MYOG pad extender

[tammons]

This is a simple one. I wanted one simpler and lighter than the speer version with not so many pieces. I have about 14 yds of this 1oz ripstop I got from walmart. Its super thin though.

At any rate whipped up this pad extended to use over a neoair.
Reason being is in case I get stuck on the ground I can be somewhat comfortable.

The top part is a sewn tube made out of a 49" x 46" piece of nylon, hemmed. The finished length is 48" to match a neoair short.

There is a flat sheet on the bottom that is 20" x 48" finished, sewn to the tube only on the 20" side and down the middle in the short direction to hold the wing pads in place.

I might add some vecro dots to hold the blue pad a bit better. They can be shifted around.

Shown is with a full length neoair.

As shown the entire rigs weighs a total of 23.5 oz
Nylon extender 2.5 oz
Neoair reg 14 oz
(2) 20 x 44" blue pads (12" out ea side) 7 oz

With a small neoair it would weigh 18.5 oz

These blue foam pads are from bass pro shops, 3/8" and fairly dense and weigh roughly 5 oz for a full length pad. With just blue foam, one full length and the 2 cross pieces it would weigh 14.5 oz.

I will probably make a cold version set of wings with a double layer of foam on the outside 12". That would add another 3.5 oz.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z300/tammons3/padext.jpg

[1azarus]

interesting... i just started using a short neoair because i thought i might have to sleep on the shelter floor in the smokies. i didn't have too, but i was pleasantly surprised by how warm and light the neoair is in the hammock, and i'm starting to think of how to use it more often. i can't quite imagine a full length neoair fitting in my hammock -- it works for you? i've never really gotten the whole idea around the pad assembly bit... seems like the fabric just adds weight without providing benefit... why wouldn't you just use a bigger, wider pad under the neoair, say a 1/4" gossamer gear foam pad, and just stack them up? also wondering if anyone uses a neoair with an underquilt for colder weather, and if that combination works well. getting ready for my next section hike and trying to figure out what to bring!

[tammons]

Actually I havent even built my hammock yet. I have a $#%^ load of 1.6oz reg and 1.1 oz dwr nylon. Still need to get the straps and rings etc.

I have decided I want to cut this fabric with a hot knife so I need to set up one of those.

I am building a hammock from an Asym pattern so I hope it work better with the long rectangular neo.

I am tall so I am making it long so that should help too.

In one of my other posts here there is a guy using a couple of foam pads under, and a taco shell with garbage bags filled with space blankets and has had it down to low temps. I am probably going to try that.

Will eventually end up with a down underquilt.