Conditions:
Northeast Oklahoma mountains (hills?) in January. Steady freezing rain most of the night. Near 100% humidity with light, ground-level fog Low around 16. Light breezes (5-10 mph).
Gear:
Medium weight fleece pants & pull-over, loose wool socks, down hood. WBBB hammock. 20-degree Hammock Gear Burrow top quilt w/ 3 oz overfill. 20-degree Hammock Gear Incubator under quilt w/ 2 oz overfill. Warbonnet Superfly tarp.
Results:
Stayed warm. Would not change any equipment.
Ice collected on both outside & inside the tarp.
Due to the collection of ice the tarp sagged pretty bad. During the night, I remember wondering why one butt cheek was cold but the rest of me was fine. Turns out the tarp sagged so low it was touching the side of my hammock. My body heat melted the ice and I got a wet spot that soaked through the under quilt. After tightening my guylines that was fixed and I slept fine the reat of the night.
Thanks to water resistant down, my quilt dried the next day and the following 19-degree night was a piece of cake.
Packing up an ice-encrusted tarp in 20-degree weather, on the other hand, was a real pain.
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