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    A winter hammock question

    I spent the weekend hanging in 25* weather and all in all quite warm. I was useing my DIY hammock with winter burrow top quilt and 20* F incubator underquilt. My only complaint, (very minor) is when I rolled over the the ripstop of the hammock was not warm yet an was a bit cool to the touch.

    My thought was to have a dedicated winter hammock and sew a ultra lite fleece to the inside hammock itself. Iwas thinking of those light micro fleece throw blankets. I know if you just thow a blanket in the hammock it bunches up. but if you sew it with chanels ever 6 to 8 inches and dart the ends this just might be a good idea.

    Like I said it would be a dedicated winter hammock. Just like flannel sheets. has any one done this? Or would their be an issue with condensation?
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    I just wear fleece to sleep in. That may, or may not, be the solution you seek.
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    it sounds good, personally i just bring one of the throws with me that wayi have the option of wraping different parts of my body that may be chilly

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    Get yourself one of those Hoodie Footies. Preferably the one with the bunny ears.

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    +1 on sleeping in fleece. no chance it's going to shift on you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MrClean417 View Post
    Get yourself one of those Hoodie Footies. Preferably the one with the bunny ears.
    +1 What a great idea!

    I would think that the fleece might rip off the seam due to its stretch. With a double-layer hammock, you could slide a blanket between the layers to avoid bunching and stretch-related issues.

    But, man! A tiger fleece hooded onesie is not hard on the eyes at all!


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    Quote Originally Posted by dejoha View Post
    +1 What a great idea!

    I would think that the fleece might rip off the seam due to its stretch. With a double-layer hammock, you could slide a blanket between the layers to avoid bunching and stretch-related issues.

    But, man! A tiger fleece hooded onesie is not hard on the eyes at all!

    Okay, we are getting extremely silly here! Don't provoke the silly police.

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    I thought about using binder clips to attach a warm wool or fleece blanket to the hammock i really cold weather

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    Quote Originally Posted by MrClean417 View Post
    Get yourself one of those Hoodie Footies. Preferably the one with the bunny ears.

    "He looks like a Pink Nightmare!" A Christmas Story
    if i wore that the old guys would call me HARVEY
    "Tenting is equivalent to a bum crawling into a cardboard box, hammocking is an art" KK

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    You can always go with the Forever Lazy.

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