I have never looked at all this from that perspective. By my way of looking at this I would say that in high humidity if feels hotter in the shade because the moist air is very near saturation and...
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I have never looked at all this from that perspective. By my way of looking at this I would say that in high humidity if feels hotter in the shade because the moist air is very near saturation and...
I thought the lack of cloud cover was a big factor in deserts being hot during the day and cold at night. During the day there is radiant heat gain from the sun and at night there is radiant heat...
If you are talking about in the HH SS where it is placed between the hammock and the open cell foam pad, my guess would be that it is the VB effect. You need a gap, or separation for radiant heat...
I think Mac was making a joke that went over peoples heads when you made the comment it halts a major form of heat loss. As Mac points out, we have to lose some heat to survive... so the joke is to...
A Canadian asking someone from the deep south what they mean by 'cold' and 'extremely cold'?:D Good one! Like you say, they are relative terms. While I'm freezing wearing every item of clothing I...
With the hammock material being a vapor barrier you aren't going to be passing moisture through your underquilt so you don't need it to be breathable, except to get it to loft and possibly remove any...
Yep, we seldom setup where/when wind is a problem, but sometimes the wind changes on us. And large tarps or hammock socks where you can block the wind from getting to the underquilt can solve that...
Jeff... wind penetration is another issue. And like you said it is a biggie. Even without the penetration is is a big factor as it removes your boundary layer of warm air. But when it penetrates...
One thing that makes testing various systems where condensation is concerned is the environment you are in. Those conditions can change from one night to the next or even from one hour to the next...
Brandon,
My opinion is that there isn't an additive temperature improvement by adding a vapor barrier to breathable insulation. I think it is a multiplier that you apply. There are a lot things...
BillyBod... I could have written the same post you did. I have used GoreTex over socks, Seal Skins (with built in cotton liner... what where they thinking), and finally NeoSocks. Warm and wet beats...
Well, it is that time of year again and I thought I would repost my revised spill on vapor barriers.
Vapor barriers aren't that easy to use if you don't understand what is going on and they aren't...