Just wondering if there is any noticeable benefit to hanging closer to the ground in winter or windy conditions?
I'm thinking doing this, combined with a properly pitched tarp, would help keep the cold out to some degree.
Just wondering if there is any noticeable benefit to hanging closer to the ground in winter or windy conditions?
I'm thinking doing this, combined with a properly pitched tarp, would help keep the cold out to some degree.
I'd venture to say you're right. I plan on doing this as well. Convection is to hangers what conduction is to groundies, so even though down insulation radiates your heat back to you, you have to make sure the air stays stagnant.
I'm with ya
Certainly. Pitching the tarp closer to the ground can help deflect the wind up and over your hammock, helping to maintain a microclimate under the tarp. It may not be much warmer, but anything to keep the wind from blowing your heat away from you will keep you warmer.
I do bc my DIY Grizzbeaks are only 50 inches tall.
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"Yes" For all the reasons stated.
Lower = warmer generally. Helps you seal out the elements (baring floods)
I've pitched all the way to the ground, or at least to the top of the snow pack to seal up the bottom of my tarp. My winter tarp also has doors so I can really make it weather tight. I've even had condensation, in the way of frost, problems from having it too sealed up. Pitching all the way to the ground does force ya to hang the hammock lower too.
I have done some backyard testing to see what was possible and was able to have the superfly to the ground on all four side and still have perfect ridge line tension. A big help in keeping wind out.
i hang low always. Kaia can climb in. this is a z-pack cuden and a WB superfly.
"Tenting is equivalent to a bum crawling into a cardboard box, hammocking is an art" KK
Just curious, what are yalls tricks to prevent spindrift when camping in the snow?
I would say hang the tarp as low as you can and the hammock as high as you can (under the tarp)
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