Hammocking, how do you keep your a**e warm?

[nickliv]

When it'll squash the insulation in the sleeping bag?

Do people use thermarests / karrimats etc? I'm guessing that it'd be possible to mod a karrimat to fit to the required shape.

I know that you can get liners, but aren't they a bit bulky and heavy?

Cheers

Nick

 

[Tadpole]

When it'll squash the insulation in the sleeping bag?

Do people use thermarests / karrimats etc? I'm guessing that it'd be possible to mod a karrimat to fit to the required shape.

I know that you can get liners, but aren't they a bit bulky and heavy?

Cheers

Nick

Do a quick search for under blankets

 

[John Fenna]

I did not get on with an underblanket but found a coffin shaped self inflating type mat or a similarly shaped closed cell mat does the job of keeping my *rse warm....astrip of that stuff that makes dashboard non-slip mats (I got a great length of it in a pound shop) glued onto the bottom of the mat helps stop it from self ejecting in the middle of the night as does the coffin shape as it fits the hammock better.
The added benifit of a mat is that it stops the hammock hugging you too tight on the sides as well, by being that bit more ridgid....

 

[Asa Samuel]

I use a mat as well, purely because of the expense of under blankets, and the lack of skill and a sewing machine to make my own.

 

[Shewie]

I use the Snugpak underblanket through autumn & winter but use a 3/4 Thermarest spring and summer. The difference is being able to multi night trips with just a 35L pack in the warmer months but then I need 75L when it's cooler.

 

[bushwacker bob]

I just use an ordinary Karrimat.

 

[EdS]

easy - I got one bought one of these as works leaving present a few years ago:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sherwood-Agencies-3903-Folding-hammock/dp/B000GFEZCS

Just unfold it in front of the fire/stove - job done.

 

[Cyclingrelf]

I use a thermarest inside the sleeping bag (to stop it slipping about)

 

[C_Claycomb]

Large size RidgeRest (Cascade Design) trimmed to a coffin shape. Extra width of the large size helps with wrapping around the shoulders.

Alternatively, since I have a Hennessey, I use their own under cover system which uses a sheet of open cell foam and a sil-nylon wind breaker.

 

[dean4442]

My wife bought me a sheepskin from Ikea that I use in my hammock and it's lovely and warm.

 

[drewdunnrespect]

snugpack under blanket all year round cos i love em and there brilliant and easy to get on with

 

[nickliv]

easy - I got one bought one of these as works leaving present a few years ago:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sherwood-Agencies-3903-Folding-hammock/dp/B000GFEZCS

Just unfold it in front of the fire/stove - job done.

5 kilos? I can get the full overnight kit sorted for that sort of weight.

 

[verloc]

5 kilos? I can get the full overnight kit sorted for that sort of weight.

lol

The best solution I found was definitely the underblanket, although I did also get on ok with a 3/4 mat in a sleeping bag but I like to use a quilt (or open bag) in a hammock cos I like to wriggle.

 

[toonman]

i drop my sleeping bag inside the hammock on top of a truck windscreen protector cut to size for reflective purposes. Then i tie my poncho on the outside, on the ends of the hammock, and close it on top with a couple of binder clips, to create an air space and stop the wind. If it's really cold, i fill the poncho with some leaves so that the wall of the poncho doesn't touch the hammock.
the rest of the heating is made with the tarp and a reflective fire, and keeping the hammock nearer to the ground thus reducing the ammount of air that flows underneath.

 

[javi]

I use one of Wanderinstar's excellent Coccoons (have a search of the threads for full details) - it slips around the whole hammock like a big sleeping bag. Very quick and easy to rig (I use shock cord with mini krabs) and extremely warm - I used it in January this year at -3C and was perfectly comfortable with no need for thermals, hats, socks, etc. I think there might be another group buy going on...

 

[EdS]

5 kilos? I can get the full overnight kit sorted for that sort of weight.

You'll not notice th 5kg compared to the 110kg of the stove and the several tonnes of stone in the house surrounding it.

 

[A Jack]

Have you thought of something like this,
http://www.camelotoutdoor.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=46&products_id=103
Cheap as chips and would reflect body heat. Cheers

 

[Shewie]

Have you thought of something like this,
http://www.camelotoutdoor.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=46&products_id=103
Cheap as chips and would reflect body heat. Cheers

The only problem with those is that they don't breathe very well. I've never tried one but I've heard they're not good for condensation leading to dampness on your doss bag.

 

[gsfgaz]

I use a thermarest inside the sleeping bag (to stop it slipping about)

that's an idea mate, defo gonnie try that one....

 

[Asa Samuel]

Has anybody tried one of these from Endicott's? http://www.endicotts.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1373 I like the idea of it folding flat, Just wondering if there was any feedback?