Here in South Texas, we just had one of our first freezes of the year. Now you northern folk are probably laughing, but freezes are rare where I live and folks down here make a big deal about them.
So, when the weather showed that it was going to freeze last night, I had to go out and test my gear. The Mrs. thought I was nuts. It was around 38 when I set up my WL Lite Owl and Jarbridge UQ in the back yard. I crashed around nine and slept great. I woke up around 3:30 and saw that the temp was 30, but I was plenty warm. I wore nylon sweats, no socks, and a Patagonia exped weight top. My bag is about a 10 degree down mummy (I say "about" because it was once allegedly rated -20, but it has lost loft over the years and is not nearly as warm as it was when I first got it).
The WL Lite Owl was really nice compared to my ENO DN. I could achieve a much flatter lay and could even sleep on my stomach in the LO. I could never do that in the DN. That is one nice hammock.
The only issue I had is this: I am a side sleeper and toss and turn a lot. When I turned, the TQ would pop out of place and I would get cold. I'm thinking I need to rig some lines from the sides of the UQ and attache them to a ridge line to keep the UQ in place.
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