my first winter hang.

[fishfish]

Myself and one or two pals are meeting up for a winter camp in Cornwall from Saturday morning until Monday lunchtime. The weather forcast is for cold north east wind bringing cold arctic air straight off Scandinavia,night time temps are expected to go down to -5c , a cold one!
I think i am prepared,high calorie and high carb foods for the duration,am taking home cured bacon and chicken fillets too.I just finished making my first under quilt for my hammock,i just hope its warm enough,its made from a 15 tog duvet backed with space blanket type material to reflect body heat all covered in 1.1 O.D ripstop nylon,for top layer i have a Snugpack Antarctica 2 sleeping bag which i will use as a top quilt,and over the top of me will be a DDtarp .
so you guys got any tips on keeping warm or for winter hanging?

 

[Perrari]

The BBC weather forecast for Cornwall is +5 degrees at its lowest this weekend (based on Bodmin). OK still cold compared to this last week. Your food & insulation sound perfect, my only advice would be 'Keep the wind at bay' that is going to be your enemy !

 

[fishfish]

glad the forecast has changed! mind you i just heard its snowing in york!

 

[mountainm]

glad the forecast has changed! mind you i just heard its snowing in york!

That it is.

 

[Shewie]

It sounds like you should be toasty Justin, you might notice a bit of condensation against the space blanket but you should be able to air it out in the morning.

Have a good one, looking forward to seeing the pics

 

[Teepee]

Make sure your underquilt hangs with no gaps under your body. Any air gaps will drastically reduce warmth. This is more easily done with a helper. You can then adjust the tension to get it to hang correctly. If this doesn't get it to hang right, you can bodge with safety pins or gaffer tape for the night until you can stitch it.

With that lot at 5c, you should be throwing your bag off in the night feeling too hot

Good luck on it Fish! You'll love it

 

[Aragorn]

A water bottle filled with hot water makes a good well, "hot water bottle" and will take less time to boil for your morning brew.

 

[kiltedpict]

A water bottle filled with hot water makes a good well, "hot water bottle" and will take less time to boil for your morning brew.

Cracking tip. I use an alu sigg bottle in a neoprene sleeve for winter camps.

 

[fishfish]

a chap on rhe hammock forum suggested putting it in a sock.

 

[Elen Sentier]

Your idead for the underquilt sounds good. I've got an old duvet (still in good nick) so shall work on that over winter. Not used my hammock yet but next year ...

 

[Elen Sentier]

Cracking tip. I use an alu sigg bottle in a neoprene sleeve for winter camps.

I do this, it works a treat even when the ground is iced over. My bottle is in a sock though

 

[fishfish]

Your idead for the underquilt sounds good. I've got an old duvet (still in good nick) so shall work on that over winter. Not used my hammock yet but next year ...

heres a rough pic of the plan ,i will post a vid on monday.

 

[Elen Sentier]

ta, will look out for vid.

 

[Hugo]

That is a cracking tip, widu13 gave me it last year, use it all the time now.

 

[Shewie]

heres a rough pic of the plan ,i will post a vid on monday.

You might want to add some shockcord across the short ends too Justin, that way you can cinch up the ends and block out any drafts

 

[bilmo-p5]

'Sigg hot water bottle' in a pair of socks is a good idea, it's what I do. Makes them nice for putting on in the morning.

 

[Gray]

Did this happen... Any pics fellas

 

[Gray]

A water bottle filled with hot water makes a good well, "hot water bottle" and will take less time to boil for your morning brew.

Wee..... Don't use it for a brew though, obviously

 

[spandit]

I used an Osprey bottle filled with boiling water over the weekend - it was still pretty hot in the morning - wrapped it in a shemagh to make it cool enough to touch!

 

[mr walloping]

Some good tips for the hot water bottle cheers