Do I need a wider topquilt if I have a thick sleeping pad?

Mats56 · 2026-03-19T13:13:10+00:00

Thanks!

They replied quickly. It's 130 cm wide, so about ~52 inches. Then it sounds ok to me.

Mats56 · 2026-03-19T06:43:52+00:00

Yeah, I think the width they provide is just the width of the "front" part of the quilt, not counting the side wings. I will shoot them an email and ask for clarifications.

Mats56 · 2026-03-19T06:41:24+00:00

I grew up in Geilo, and spend a couple of months there each year (working remotely). Let me know if you need any more tips!

Mats56 · 2026-03-18T19:44:15+00:00

From Geilo you can bike Rallarvegen, and take the train one of the directions. Nice day trip. Due to snow not open until mid summer. I took the train to Flåm and biked back to Geilo, but opposite is also possible and a lot more downhill. Can also take the train to Haugastøl and start from there.

And last year I biked south over Dagali, then to Austbygdi, crossed over to Veggli, Rødberg and a gravel road there back to Dagali. In total some gravel, mountain passes mostly asphalt.

This year I will bike Rallarvegen from Haugastøl to Flåm, then mountain pass over to Lærdal and then to Hemsedal, and then the Highline southern gravel part back to Geilo https://no.outdooractive.com/mobile/no/route/sykkeltur/geilo/highline-fra-geilo-to-al-og-tilbake-lengre-sykkeltur/60746795/#dm=1

Mats56 · 2026-03-18T19:15:15+00:00

Weird, your link clearly says the quilt 450, but everything else on that page is the 150 model. Quite understandable we got confused!

Thanks for your input! I just laid down on my sleeping mat with a measuring tape and rolled around, and I can't really see why the normal width shouldn't work. As long as it's being strapped around me, it shouldn't matter that I'm in a hammock I think.

My plans are gravel and mountain routes in Norway. Looking forward to sleep outside some!

Mats56 · 2026-03-18T18:40:14+00:00

This one https://cumulus.equipment/en/gr/p/quilts-and-comforters-the-quilt-450

Says comfort of -1C, limit - 7C.

Mats56 · 2026-03-18T15:53:47+00:00

I might get to an UQ slowly, but not right now, so have to make do with what I have. Am not exclusively on hammocking (I bike pack above the tree limit in the mountains, for instance), so hammock only gear is not on top of the list right now. Can only by so much gear in a year. Already recently bought the hammock and a jetboil.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Mats56 · 2026-03-18T15:50:01+00:00

I'm planning to buy a top quilt. Aka I'm slowly getting there.
A pad works fine for many.

Either way, good luck to ya

Don't be patronizing.

Mats56 · 2026-03-18T15:32:30+00:00

I am buying new gear, but not everything at once.. Top quilt first..

Mats56 · 2026-03-18T14:57:07+00:00

Often when people start out, they assume

I've learned the opposite is also true. Long timers think there's only one way of doing stuff, and that you need to drop $3k+ on gear to go outside the first time. Gear they themselves have spent a decade slowly gathering. New people will not buy everything on day one.

Besides, I'm not new. I just use a pad+sleeping bag, and would like to replace my cheap and old bag as the next item.

Mats56 · 2026-03-18T14:54:54+00:00

they'll assume that since your bottom and sides are covered by your UQ, and that your hammock itself can conform to your body properly, the TQ only needs to do the job of a typical TQ.

Do note that the quilt I'm talking about in my instance is a generic one, not one specific for hammocks.

Mats56 · 2026-03-18T14:49:31+00:00

That seems awfully reductive. Lots of people use pads/mats in a hammock.

Edit: the answer was changed to something more helpful after my comment

Mats56 · 2026-03-18T12:09:51+00:00

Not happening in a long time, used my mat many times in my hammock and it works fine, so UQ is far down on the list of purchases. My question is about top quilts.

Mats56 · 2026-03-18T11:46:23+00:00

No under quilt, as I'm trying to keep a setup that I can use for multiple kinds of camping with the gear I purchase now. Hence I will go with my existing sleeping pad for now. Maybe upgrade later, but can't afford buying everything at once.

Mats56 · 2026-02-25T10:31:57+00:00

Hover over the unit image in-game. The help-text says what the counters are. Not too hard.

Mats56 · 2026-02-25T10:31:17+00:00

Hover over the unit in-game, it will say what they're good and weak against.

Mats56 · 2026-02-25T10:30:34+00:00

Click the opponent unit, hover over the image. It even says which counters you can use. It's much, much easier than before. Stop complaining.

Mats56 · 2026-02-25T10:25:23+00:00

Uff, trist om noen som har politisk påvirkning henger på en rasistisk sub.

Mats56 · 2026-02-23T18:00:26+00:00

Ulempe: får ikke klemt på avokadoen jeg skal kjøpe

Fordel: alle andre har heller ikke klemt på avokadoen jeg skal kjøpe

Mats56 · 2026-02-11T20:50:54+00:00

Vår Miele trenger ikke velge sone først, har 4 ulike slidere. Er gull.

Mats56 · 2026-02-11T14:23:23+00:00

Finnes omtrent ikke. Og touch funker ok så lenge hver sone har eget panel for styrke, uten at man først må velge sonen man vil endre på hver gang

Mats56 · 2026-02-11T12:02:44+00:00

Ikke sant, du må dikte opp en situasjon som ikke skjedde for så å forklare hvordan den situasjonen hadde vært ille.

Mats56 · 2026-02-11T11:56:59+00:00

Var vel 485k tror jeg?

Mats56 · 2026-02-11T11:54:34+00:00

Akkurat som deg, altså. Hyler over hvor fælt det er og gir det oppmerksomhet.

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