Hi, all... I wonder if anybody has any tips for using a hammock (in my case, the Hennessey) as a bivvy-like shelter in the winter. I'm in Ontario, and I'm talking about a lot of snow, and a lot of cold (temperatures down to -20C at least, not counting wind chill).
I've used it (somewhat) on the ground, but it's little more than a bug net under a tarp in the summer - I'm wondering how it can hold up in really nasty conditions, and if anybody has any tips (rigging, augmenting the effectiveness, shoring up weaknesses using both materials at hand as well as prepared).
I've got a great ThermaRest that I plan to use in the equation, and a -12 sleeping bag with a liner usually does it for me, but that's been in a tent, and before Christmas. I'd like to make sure I've got some idea of how I can be more efficient out in the woods with just the Hammock, as it's already my only shelter in the other seasons.
Thanks,
Green.
I've used it (somewhat) on the ground, but it's little more than a bug net under a tarp in the summer - I'm wondering how it can hold up in really nasty conditions, and if anybody has any tips (rigging, augmenting the effectiveness, shoring up weaknesses using both materials at hand as well as prepared).
I've got a great ThermaRest that I plan to use in the equation, and a -12 sleeping bag with a liner usually does it for me, but that's been in a tent, and before Christmas. I'd like to make sure I've got some idea of how I can be more efficient out in the woods with just the Hammock, as it's already my only shelter in the other seasons.
Thanks,
Green.