Underquilt reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 179 Reddit reviews across 11 subreddits and 68 posts to rank the best Underquilt brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/hammockcamping, r/Hammocks, r/CampingandHiking, r/CampingGear, r/Ultralight. Top-rated brands include Hammock Gear (4.6/5), Arrowhead Equipment (4.4/5), HammockGear (4.0/5).
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Reviews179
Subreddits11
Posts68
Brands49
Products75
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#1
Hammock Gear
4.6
(38)
"I'm going with Hammock Gear because their product looks to be good quality and the prices are good for my budget."
"Hammock Gear is the company I'd recommend here in the US."
"I really love my Hammock Gear quilts."
"I have zero degree setup from them and use it very comfortably down to 10F."
"You really can't go wrong with HG. - They work, they're adaptable, their temperature ratings are good."
"Works beautifully with the sparrow."
"I use a full length fitted (wooki) for cooler weather - 20* quilt."
"Hammock gear incubator and burrow"
"Hammock gear makes underquilts and top quilts"
"My favs are hammock gear, Loco Libre gear, and Warbonnet."
#2
Arrowhead Equipment
4.4
(17)
"The Potomac is GREAT. I just spent a night out with lows around 12 degrees in my Hennessy with the Potomac and was very toasty."
"I can highly recommend Arrowhead Equipment. They use Apex."
"I would suggest our New River underquilt. Fits the ENO hammocks, 5 insulation levels, three lengths for full-length coverage."
"I have one from Arrowhead Equipment that I love. Jawbridge UQ is $100"
"Arrowhead's quality is amazing for the price."
"Arrowhead Equipment. Check out the “New River” line. It’s what I use with my Blackbird XLC."
"3 season Arrowhead New River long is all you'll ever need, trust me!"
"I went with an arrowhead equipment kick ass quilt, the new river full length - long. Fantastic quality and workmanship."
"Take a look at the offerings from Arrowhead Equipment. I've got a Jarbidge filled with 6 oz of Apex insulation."
"Yah, here is the link to the Potomac made for the HH’s."
#3
HammockGear
4.0
(11)
"I just got my 3/4 hammock gear Econ underquilt and for the price, it can’t be beat."
"Probably won't find anything cheaper than HammockGear that's actually rated for 0F."
"I have a HG UQ, it's good stuff. Would recommend."
"HG actually underrates their stuff. If they rate at 0° - its good sub zero."
"Hanmockgear… but I bought it used on Hammockforums."
"Hammock Gear."
"Id recommend spending a little more on an econ quilt from hammockgear."
"The HG Phoenix is 3/4. Their Incubator is full length."
"Might as well get a hammock gear econ quilt."
"I like HammockGear’s suspension."
#4
Simply Light Designs
4.8
(9)
"Or, if you can sew a straight stitch on a sewing machine, DIY underquilt kit."
"I Highly recommend Simply Light Designs underquilts."
"I second the SLD. I have a symmetrical underquilt because I tend to toss and turn a bit."
"Simply Light Designs Trailwinder. If you only lay a certain way in hammocks get the asymmetrical cut."
"Simply Light Designs Trailwinders!"
"I'll plug the Simply Light Designs UQ/Protector combo."
"Simply Light Designs Trail Winder. It uses the Warbonnet Wooki design of set it and forget it."
"My favorite is from Simply Light Designs as the suspension doesn’t have the fiddle factor."
"The trail winder from SLD looks like a great value from a company with a great reputation for quality"
#5
Snugpak
4.0
(9)
"I started out with a Snugpak UQ. It’s on the heavier/bulkier side, but served me very well."
"I've got a Snugpak under blanket that I use with my Hennessy and love!"
"Lets throw in the "snukpack underblanket" as well."
"I second the snugpak."
"Snugpak, it's $55. Synthetic so none of the usual downsides of down."
"If you want a cheap underquilt and don't care about weight or packability, go for the Snugpak under blanket for about $50."
"Snugpak underquilt runs about $50-60 USD."
"Snugpak."
"I use a Snugpak underblanket with bungee cording on mine."
#6
Warbonnet
4.5
(8)
"I just ordered another custom Wooki from Warbonnet rated to 0F."
"Warbonnet Wooki for the no fiddle factor of UQs."
"I’d recommend a 3/4 length 20° UQ as the Jack of all trades. Warbonnet MiniFly is the best tarp for the conditions you’re describing."
