Hammock forums is where I learned most of what I know about hammocks. (Well, that and figuring stuff out in the field when it wasn't working <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/doh.gif" alt="" />). Great group of folks. In fact, it was someone from Hammock Forums who first turned me onto Busse family blades. Lots of good info to be had there.


The idea to make one from an old sleeping bag assumes you've got an old unused sleeping bag. Another way to get a cheap source of a bag for a starting point for an underquilt is the REI Scratch And Dent sales. I've picked up down bags with things like broken zippers or a small rip for less than 50 bucks.