DIY Hammock Underquilt from a $11 Harbor Freight Wool Blanket - NO SEWING or Modifications!
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- čas přidán 16. 11. 2019
- Join me today as I show you how to make a DIY Hammock Underquilt from a $11 Harbor Freight Wool Blanket - NO SEWING or Modifications! This is a quick and easy project that requires no modifications to the blanket whatsoever. This should keep me nice and warm.
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Great idea! One suggestion to simplify and eliminate the weight of the rocks/bead. Try a sheet bend instead of a slip knot. That's the knot you want for this application. Originally used to tie sails to lines...
That would work also
Thanks, this knot is awesome
Great idea Matt, saves a fortune$ on an under blanket, can see where your coming from as other tests have proven that putting the blanket inside is colder, when it’s placed outside it’s the air gap created between the hammock and blanket that makes it warmer, that’s why under blankets are designed, smart thinking, love it.😃👍
Thanks! If I would have used my tarp clips it would have been better, but the same concept...
My wife and I were just at Harbor Freight looking at moving blankets to make an under quilt. Good share
AOK Foraging and Adventures if you go manage one I would appreciate the share of details and ideas
@@kenbarrett2500 I will try. Thanks
Late response but thanks! Moving blanket may be too heavy...
Quarters are much easier than the marbles. I used two at each corner, which makes it a $2 investment. I had to watch the bowline video and assemble my bungee cords, so this took about 20 minutes to complete. Another good thing is that you could put another layer or two between the two for extra warmth. Great tutorial. Thank you!
Thanks. I have since graduated to tarp clips that work much better...
Great idea. If you need to add a little more warmth put a space blanket in the blanket and it will add a ton of heat on those cold nights. Nice use of the blanket. Simple idea that works. I love it.
Thanks! It works even better if you use tarp clips...
Thanks for the video! Ten minutes after I viewed it, I made one of my own from a similar blanket and the same decorative marbles. Works fine and I'm taking it along on an overnighter next week. Just happens that the blanket is close to the same color as my cheap hammock. LOL
That is awesome! I have found that it works even better with tarp clips from HF
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival I tried it out Thursday night. Worked just fine! Not a cold moment on my backside. Wish I could post a photo or two here. I was camped beside Village Creek here in Southeast Texas.
@@AirstripBum Awesome!
This is exactly the solution I was looking for for my new indoor setup. Off to the thrift store for a likely blanket!!
I have since learned that it works even better with tarp clips...
Immo try this. To help with my hip problem, I may add some adjustable understraps to the hammock, to make it more like a recliner. If so, I'll have to figure out a way to hold the blanket up so it doesn't sag under the humps.
It works better with tarp clips...
necessity is the mother of invention... found a moving blanket that looks almost identical, maybe uhaul..? i also like to use one of those thin rolled exercise mats on the bottom of my hammock to add some rigidity and insulation but this idea is definitely going into my sleeping setup for hammock camping... thanks for sharing...
No problem. It would work pretty well in a hammock...
That was my plan too for a non frigid set up to use a yoga mat under .e and my sleeping bag. This is untested however.
Excellent! Can add leaves in between the layers for colder regions. I like it.
Yes you can! It works even better with tarp clips in place of the marbles
Good idea
This is pure genius! Thank you for the tutorial. I am definitely going to give it a try :-)
Thanks! It works even better with tarp clips
I like it. I will be steeling some ideas for my plans.
Did my garage test a few days ago. I used a Walmart rip stop space blanket and 4 3ft long shock cords with bowlines (actually I used perfect hitches) at each end. Hooked through the corner gromets of the space blanket, then to the caribiner. On the foot end I run one of the lines through both gromets. That seems to make it wrap my feet. The head end didn't seem to need gathering. But the foot end needed the center pulled up and that corner folded. I will try your gather and tie uption there. Having each corner on its own shock cord also let's you pull it fully off to one side of the Hammock. Allowing for major tempuratue swings without de-hammocking. Note with one line in both foot gromits it does not pull beside the Hammock as nicely.
The shock cord cost a it $2 and is lighter and packs better than bungie cords would.
Using your blanket and my windproof space blanket would make it very warm system.
Planning to test it tonight at 50F. I will try first with my 50F bag and move to the 20F bag if necessary.
Planning ito use this backpacking in the White Mountains of NH for an October Foliage trip. Shooting for reasonable sleepimg warmth into the low 40s.
awesome. I have found that using tarp clips works even better than the marbles...
