In this scorching weather, it is strange to be thinking of how to keep warm. But we are planning for our annual trip to the Wyoming Mountains 2nd week of Sept. I usually go a week earlier, and the coldest temp I have seen so far is 15*F. I would say low 20s are frequent, with nothing warmer than 30s to low 40s if there is a heatwave.
So, I may take a double bottom hammock with pads only (undecided, may go with PeaPod, depending on which hammock I take), but my step son will go with pads only for sure, to save money more than any other reason, used in a Claytor No Net .
Some folks here have slept in really cold temps using a 1/2 or 3/4 length UQ, and using a pad for the legs. So what I'm wondering is: those that have used pads only for leg warmth( example: Cannibal), how much CCF pad would you say is needed for 15*F? The impression I got is that not as much pad was needed down low as was needed from the butt up. So I'm thinking go with at least a 1" pad( maybe a little thicker, plus wide enough) for the upper body, and something a good bit thinner for below. But how thick is thick enough for legs and feet?
Any ideas?
(OOPS, I guess I should have put this under "pads". Oh well, move thread if needed)
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