Recent content by Lefteris

Greg, using talc to get rid of the moister sounds a great idea!!! I think I would also use it in my socks before I start the hiking, so I can shake them at the end to get rid some of the moisture away. :)

WOW!!! You are all awesome here and have great tips I could never come up with!!! Combining most of your tips, I summarize what I believe it would fit best for me: 1. Wearing snow gaiters (so that in my boots, I will need to fight the wetness coming only from my sweat and not also from snow...

Hi all, recently I went camping and slept in my hammock during a very cold night (below -20C, yeap, it is still cold up here in Finland). Before I slept, I took off my boots, which were wet (both outside and inside) because of snow and my sweat. In the morning, the boots were "frozen". It...

Hi all, just to give you some feedback following my recent experience in real conditions with my new North Face Blue Kazoo bag. Finally, I got to try it in the woods when the temperature dropped down to -10C (up here where I live, we already had the first snow). So, I slept in my DD...

Sorry for the metric mix Imagedude. When it comes to height, I am used to cm, but I see in this forum that in UK they use feet/inches; this is why I posted my height in this metric. Otherwise I would give 186cm.

Hi all, hi Northern Light. Sorry for not posting already my experience with it, but I only tried the North Face Blue Kazoo (long version) outdoors just yesterday. So, this is my experience: A. the bag is very lofty, fluffy, soft (silky texture inside and outside) and comfortable (size wise). It...

merc350, yes I have read in other threads that all Alpkit Pipedream bags are great value for manoey. Only it is too narrow for my size (I have a chest perimeter of ~115cm).

martsim73, my main concern is the fog, because having my waterproof Travel DD hammock very close to the tarp when raining is doing the job even in heavy rain. But I totally agree with you, rain and wind should be respected and never underestimated. Teepee, I know very well what you mean...

I just read the thread you posted Shewie. Ouh...it seems I underestimate the fog and its sleeping bag penetration abilities!

Thanks for the informative reply Shewie. I never really had any issue with moisture in my sleeping bag with my hammock/tarp set. And I have slept overnight in very heavy rain; but never in deep fog, so that is why I was wandering. he idea for the simple nylon cover sounds really good in many...

Haha!!! Yes I get it, The Big Lebowski! Its sounds so fun (to watch or even better to do so!!). Have you been using your bivi in the hammock to just add a bit of warmth or to fight moisture?

Thank you Shewie! I just visited the hammockforums and searched for weathershields but did not find anything. What are these weathershields? (sorry for my ignorance)

Thank you all. One question through. What if there is thick fog and very wet weather. Isn't the moisture gets on (and ultimately in) the sleeping bag?

Hi all! 1. Does anyone have experience in using a bivi to shield a down sleeping bag from moisture while sleeping in a hammock and under a tarp? Is the bivi really necessary with such a setting? 2. Does anyone have similar experience but using specifically the Alpkit Hunka bivi? I am...