This past weekend, my scout troop went camping here in North Texas. The official temp recorded in the nearest town was a low of 25 Sunday morning. We had a digital thermometer at the site and it registered 23 and some change with very little breeze (less than 5 mph). This is a new low temp for Tango61 and myself by about 10 degrees.
My hammock configuration was as follows:
My Hennessey a-sym
A JRB ORM clone on the bottom
A JRB Nest outside of that
A Kelty 20 degree synthetic bag as a top quilt
A MacCat Deluxe for my tarp.
For clothing, I wore:
Synthetic boxer briefs
Synthetic t-shirt
Silk long johns
Micro Fleece top and bottoms
A knit hat
Heavy socks.
During Friday night/Saturday morning, I had a cold spot at only my bottom (the temp was in the low 40s/upper 30s). In reaching through the slit, I could feel a gap of about 5-6 inches. Knowing that the temperature was going to drop, I tied some para cord from side to side in three places to pull the quilts up. This closed the gap to only an inch or so. I felt no cold what so ever Saturday night.
I believe this to be the limit for this rig. I refuse to use a pad if I can help it due to condensation. I don't want to get wet when it's that cold. For colder temps, I'll have to switch to a top loader with a hammock sock and other features.
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