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Well I spent my first ever night in a Hammock last night, in a forest in South Wales, utilising a homemade mat consisting of a double layer of bubblewrap wrapped in aluminium foil. How did it work?...

Hmm, how about wrapping the bubblewrap in aluminium foil, or putting foil between two layers of wrap? Not something I imagine would be a good permanent solution, and would take up yet more room, but...

Ah yes, soon after I posted that question I realised it didn't make sense as quilt insulation is to do with trapped air too. But you've explained it very well, now it makes sense, smaller the...

I'm going for my first Hammock Camp this weekend so will experiment a bit, the weather should be mild enough, obviously I will bring some kind of back-up insulation if it proves useless.

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Interesting. I've never tried it but I have been told bubblewrap can make a quite effective sleeping mat substitute for ground camping, maybe the physics are different for Hammocks somehow. Is it...

Sorry for this really noobish question but would a few layers of bubblewrap provide any kind of effective under-insulation in a Hammock? At least in terms of spring/summer camping. Just exploring all...