is there a benefit to using something that isn't coated or water resistent?
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is there a benefit to using something that isn't coated or water resistent?
More breathable, less condensation.
Here's a great pair to have.
http://goosefeet.webs.com/
That's also what I was thinking.
Momentum 90 has a finished weight of 1.05oz/yd (60" wide) and costs $13.59/yd from Thu-Hiker.
Uncoated Ripstop finishes at... well 1.1oz (68" wide) and costs $3.00/yd from BackwoodsDaydreamer
Similar weight and much less cost.
Similar performance? Not really sure?
I get extra warmth from a hammock sock by it keeping my body heat in a little and it keeps the wind off of me. It has some insulation under it but is meant to couple with an underquilt or other type of insulation. I am currently testing one of Mac's IX Hammock Socks. Tonight it will be below 20* and I am using my new Jacks R Better Torso Pad between the sock & hammock instead of an underquilt. I am also using a thermarest with a DIY Pad Extender inside the hammock. I took a nap earlier in it this evening until about 8:00 and was very warm at 32* but am now headed back out for the rest of the night with current temp at 20*. Will report later if anyone's interested.
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I have made several socks. I am of the opinion that it is one of my favorite pieces of gear. It offers privacy, warmth, and security while hammocking.
Anytime it is below 60 I will take my sock. I just love being able to be enclosed when I sleep. Anything over than 60 is just too dang hot to be inside one.
When it is cold outside it will keep you a heck of alot warmer. Just look at Jeff's results. They speak for themselves.
It also gives me a sense of security (false or not, is eases my mind) in the sense that no animal could his head into my hammock and give me a big lick, or worse, a big bite. I also feel like it keeps bugs out... not necessarily flying ones.
I have made several. The one I use now is uncoated all the way around and has a drawstring like Jeff's design. It works pretty good, but you can feel a little wind through it.
The best design (again IMO) was a design based on Jeff's but one side was DWR and the other was completely breathable. That was very warm and allowed just the right amount of ventilation.
If I were you I definitely consider a sock. I would love to have a MMG with SEEP.
The half and half model.
http://www.bobbyhancock.com/images/g...g/DSCN9993.JPG
The completely breathable model.
http://www.bobbyhancock.com/images/g...g/DSCN0257.JPG
PapaSmurf makes a sock in camo that I'm drooling over. Just a matter of time before I send him some money. Bank on it!
(Get it? Bank on it? Do you see what I did there?)
:lol:
Funny you should say that. I also like socks in very cold weather; but I for some reason always fell LESS secure in one. When I hear something go "bump in the night," I love the ability to quickly pop my head up and see what's goin' on. Funny how people have such different responses to the same situation. Keeps life interesting! :)
omg hammock socks now! I entered this thread thinking wool socks....nope, hammock socks. Something else for me to learn. arrrggghhh lol. Newb stressors