The Design
An underquilt designed to follow your hammock.
Getting an underquilt to fit properly shouldn't have to be complicated. That's why we've taken a different approach to conventional four-corner suspension. By designing the underquilt around the shape of the hammock, we've created a construction where fit and suspension work together.
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Why the design is different
Many underquilts hang beneath a hammock using adjustable attachment points, often at four corners. We let the shape itself help with the fit, reducing the need for separate corner adjustments. Other manufacturers' suspension systems vary and do not all work in the same way.
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How it works
A design that follows the shape.
The underquilt is designed to sit close to the underside of your hammock, allowing the insulation to follow its shape without the need to adjust multiple separate attachment points.
The underquilt is shaped around the hammock, keeping insulation close to the underside. The shells work together to hold the down in place.
A fixed connection and an elastic connection help the fit respond as the hammock is loaded. The construction is intended for a specific length range, not every hammock.
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Simple suspension
The underquilt is designed to attach to the hammock's suspension without the need for conventional four-corner adjustment.
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Attach the head end
Connect the head end of the underquilt to your hammock's suspension loop. The fixed attachment provides a clear starting point for the fit.
2
Let the shape follow the hammock
Position the underquilt beneath your hammock. Its shape is designed to keep the insulation close to the underside.
3
Connect the foot end
The elastic foot-end connection lets the underquilt give slightly as you settle into your hammock, without four separate corners to adjust.
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Technical construction
The inner shell is one continuous piece of fabric with gathered-end construction, shaped like a hammock. The down-insulated outer shell is sewn onto it. Together, the shells form the foundation for the shape of the insulation and the geometry of the suspension.
The inner shell is approximately 290 cm long and is intended for hammocks approximately 330–365 cm long. The underquilt attaches to the hammock’s continuous loops.
H-baffles for consistent insulation
Our underquilts use H-baffles, with lightweight internal fabric walls creating insulated chambers between the inner and outer shells.
Unlike sewn-through construction, the inner and outer shells are not stitched directly together along the baffle lines. This allows the down to maintain its loft near the seams, reducing potential cold spots and helping provide more consistent insulation.
Important technical distinctions
- The underquilt is not completely shockcord-free – the shockcord is used specifically at the foot-end connection.
- The head-end attachment is fixed and non-elastic.
- The inner shell has a gathered-end hammock-like construction.
- The outer insulated shell is sewn onto the inner shell.
- The underquilt is shorter than the hammock.
- The design is intended to minimise manual adjustment.
- The underquilt is not a second hammock intended to support the user's body weight independently.
The construction is not intended to fit every hammock.
Design philosophy
To us, an underquilt is an integrated system. Insulation and suspension are not separate components that happen to be attached – they are designed together, around the shape of the hammock.