FOUND: Winter Weather Shield for WBBB hammock

**optimator** · 01-04-2011, 23:47

Originally Posted by OutandBack

Ah someone who has a poncho cover.
How small does it pack? Is the material thicker than ripstop nylon?

Thanks for joining in.

Yeah, I think it's a little thicker than ripstop. If you can wait until tomorrow I'll get some packed pics if you'd like. When I use it it stuffs in my outside pack pocket with my tarp.

**Law Dawg (ret)** · 01-05-2011, 00:40

Originally Posted by pgibson

I don't have a set release date yet but I have been toying with this for a while now. I would be the bottom side version of the BBO. It will be breathable and non insulated from ripstop. Still needs work before we have it in production but........it's not just a dream.

Well Paul, I'll be watching for this to suppliment a BBO on my WBBB (seems you are becoming my favorite vendor of late

). Will the pricing be similar to the BBO?

**pig.slayer** · 01-05-2011, 00:57

Originally Posted by pgibson

I don't have a set release date yet but I have been toying with this for a while now. I would be the bottom side version of the BBO. It will be breathable and non insulated from ripstop. Still needs work before we have it in production but........it's not just a dream.

MMM Yeh, Let us know when the trails are finished.
If you need a tester .......

**OutandBack** · 01-05-2011, 01:37

Originally Posted by optimator

Yeah, I think it's a little thicker than ripstop. If you can wait until tomorrow I'll get some packed pics if you'd like. When I use it it stuffs in my outside pack pocket with my tarp.

A pict or two would be great. thanks
I am not planning to buy today.

UQ's have been around for a while and many talk/post about the wind stealing the heat from the uQ's.
I am surprised a simple lightweight, breathable, wind protector is not offered.

For single layer hammocks it would help with mosquito's biting thru the bottom layer since there's a gap for the UQ.

IF the end adjustments were on the whoopie via sliding prussic knot(see pict) and hook the single layer hammock owner
could use one to pull a pad tight against the bottom. Kind of a pad pocket or open the gap by sliding the purssic knot down for a thick winter UQ.

So there's tons of year round uses not just for a few of us crazy dead of winter hangers. lol

**Peter_pan** · 01-05-2011, 07:29

DDP with the JRB Weather Shield mod weighs 9 oz... Packs to 6x5x3 inches...Is probably the most breathable WP material out there...Much better than Gortex, event items...Inexpensive and will fit all hammocks with a JRB suspension system... http://www.jacksrbetter.com/DriDucksPoncho.htm

Pan

**millarky** · 01-05-2011, 08:13

I've always wondered if another DIY or cheap commercial hammock hung loosely under main hammock/UQ would do the job. In warmer weather you would have an extra for friends or a gear hammock.

**ShadowAlpha** · 01-05-2011, 09:33

Originally Posted by Law Dawg

Well Paul, I'll be watching for this to suppliment a BBO on my WBBB (seems you are becoming my favorite vendor of late

). Will the pricing be similar to the BBO?

+1 ditto to that

**wisenber** · 01-05-2011, 10:09

Originally Posted by Peter_pan

DDP with the JRB Weather Shield mod weighs 9 oz... Packs to 6x5x3 inches...Is probably the most breathable WP material out there...Much better than Gortex, event items...Inexpensive and will fit all hammocks with a JRB suspension system... http://www.jacksrbetter.com/DriDucksPoncho.htm

Pan

I'll vouch for the breathability of the DDP. I've used them under my insulation and even drape them over my ridgeline for a top cover. I don't have any hard test results, but it seems to breath as well as ripstop while it won't wet out from the outside. I've had frost on both the DDP and ripstop, so neither passes all vapor..for that matter, neither does a bugnet.

**OutandBack** · 01-05-2011, 12:10

Originally Posted by wisenber

I'll vouch for the breathability of the DDP. I've used them under my insulation and even drape them over my ridgeline for a top cover. I don't have any hard test results, but it seems to breath as well as ripstop while it won't wet out from the outside. I've had frost on both the DDP and ripstop, so neither passes all vapor..for that matter, neither does a bugnet.

Thanks wisenber,
I would still prefer .9 or 1.0 weight ripstop nylon. Dedicated wind protector. I know I'm picky.

For the heck of it I weighed my HH Supershield waterproof part. No OCF pad.
Tucked it into my lightest smallest nylon stuff sack and pop it on the Tribeam.
297 grams or 10.4 oz that's heavier than I thought but packs very small.

**pizza** · 01-05-2011, 12:37

I have a DDP and it is effective but I have experienced some condensation in cold temps below 30F but not real bad. The only con of the DDP is the weight and bulk compared to what nylon would be. The DDP doesn't compress as well as nylon and it is pretty fragile. The affordable price is pretty nice.