Hello hammockers,
Wanted to say hello from Mendocino county, CA. I'm a 65 yo lifetime enjoyer of being outdoors and communing with nature. A boy scout back in the 60's, when I learned to tie a few knots. While I used to backpack a lot, now it's only occasionally. Lightweight gear is nice, but less important than effective and durable gear. Mostly I canoe/kayak and car camp these days. After casually hanging for naps while on hikes, for many years, I decided to give hammock camping a try, as often the ground is a rocky & unlevel challenge for tents. A couple of nights in an eno double (which has been fine for naps) and I was having serious doubts about being able to get a good night's sleep, being a side sleeper with some neck damage.
After reading several posts on this forum I decided to give a bridge warbonnet dbl layer ridge runner a try, it looks quite promising for side sleep camping. It's scheduled to arrive in a couple days, yeah. For now I'll use a camp pad for insulation along with my warm, synthetic bag, and likely get a nice underquilt, later. WW has the down, light lynx uq. But I'm hesitant to get a down insulation that possibly could get wet on rivers/lakes adventures (even though gear is kept in dry bags; accidents happen). I've usually used synthetic sleeping bags for this reason. Any advice on down or synthetic uq for a ridge runner in wet conditions would be appreciated. Wishing you happy hanging.
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