"Warbonnet has a superb system -- no adjustment needed."
"I’m buying the XLC for a full on 0 degree winter setup for the year."
"I have one for my XLC, love the 'set it and forget it' ease of setup."
"I have the Warbonnet's Yeti (20degree) and really like it. It works well."
"I purchased the Warbonnet Wooki @ something like $250.00."
#7
UGQ
4.3
(8)
"UGQ ships to Europe a lot and has excellent quilts."
"I love my UGQ. I have not had one cold night with this. Very happy with this product."
"I have a UGQ and have been really happy with it. It’s rated for 20 degrees."
"UGQ all the way. I have a HG 50 degree and it is not as wide as my UGQ 0 and 20."
"UGQ makes great quilts, especially down to 0*, but they are pricey."
"I found a 55" UGQ Zeppelin underquilt to work just fine."
"Heard great things about UGQ zeppelin under quilts. Fun because you can customize it to exactly what you need."
"I went with UGQ because of reviews, recomendations, color choice."
#8
Enlightened Equipment
4.7
(6)
"Enlightened Equipment."
"Enlightened equipment."
"Most popular"
"Not a hammock guy, but I love my EE quilt. Extremely high quality workmanship and from what I have seen online they will customize things for you if you want."
"I will mention you can get one of our underquilts for $15 off right now."
"I haven't used it, but a hammocking buddy of mine loves his underquilt from Enlightened Equipment. Tis a double wide."
#9
Jacks R Better
4.8
(4)
"I’ve never been cold in my Jacks r Better Mt. Greylock 0 degree underquilt."
"Http://www.jacksrbetter.com"
"Jacks R Better Greylock 4."
"Jacks R Better Greylock 4."
#10
Costco
3.6
(5)
"Definitely recommend a longer/wider hammock and a cheaper UQ. Costco throw, Chill Gorilla, etc."
"I'd just DIY a costco down throw underquilt to be honest. $20-25 and you're set"
"Costco has a sale they do every once in a while for a $20 down throw."
"I built the clews style costco underquilt. It works well, however, is unnecessarily heavy."
"This jawn https://www.reddit.com/r/myog/comments/3sjmdy/my_costco_down_throw_underquilt/ for $20 its a good start."
#11
Wooki
5.0
(3)
"Can't recommend the wooki enough."
"I have a 850 fill, wookie XL rated at 0 degrees."
"In my opinion, the wookie is definitely worth it."
#12
Cedar Ridge Outdoors
5.0
(3)
"Cedar Ridge Outdoors makes great quilts too."
"Highly recommend Cedar Ridge Outdoors just received my quilt today the quality and thoughtful construction is top notch."
"Checkout Cedar Ridge outdoors or UGQ."
#13
Loco Libre
5.0
(3)
"I love my Loco Libre quilts. I find their temp ratings to be very conservative."
"I caved completely and got the Carolina Reaper UQ w/ the Ghost Pepper TQ, 0°."
"I’m a big Loco Libre fan. They posted a picture recently of a -40 underquilt recently that was awesome."
#14
Loco Libre Gear
4.7
(3)
"Check out Loco Libre Gear."
"Http://www.locolibregear.com"
"He makes synthetic quilts out of UP! insulation, which is pretty new but supposedly even lighter and more compressible than Apex."
#15
DD Hammocks
4.0
(3)
"DD hammocks underblanket. It is cheap and it works to -5C."
"DD make a good one. Pretty cheap and warm - not very light or small though. I'm happy with mine as I don't do much ultralight camping."
"DD hammocks underblanket: $70 U.S. and good down to 23°F."
#16
DD
3.7
(3)
"I've used the DD underquilt and it's good for what it is."
"Just got the DD underblanket a week ago and did the first fieldtest this weekend."
"I used a DD uq/hammock combo for awhile, it does the job, but once i started hitting Alpine high country conditions, i found it inadequate."
#17
Superior Gear
5.0
(2)
"I also have the Superior Gear rated for zero degrees. Great design and totally draft free."
"Superior gear built in hammock/Underquilt was the path I took for my 0 degree."
#18
Underground Quilts
5.0
(2)
"I'm a particular fan of Underground Quilts or www.ugqoutdoors.com."
"I'm a particular fan of Underground Quilts."
#19
Kammok
5.0
(2)
"Kammok firebelly"
"I have the Firebelly. I’m buying the GF one for Christmas because I like it so much."