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival So my first overnight deck test worked better than I thought. I slept most of the night in my 50F bag (thermometer down to 45F and light wind). Just by threading the hammock through my sleeping back (in the head out the foot). The sleeping bag foot to was tied with paracord to the hammocks carabiner, then two shock cords at the head end carabiner. Turns out I didn't even need the marble, just a tuft of the bag corner in a constricting knot. I rigged up the space blanket similarly and it worked fine too. Then I tried it with just my 20F bag and was hot.
That was enough of a test.
My real test was last weekend when I slept with that 20F bag and hammock under a 3x3 meter tarp on the edge of Stairs Mountain at 3640 ft in NH. Very little wind that night, but it was fogged in and rained, dropping just below 40F. But I slept great in the hammock. I did use an inflatable pillow and cotton bag liner to slow heat loss, since I setup the sleeping back zipper up. Using the zipper for coarse temperature control and the sheet for fine control of the escaping heat. Slept a 2nd night on that trip in a warmer, drier and lower elevation. End result: happy camper.
All I really did was pass the hammock through the sleeping bag, tie the foot at a fixed distance and shock cord the zipper corners to the other end of the hammock. Zip the bag 2/3 open to allow sitting in the hammock and slide your feet in then zip closed just enough to attain a comfortable sleeping temp.
Thanks for sparking the ideas that got me to a comfortable place!
@@robertanderson2122 Nice man. Experimentation is how we do things...
Thank you for this. Exactly what i wanted yo do, only with a cold weatber sleeping bag. Ive used a blakey like this under me with a sleepin bad inside and havent had issues at aboyy 40-45. Hoping with the bag i can be comfy to the 20s for winter camping this year. Thank you again
Glad I could help! It works better with tarp clips
Just a thought, might try using some paper binder clips to hold the sides of the blanket to the hammock.
Good idea. Tarp clips worked great also
Great idea thanks for sharing. I got to give it a try.
Late response but thanks!
What a great idea. Thank you...👍👍👍
Late response but thanks!
Very good Idea. I also put an aluminum windshield sun block under me as more insulation. Very light weight and folds up pretty small to put in your pack. Enjoy your videos. Keep em coming...Thanks...
Thanks! I did not want to modify the blanket and this way keeps it stock...
Great idea! I have an extra one of those!
just an idea tarp clips might work better and faster iv never tried it but iv used for other things just an idea good video take care brother Matt
Exactly. Late response but thanks!
Thank you for this! I've been wanting to get an under quilt and this looks like a great DIY method. I was thinking I could add grommets so I could be more cleverer, but then you mentioned that at the end, lol! Good stuff!
Glad it was helpful! It works much better with tarp clips...
Great idea! Thank you for showing it to us, Matt
Late response but thanks!
Looks good. Look forward to seeing it tested on the trail.
Late response but thanks!
I bought one of those and it smelled like tar for the longest time. That is a great idea, I can't remember seeing that before. Thanks for the tip.
Thanks! I had to wash mine a couple of times and let it air out well also...
Nice idea! I use a klymit static v2 inflatable pad because if I'm not able to hang my hammock I can sleep on the ground in an emergency. It's not ideal but I make it work sleeping diagonal.
That is a good idea. I was gonna try to use my sleeping pad but it is not a good one to use...
Since we had the exact same first hammock experience, I'm taking the tips I learned from the previous video and this blanket hack and following right along. Succeed together or fail together. I'm bettin' on success. How do the Klingons say it on Star Trek? "Kerplop!" (Success!) Yeah, that's it. ;)
AirstripBum just in good humor as I made the same failing mistake just a few weeks ago.. kerplop happens to be sound your body makes at 1230 am when you roll over the wrong way in a hammock. Lol
Late response but thanks!
Well I'll be dipped. It works 👍 I just made one in 5 minutes with sheet bends instead of those pebbles and an old throw blanket
It works even better with tarp clips
Great idea for our warmish Florida shoulder seasons
It works even better with tarp clips
Interesting idea. Thanks for content.
Thanks for watching!
Genius idea, cheap and easy.
Late response but thanks!
You could even throw another wool blanker in there for extra insulation.
Exactly. It works better with tarp clips...
Nice
Thanks
This is exactly what I needed thanks!
No problem!
I think if you add a sheet of mylar you'll be set for really cold weather.
I stay home when its cold lol
It's really important to not lose your marbles. 😁
Exactly lol
Good idea
Thanks! It is very easy to do...
This looked ideal for an inexpensive underquilt for my indoor hammock. I have the underquilt with the paracord done, but the bungies we have are a mess. I will have to get others before I can really try it. I may try to rig something up with paracord. It won't have the give of bungies, but I can try it out tonight.
