Gear So after getting some solid advice about hammock choices and hammock length I went with a 12'x58" gathered end DIY hammock from 1.9 Ripstop. I rigged a 25yr old dept store special square cut summer bag as my under insulation and opened up my REI sub-kilo mummy to use as an overquilt
Conditions: Since I've never done the hammock thing before I was nervous that my first time would be really uncomfortable. So for my first hang I decided to eliminate some variables and hang in the basement. This way I could focus on if I could get comfortable and actually sleep. Glad I did because the rain started at about 2am.
Results So I would say that hammocking is 100x more comfortable than sleeping on a my Z-rest pad on the ground. Sleeping on the ground is just plain painfull sometimes. No so with the hammock. I would say I normally get 2 or 3 sleep sessions of 2-3 hours during the night when I'm on the ground. I'd say I got the same amount of sleep in the hammock but it was more comfortable.
Tweeks to Consider I noticed that my top quilt kept rolling off the side of the hammock. I think I'd like to add some draw stings to the sides like the Snipe has to draw the loose sides at my head and feet in and keep the top quilt in place and on the hammock.
For the conditions the sub-kilo was way too much bag. I need a top quilt for warmer conditions but the sub-kilo is what I'll be using this summer on my CO trip. I don't think I'd be able to sleep in it as a "bag" but as a quilt it works great. Also going to make a DIY PLUQ.
HUGE THANKS TO HAMMOCK FORUM USERS! I've found so much usefull info here. Thanks a ton for all the usefull posts.
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