Hello From Central Illinois

[Kingsnake]

I'm a long time outdoorsman who is new to hanging in a hammock. I actually have a trip planned for this weekend where I'm going to hang in my hammock. We have some seasonably cool weather this weekend, with low temps into the lower 40's. I have a pretty inexpensive hammock with the skeeter beeter pro, but I have found it to be comfortable the other times I have slept in it. Going to use a pad and a sleeping bag with a Eno tarp. I hope to be warm and comfortable all night. After I purchased my hammock, I had watched many hammock hanging videos for advice. Many of them had Shug in them, and he mentioned this site several times. While waiting for the administrator's approval, I read many posts. So far, I have found this forum to be informative, and the people on it to be intelligent and helpful. Looking forward to sharing my experiences as well. Thanks again.

[stephz0r]

Welcome! I have a SB Pro, too. Its a good entry level hammock for sure.

[2ply]

Welcome to HF from Georgia. Lots of great info here on the forums.

[SmokeBait]

Welcome from neighboring Missouri. Enjoy the forum!

[paper]

Welcome from Northern IL!! Hope your trip works out as planned!!

My first hang was this spring and I found out what cold was first hand.. I too use a SBP for my outdoor hanging and am using a Grand Trunk Roatan hammock indoors during the winter and will be using a table cloth hammock in the summer.

Kick around the Yellow River October hang mentioned in the midwest section.

[Kingsnake]

I was looking at that, but as a high school football coach, my Octobers are pretty full. I will keep an eye out and hopefully be able to make one of the winter trips. I have done quite a bit of winter camping, but never in a hammock. Going to be a low of 42 this Saturday night, so we will see if my gear is up to the task.