If you use tarp clips it works better...
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival I hung it using paracord with an adjustable knot to try to get it right. It worked okay but not great especially on a diagonal. I am going to pick up some bungee and tarp clips today to see if I can improve it.
This is so brilliant! Will do this with 2 thermoblankets.
Thanks! it works even better with tarp clips
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival allright, tarp clips. I just searched on amazon. So instead of using marbles , use tarp clips?
@@VisitaInteriora you can use either one...
AMAZING. 😯
Thanks! It works even better with tarp clips
Can't wait to see it in the field. Gotta get drunk again though to recreate the same conditions :) Good informative video once again!
Late response but thanks!
To pull the blanket sides up, you can use tarp clips and some adjustable shock cord. Attach one clip to head end and one to foot end (those are usually the issue), throw the line over the ridgeline and that way you can adjust it from inside the hammock. If you don’t have a ridgeline to pull the under blanket, get one. Ridgelines are essential - be it for keeping the hammock hang angle consistent or to hang things over like your gear, gadgets and keeping mosquito nets away from you.
Great ideas!
Now that's a great idea. Thanks.
Late response but thanks!
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival No worries, You're keeping busy.
You could simplify this by popping a few grommets in the corners of the blanket and attaching the bungees at the grommets
I was thinking that too!
Exactly. Late response but thanks!
Would a survival blanket work? The reflective one. Reason i ask is because it is lightweight for backpacking..
Probably so. I found that this works better with tarp clips also
Put up the hammock, get 4 clamps or 6 put the blanket inside the hammock, put the blanket over the side of the hammock then clamp blanket over the edge due same on all 4 corners. With the blanket clamped on inside and outside and hammock in-between put you bag in hammock. You can use spring clamps or large binder clamps for paper, extra you can close the blanket over you. wool retains heat even wet but take a while to dry.
Late response but thanks!
Absolutely brilliant! .....Do you think that sheet of heavy plastic would trap more heat in a colder environment? I would like very much to know your thoughts on this.
Totally. This works even better with tarp clips. A sheet of heavy plastic would work but may trap moisture also...
I had thought about doing just that but never quite figured out how to hang it.. I always keep a couple of those blankets in a tote in my truck for emergency's ..
This is an easy way to do it...
Great idea Matt , I'm thinking about trying a more substantial underquilt with a large camo movers blanket. . Where I go in ga it does get down in the 20s and 30s .. I've been wanting to get down and hang a hammock with y'all but work has prevented that for me lately
Use tarp clips it works better. Late response but thanks!
Hey there ..
....swamp gal here .ive seen 2 of your posts& great info without the expensive stuff..fol k s need ta know the average folks can deal with hitting the trail too..
Thanks! I like seeing just how inexpensively that I can do stuff...
This looks like an awesome idea! Thanks for the step by step process. I saw some of your comments mentioning tarp clips. I'm not too familiar with them, do you have a video showing the new version with tarp clips?
I did not do an updated video but you just put the tarp clips where the marbles are..
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival Thanks! I didn't know tarp clips existed until I saw your comments, but after looking it up I can see how that set up would be easier. Thanks again for such a helpful video!
I bought the hammock this evening now I have to go back to HF and get the blanket
Get some tarp clips at HF, they work better than the marbles
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival I discovered a cheap hammock at Aldies that is already made and maybe better than any blanket.
I’ll put the harbor freight hammock inside the Aldies hammock and attach/sew a length long pouch on one side to store a rain cover also sewn in or snap attached. This way the rain cover is always with the hammock and already fixed.
I’m from Florida too and want to go camping on the Peace River
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival I have several of those clips but think about adding snaps from HOBBY LOBBY they come with a setting tool or grommets to lace the two together and adding a rain tarp that’s already attached.
I am collecting and rigging my kayak for easy no fuss camping in any weather condition.
I have an Amazon bug net that I just might attach that to the hammock too to flop over a ridge line the sew on big buttons to loop and secure the rain cover and or bug net.
Maybe use hook and loop / Velcro along the side.
I'm Florida too, but my concern is more about that lake of mosquitos you have to swim through to get to the hammock and keeping them out! Any help there ? I do love the idea of an underblanket for the very few days we get down to that frigid 40' mark.
We do have lots of bugs...I use a bug net to keep them off in my hammock
Hi thank you for the video. I am new to the hammock world. Can you tell me what paracord is and where you get it.
