Hammock thru with an UQ, inflatable pad and CF pad

[tammons]

How many of you hammock thru hiker or long section hikers carry a UQ, and an inflatable pad ?

I found an inflatable pad I like that is comfortable inside a hammock and helps with shoulder crunch.

A different question is would a 1/8x44x60 CF pad plus an inflatable plus a 40dF UQ be enough for a thru hike.

The inflatable pad that works for me is a Klymit Xwave and combined with the CF pad weighs about 15-16 oz.

Right now I have a 20dF underquilt but I would like to go to a higher rated lighter UQ to save weight and offset the weight of the two pads.

[russb]

Contrary to the prevailing wisdom, pads can be just as comfortable (and moreso in the case of eliminating shoulder squeeze) as UQ's as you have found out. I think any of those combinations will work. Try them out. I use a 45deg UQ in summer, and move to pads in winter. I use the combination in the in between months.

[Kraken Skullz]

Z-lite is the way to go IMO

[kayak karl]

i carried a 3/4 pad through to the whites. left it a Madison hut and stayed in no more huts. the smokies i hung in shelter. it was 2009. no rule not to then and it was winter, nobody else around.

i quit using pads in my hammocks. im good from -10 to 70 with quilts. too much bulk or weight with the pads in my opinion.

[storytellertn]

i carried a 3/4 pad through to the whites. left it a Madison hut and stayed in no more huts. the smokies i hung in shelter. it was 2009. no rule not to then and it was winter, nobody else around.

i quit using pads in my hammocks. im good from -10 to 70 with quilts. too much bulk or weight with the pads in my opinion.

I agree. I have a hammock, TQ and UQ along with all other accessories and I am good down to 0*. Total weight is about 10lbs. (1day food and water).


StoryTellerTN
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