#20
OneTigris
5.0
(2)
"OneTigris night protector. I use mine every night."
"I've been a OneTigris underquilt. I've taken it backpacking in Canada and been using it for 4 ish years now. It's holding up really well and does a good job keeping me warm."
#21
Hennessy
5.0
(2)
"In my Hennessy bottom entry I use their super shelter. Has worked great so far."
"Hennesey has a lot of great options, I don't think you can go wrong there."
#22
Little Shop of Hammocks
4.5
(2)
"I have quilts from Little Shop of Hammocks and Cedar Ridge. Both make really high quality gear."
"Little shop of hammocks
hammock gear
arrowhead if you want synthetic"
#23
Flare
4.5
(2)
"I have the flare and love it."
"I bought the flare for an entry level uq and I like it. Very warm and seems like good quality."
#24
Hang Tight
4.5
(2)
"I can recommend Hang Tight."
"I get my quilts from this guy. Best value I’ve found."
#25
Onewind
4.0
(2)
"It was plenty wide for the hammock."
"Onewind generally seems like a good budget option."
#26
OneWind
4.0
(2)
"It set up easily, it's pretty light, and seems well made."
"It's pretty light, and seems well made. I was very comfortable at 5c temps."
#27
Jack's R Better
4.0
(2)
"For weight, I think Jack's R Better or Warbonnet."
"They pretty much invented the modern down underquilt."
#28
Hemlock Mountain Outdoors
4.0
(2)
"Hemlock mountain outdoors has the ugly quilt. It's a apex underquilt."
"Their prices seem pretty fair and they have decent reviews."
#29
Kammock
4.0
(2)
"I probably will go with the kammock one just so that I know 100% its compatible with my hammock"
"I do have both a Mantis hammock and the 45F quilt. It works well and I do like the poncho feature too."
#30
Econ Phoenix
5.0
(1)
"I have the econ phoenix 0° with overfill and a 10° economy burrow. The wife has a 0° full length underquilt that she absolutely loves."
#32
DutchWare Gear
5.0
(1)
"I am a fan of DutchWare Gear as far as hammocks go, there are several American companies that make bombproof gear."
#33
Dutchware
5.0
(1)
"I have these (0 degree for winter) and love them."
#34
AHE
5.0
(1)
"I've had mine for seven or eight years and really like it."
#35
Geer
5.0
(1)
"I have a geer top under quilt that was super cheap and has kept me warm."
#36
Jacks-R-Better
5.0
(1)
"I absolutely love it."
#37
Hennessy Hammocks
5.0
(1)
"I love the 4 season shelter accessories from Hennessy Hammocks."
#38
Katabatic Gear
5.0
(1)
"Https://katabaticgear.com"
#39
Bear Butt
4.0
(1)
"My buddy has a hammock company on Amazon called bear butt. I got a Eno before he started it but all my friends love using them and they're fairly cheap"
#40
Wise Owl
4.0
(1)
"If you want an Underquilt by this weekend the wise owl brand, or the ENO one should be good bets for this time of year."
#41
Chill Gorilla
4.0
(1)
"I've used the cheap Chill Gorilla synthetic underquilt (rated 5C to 20C) during spring and autumn and it was fine."
#42
Underquilts.com
4.0
(1)
"I bought an underquilt shell from Underquilts.com and my own goose down to fill it with. Came out very nice, and about half the price for a comparable quilt from one of the bigger named UQ makers."
#43
Stormcrow
4.0
(1)
"I have a few different types, but I like the stuff from Stormcrow the best. I am currently using a winter Crowsnest and my wife has a winter Incubator with overstuffing."
#44
Arrowhead
4.0
(1)
"Arrowhead ridgecreek is a great uq."
#45
Dutchware Gear
4.0
(1)
"A lot of people get this https://dutchwaregear.com/wide-11-ft-netless-hammocks.html."
#46
Gossamer Gear
4.0
(1)
"Something like this http://gossamergear.com/thinlight-hammock-pad.html will make an excellent leg/foot pad."
#47
Ripstop by the Roll
4.0
(1)
"The more popular vendor for these materials is ripstopbytheroll.com."
#48
Jabidge
4.0
(1)
"Our Jabidge is popular with Hennessy users."
#49
Ember 2
3.0
(1)
"If you're a car camper and aren't going to camp in cold weather you might be able to get some value out of their Ember 2 at $99."
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