To cold? Planning a winterhang

[DuctTape]

I did -11*F last winter and was toasty warm. The best trick I have found for these frigid temps is a garlington insulator. It acts as a weathershield too.

My setup from last winter:

claytor hammock
8x10 siltarp set up as a baker's hut to block the 15-20mph winds off the reservoir
-20*TNF down bag
walmart ccf (egg crate one)
walmart 3/8 in ccf
truck sunshade
2 garbage bags filled w/air ala garlington
poncho rigged as garlington insulator

I was so warm in this, I know I could have gone way lower.

[teletrekker]

DuctTape- how did you layer your set-up? Any pads in the hammock or between pocho and hammock?

I just picked up a SS undercover to stuff stuff in for added degrees and a willys poncho liner to hang as an UQ if needed. Would I put the inflated bags over or under the SS open cell pad/SB?

[DuctTape]

the 2 ccf's were in the pad pocket of the claytor as was the sunshade

between the poncho and hammock bottom was the 2 garbage bags filled with air (filled is the wrong word, there was barely any air).

[teletrekker]

Forgot about the pocket in the Claytor.

So I'd want the bags under my ocf pad. Thanks man. Options are good. Especially for the weight and cost of a couple garbage bags.

[DuctTape]

yeah. I always carry a couple of garbage bags in my pack and since I have a poncho all the time, I know that I am always prepared for an unprepared 20* drop in temp.

note: the bags are under the hammock... between it and the poncho.

[BillyBob58]

Forgot about the pocket in the Claytor.

So I'd want the bags under my ocf pad. Thanks man. Options are good. Especially for the weight and cost of a couple garbage bags.

You might find something of interest in this thread, considering you will use a HHSS undercover.
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=10632
Because you don't have a pad pocket in a HH, you might consider a 4 oz Speer SPE, plus it is lighter than a dbl layer.

[teletrekker]

Thanks for the pointers Billy. A couple large bags will be in my pack for my Oct. trip in the Whites. I hope to experiment more before then. I'll keep you all posted.