I do a lot of cold weather camping, but I'm new to hanging. Just curious what works best for the rest of you hangers.
Please list temps and the gear required to keep you warm. Hammock type, clothing, underquilt, topquilt, etc.
Thanks in advance for the info. This site is awesome!
Wow, such a question.
At the Mt Rogers hangout in January this year, there were around 40 set ups, & not one repete.
My set up: Jacks R Better (JRB) no snivveler (down) underquilt top quilt ala RayWay with alpine upgrade. Hammock sock over it all. Then everything covered by a large tarp.
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I've done down to 30 degrees. I normally sleep in my clothes so at the 30 degree mark I was wearing smartwool baselayer top, patagonia baselayer bottom, hiking pants and shirt, fleece top, and stocking cap.
For my hammock, I was using a DIY Speer type hammock with the Campmor 20 degree down rectangular sleeping bag pulled up around me and the hammock like a peapod so it provided both top and bottom insulation. I can do down farther in this set up but haven't had the opportunity yet.
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the MN clan has details of their -26*F hang and Turk has some insights on the cold temps too. I know there's vid from Shug and Turk on their exploits in the wicked cold.
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Ist night ever in a hammock, Hennessy(HH) with Super Shelter(SS), 22*F. But I didn't know what I was doing and froze, abandoned hammock about 0200 for ground. Then the rest of the week in the 30s- low 40s, with high wind, slept warm and snug. 20*F Cat's Meow bag.
Later, many high 20s to low 30s with basic SS plusCat's Meow 20*F bag, from barely warm enough to plenty warm.
Later, high teens in SS augmented with extra insulation(jackets or down vests) or Garlington Insulators in Undercover, 0*F bag---- warm enough. ( wind calm). Also, same insulation at 27*F but very high winds. Had a MacCat deluxe tarp, as opposed to the diamond HH tarp I ahd been using. Adequately warm.
18-20*F with Speer hammock and SPE with a full length Ridgerest pad plus a torso length Thermarest Ultra light and zero degree bag-- toasty warm.
11*F-- 5 mph wind- Speer hammock- Speer PeaPod, warm clothing, plus 40* bag as top quilt and space blanket in down PeaPod. Warm.
One week at 9000-10500 feet in the Rockies, 27*F-mid 30s, lots of wind and rain, sleet, snow. JRB 10x11 tarp over Claytor No Net hammock surrounded by Speer PeaPod plus space blanket and warm clothing( down vest, 14 oz Polargard hooded jacket, but no top quilt) Warm.
18*F- very high winds- War Bonnet Black Bird, JRB Mt, Washington Under Quilt, usual warm clothing(not sure exactly what), 0*F bag--- hot water bottle at start- plenty warm.
11-12*F JRB Bridge hammock with JRB Mt. Wash. Underquilt., usual warm clothing, Golite 20*F top quilt, started with hot water bottle. Warm until about 0300, top layer of quilt was quite wet from condensation, woke up to pee realizing I was not quite warm enough on top. Swithched to 0*F bag with HOOD,(but no new hot water bottle) quickly toasty warm and back to sleep until time to get up. PLenty warm.
Same set up as above with Golite quilt, NO hot water bottle. App. 27*F with snow( Feb Sipsey Widerness trip). Woke up about 0200 feeling slightly chilled on top, added Marmot down hood, then slept toasty all night.
That's all I can think of right now.
Last edited by BillyBob58; 07-26-2009 at 21:56.
Good query .... here is a video of me and kwpapke hanging in -26º temps. Shows gear and such ....... -26 Minnesota Hang
Also here is a thread I started on my -7º using only pads in the hammock: http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=3185
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Last edited by Shug; 07-26-2009 at 17:23.
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5 deg F in ENO hammock w/thermarest pad and military sleep system ( http://www.militarysurplusdepot.com/...e_reissue.html ) wearing midweight poly thermals. Warm all night.
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My favorite is still "Sling Boil"
4*F + 10" of snow in 24 hrs (we were snowshoeing)
30* Marmot Arroyo down sleeping bag used as a TQ...Down jacket laid over top
mid-weight poly base layer/mid weight fleece top...sierra design down booties...ray way bomber hat
Winter down Yeti (2/3 UQ by Warbonnet)...3/8" ccf by gg doubled over under my legs and feet
Blackbird hammock (1.7 DL)...OES Sil Ultra tarp
4* was pushing the limit of the 30* sleeping bag...would replace with my 0* Moonstone sleeping bag to do all over
also, used the same set-up (except used the 0* bag) for a hang that started in mid 20s and was about 7*F by morning with 30-40 mph winds...wind chill was -25*F.
Only problem was my fingers froze taking my gear down!
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Whooooo. I weep!Shug...your videos are better than comedy central!
SB is my favorite too. ..... well it was my most fun to make. Scared myself!!!!
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