A few have done extensive testing and i plan to do this myself now during the fall & winter. You can insulate using either a hammockquilt (basically a big sleepingbag for hammocks that is put out on the outside, or some sort of insulation (usually foampads) inside it. What you mostly want to avoid is getting wind to blow through the bottom of the hammock chilling it.Doc said:1) I would expect it is colder than a tent or low basha in winter. Anyone tried it?
It depends on how long your hammock is. The hammock is usually upwards 3 m but it is in a U pattern and not straight. Best thing is to have the hammock close to the tarp roof and a tarp that is about as long as the hammock.Doc said:2) Do you need a specially long tarp? My basha is the standard 2.5m long - is this too short for use with a hammock?
Yes. This is the reason you need to use drip-lines and a connection that doesn't transfer water easilly from the support ropes to the actual hammock.Doc said:3) Do you get rain running down the support ropes into the hammock?
Most tree barks seems to take even rope without any problems. Some people use webbing slings (or just straight webbing) to spare the trees a bit more.Doc said:4) Does it damage the tree bark?
You will look at abour 400g -> 1200g. It all depends on how tough of a hammock you want/need. The 400g variants in lighter & weaker forms of nylon works fine if you are around 50-80kg weight. If you are upwards 110-120kg you need stronger materials such as rip-stop nylon or even Cordura nylon. These materials weigh from 190-210g / m so they usually end up around 1200-1300g.Doc said:5) How about weights? Maybe I'm unfit but I do like to keep the pack weight down. The hammock idea is tempting as my one man tent is 2kg but my basha is just 250g.
This however means that your entire setup will still not be above 1500g.
Best part of those are that they are cheap. So IF the hammock doesn't fit you or is too weak, it's not a big lossDoc said:Must admit to being tempted to get an ebay or paradise hammock.

Enjoy hammocking
