It was just in my backyard but after weeks of foul weather it was nice to finally get to test out my new equipment.
Like a lot of first-timers my set up is a Hennessey (expedition asym zip) with the Hex tarp and super shelter. not knowing what to expect and with temperatures predicted to get down to the low 30s I took along my 15° rated sleeping bag.
After getting it all set up climbing in wearing my poly pro long johns I easily slipped into my bag, read about 20 minutes of Game of Thrones, and quickly dozed off. I was toasty warm and very comfortable with the gentle swaying caused by the windy evening. I got up at about 3 AM to readjust the tarp because of the winds had blown loose from where I had tied it off but I quickly climbed back in and was back off to sleep in about another 20 minutes.
When I broke it down this morning I was eager to see if I had any condensation collected in the undercover and was surprised to find only a very minimal amount near where my head was. I had read that this could happen even with a space blanket but that the space blanket did help to minimize it.
All in all on a scale of 1 to 10 I give it about a 7.5 for comfort. I'm sure as I get more accustomed to it and refining my set up a little bit more that number will increase.
Looking forward to getting it with some of the local guys now and getting used to hanging rather then ground dwelling!
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