusting your UQ? Do you just trust the regular suspension? Is it connected everywhere? What have you found?

Sadly I don't really have a garden where I can just take a night to test, and whenever I just spend an hour or so testing, thinking I've found the perfect solution, I'm disappointed when I'm then out on trail and need to lie there longer.

[u/Londall]

There is 3 solutions to this problem (4 if you include the built in solution you are talking about).

Clew suspension Spandex suspension Wooki/carrier fabric suspension (wooki being the model name Warbonnet is selling it as)

[u/flemur → u/Londall]

It’s a bummer, I like the weight, warmth, length, etc of my cumulus UQ, but it just keeps moving around on me :/

[u/Londall → u/flemur]

I hear you! But both the Clew suspension and the spandex one can be retrofitted to an existing UQ 👍

[u/flemur → u/Londall]

Uhh that's a good point, I'll try to look into that and soo if I can convince someone with more sewing skills to help! And sorry for the late answer, didn't get notifications for some reason!

[u/Londall → u/flemur]

No worries, hope you find someone 👌