Paracord is "parachute cord" and is available at lots of places, Home Depot, Lowes, etc.
I was just thinking about this today. Why couldn't one use a couple of small rocks and some cord. Guess you already did it. Nice video.
thanks! It works WAY better with tarp clips
This is a great idea. I don't really understand the reasoning for it compared to just putting the blanket inside the hammock and lay on half and wrap the rest around you like a blanket. I'm just trying to learn here and not being critical.
I tried it on the inside. it slips soooo much that you can't really get it configured on the inside....
also when you press it down with your body weight you lose insulation value
Hey. Sewing challenged thats funny. Not technically challenged obviously. Probably one of the most useful videos i have seen. Use what you have. Improvise. Are you a marine? Great stuff! Love it
Awesome, thank you! No, not a Marine, but I have an eye for figuring stuff out
If you can use a bandsaw, you can sew.
Probably lol
Talk is cheap.. take that sucker camping and film it this time. lol
Also... know when to say when so you're not up all night.
Thanks for the video
Exactly. Late response but thanks!
Can you post the link for that blanket please? Ive been all over the HF website and cant find it. Thank you!
C www.harborfreight.com/search?q=Wool%20blanker
Late response but thanks!
Sadly harbor freight doesn't carry the blanket any more. Maybe moving blanket would work.
One of those would work also
What is th weight compared to an underquilt for backpacking?
May be s little heavier as the blanket is not the lightest thing in the world...
I'm glad of this trick for my winter camping, thank you! I have a mosquito net that goes all around my hammock, but can adapt your idea, because the net is removable so i can insert a blanket. What I'm looking for also is a way to rig a sheet for on top of me so I can fall asleep under the stars, but have light cover against the dew, and as it gets cooler in the morning during the summer here in Florida. I may adapt your idea for that, only I think I will try a fitted sheet for the top cover may be with a stick as a spreader attached just past my feet and secured at the carbiner at my feet to avoid getting it twisted. Will have to try this out before camping in a couple of weeks.
Lots of ways to do it. It works better with tarp clips by the way...
Look into the clew underquilt on the provided link below. I think making suspension like she has for that and hooking it to the blanket might give you a better spread. She also has construction on the clew on her channel check it out. czcams.com/video/nRaky3HmAbc/video.html
thanks! I will definitely check that out...
goin to see if harbor freight still has this blanket in 2021 right now lol
They do...
Would this be good for NE Ohio?
I dont see why not....
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival I’m looking for the warmest, but lightweight option for fall and winter hammock cam. This might not be it. Lol
@@REDonFIRE It is not the lightest but it is definitely warm...
he just said 70 degrees is gonna be a bit cold thats 21 celcius all the canaidian are laughing there asses off!
Lol...cold for us in Florida, summer day for you guys
We would listen but sigh at your being hot at 85°F or 34° C.
@@visnuexe that's not hot that's scorching
Greatidea Matt.. n not 100 dollars just use clips on sides if need be
Late reply but Thanks!
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival 👍
OMG unless its less than 32* you dont need an underquilt or pad
OMG sometimes it gets a little cool on the underside depending on the temp lol
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival OK I die when the temps over 70 and you are probably looking for a jacket, we are in 2 different words
@@AA1PR Lol no worries man I was just kiddin. There is no way I could do it up north, I would freeze
@@FloridaBoyBushcraftSurvival no you get acclimated in a few weeks, the humidity down there is insane, not sure how anyone survives, 73
dude: I am a simple guy. I don't even want use tents anymore. I just want to sleep on the floor in a DIY tarp bivy and a Tarp fly. Your hammock system seems quite foreign to me, as it is extremely complicated with bungeys, pulleys, hoists, lines, and then the wool blanket is an entire other hammock. My mind is exhauted. I am not sure I can wrap my head around Hammocks. I mean, I cowboy camp more than anything (due to simplicity). And if I were to get seasonal or bug-proof-minded, I would make a DIY bivy, and a simple tarp over head (using only one stick, and a few ropes and stakes). So . . . it is hard for me to wrap around and get used to the idea of thinking about a complicated hammock system. Just to prove to you that I am simple: I don't even bring a stove. I cold soak stoveless cook cous cous, raisin, nuts, and such for my cooking system. : ) cheers. I am not criticizing you. I am open to new ideas. Maybe I will come aroudn to it as I watch more of your vids. cheers.
No worries. The hammock system is actually pretty simple in itself and here in the south I don't really need the under quilt but a bug net is a must. You also don't really want to be sleeping on the ground in the open down here as there are lots of things that can get you that are not too nice...