Review on Kijaro Kubie Multi-Functional Outdoor Gear: Portable Hammock, Poncho, Blanket, Sleeping Bag, Underquilt & More - Ideal For Camping, Travel, And Sports Adventures by Michael Hawkins

This is a very versatile piece of kit that would probably be great for a "just in case" in the car for someone who lives in a warm climate and doesn't do the outdoors very often. It does what the manufacturers claim, and that's pretty neat. However:As a poncho, it's not waterproof, nor is the water resistance very good. It's bulky and heavy when worn, and it takes a while to get used to deploying it from the hard to compress bag.As a sleeping bag, it's alright for warmer nights. I wouldn't want to use this in anything but the most moderate of conditions, however, unless you're combining this piece with another bag. But, the insulation isn't thick and has lots of baffles. The baffles seem to be the sewn through type, reinforcing that this isn't a cold weather quilt, but they create lots of cold spots you wouldn't get with a different insulation like Climashield Apex, or a different baffling. Once again, it's pretty heavy for the warmth.As a ground cover or overhead cover, it's not water proof and it's pretty heavy. It feels okay to the touch, though, and that's not for nothing.As a hammock, it's very small and heavy, and the insulation compresses between the inner and outer layers of the hammock, meaning that if you would normally need an underquilt, you likely still will. Nonetheless it's once again not a fun thing to compress into one's bag.As an underquilt, it's heavy, hard to compress, and cold.As a pillow, it's alright, but once again heavy. But if you're storing the things required to make it into a hammock, like carabiners, with the thing you're going to figure out something to do with those.For sixty dollars US, the user gets a lot from this. The trouble that stretches beyond the weight and size of the thing is that nearly all of the "uses" for this beyond as a surprise picnic blanket or as a car gadget, apart from acting as a poncho, are likely to be things you'll want at the same time. And this thing simply cannot do all of the things at once. Further, if it's cold enough to merit using this as a poncho, you're going to have to undoff it in order to set up your hammock or underquilt or sleeping bag. Brr.Getting bespoke gear for each of the purposes this blanket purports to have can be expensive, even if you're looking at the lower end cottage makers. But if you've got a sewing machine, time, and a slight amount of patience, it's easy to make extremely lightweight, durable goods that would serve the same temperature conditions as this for the same or not much more money, which would be much more packable, have the appropriate parts be truly waterproof, etc.As for me, this blanket has moved to the car. I keep a spare set of carabineers with it, as well as a set of tree straps. But apart from use as an overpriced ground sheet, and for spontaneous guest use (pre/post COVID), I just don't use the thing anymore.