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    Keeping Warm

    Sup Y'all
    I've read a lot about staying warm in a hammock and the problems associated with it.
    Being from the south it's obviously not as big a problem for me,but it does get cold on occasion.
    I've always used the chemical warmers. They last all night and then some,they are cheap,light weight and if you buy the larger one it'll heat your whole sleeping bag.
    Haven't read about anyone using them here,any particular reason?

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    During winter time, A lot of people including myself use a hot water bottle inside their hammock to help stay warm. I'll put the hot water bottle in my foot box of my TQ before I get in as well as sleep with it inside my hammock. That way not only does warm up my hammock, help keeps me warm but it also insures that I have water in the morning and don't have to worry about my water freezing over night. I don't personally use hand warmers because I just see it as extra weight to be carried in the pack. I have used the chemical warmers before while car camping but prefer the water bottle over the hand warmers because the water bottle I see as dual purpose.
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    If I'm headed out for an overnight or low mileage trip where weight is not an issue I take chemical warmers. They work very well (as long as they haven't expired) and I much safer with them in my bag vs a bottle of water. I think the reason they don't get used as much for backpacking is the weight. It's a pack-it-in-and-pack-it-out item that doesn't lose weight after it's used.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hung View Post
    Sup Y'all
    I've read a lot about staying warm in a hammock and the problems associated with it.
    Being from the south it's obviously not as big a problem for me,but it does get cold on occasion.
    I've always used the chemical warmers. They last all night and then some,they are cheap,light weight and if you buy the larger one it'll heat your whole sleeping bag.
    Haven't read about anyone using them here,any particular reason?
    Have you Hung yet, Hung? When most of us are talking about staying warm in a hammock, we're talking about keeping our underside warm. Laying against the hammock body - you're essentially laying against the outside air, which is normally below body temperature, and the body chills. (Most people find that below 65*-70*F is their lower comfort limit without lower insulation.)

    It would be difficult to use chemical handwarmers to address the full surface area that's laying on the bottom of the hammock. But, as we always say here: HYOH (Hang Your Own Hammock / Hike Your Own Hike). Try the handwarmers out and let us know what you find!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roadtorque View Post
    If I'm headed out for an overnight or low mileage trip where weight is not an issue I take chemical warmers. They work very well (as long as they haven't expired) and I much safer with them in my bag vs a bottle of water. I think the reason they don't get used as much for backpacking is the weight. It's a pack-it-in-and-pack-it-out item that doesn't lose weight after it's used.
    While I understand the "pack it in pack it out" mentality and follow it to a certain extent. Why couldnt they be burned? The ingredients are benign(carbon,cellulose,vermiculite,water and salt) and I dont see them harming the environment. In fact every time you build a fire you leave some of the same chemicals.Unless I'm missing something.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hung View Post
    While I understand the "pack it in pack it out" mentality and follow it to a certain extent. Why couldnt they be burned? The ingredients are benign(carbon,cellulose,vermiculite,water and salt) and I dont see them harming the environment. In fact every time you build a fire you leave some of the same chemicals.Unless I'm missing something.
    I try to have as little impact on the environment that I am camping in as possible. That includes burning any type of trash. If everyone who used hand warmers burned said hand warmers I'd imagine that would not have a positive impact on the environment. I personally pack out what I pack in. Just my 2 cents.
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    Salt is not a good thing to burn. I concur with others on this. Pack it out. Otherwise we are just using the atmosphere as a dump.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hung View Post
    While I understand the "pack it in pack it out" mentality and follow it to a certain extent. Why couldnt they be burned? The ingredients are benign(carbon,cellulose,vermiculite,water and salt) and I dont see them harming the environment. In fact every time you build a fire you leave some of the same chemicals.Unless I'm missing something.
    Is vermiculite natural to the environment where you are camping?

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    Quote Originally Posted by perdidochas View Post
    Is vermiculite natural to the environment where you are camping?
    Considering that it occurs as a clay in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, yeah, it's possible.

    Wikipedia article.

    Not saying it does anything good for the environment when it's burned, though...

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    Quote Originally Posted by FLRider View Post
    Considering that it occurs as a clay in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, yeah, it's possible.

    Wikipedia article.

    Not saying it does anything good for the environment when it's burned, though...
    Hung's profile has him from Texas.

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