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Yeah - and I would add it it light, but not as light as an equivalent sized piece of 1/8 CCF. CCF is still bulky and is probably a fraction colder. Like others i have been good to about freezing with...

Quick overnight trip - about 20kms in.

Video of setup to the sounds of the forest (hope this works). Watch for the mosquito that flies right by the camera early on (looks like a bird!). No...

They'll hold fine so long as the line isn't stupidly undersized - i have used mini linelocs on a four-season tent in 80mph blizzard and they didn't fail over several days (though probably froze to...

I am another that first took to a hammock so I could be comfortable in hot, humid weather. Certainly a vast improvement over any tent, but can still get a bit hot sometimes.



I agree though I...

Great pad - but too narrow in my opinion for the hammock

Very cool - hammock in its prime habitat.

Looks nice and dry out too.

The Hennessey one?

Yeah - i have it.

Pros are it has been good (for me at least) to about freezing (light frost) with a warm sleeping bag used as a quilt. I think that is about its limit for...

The zipper is certainly not as fool-proof as the bottom entry but is solid as far as zippers go. If you sweat a bit in the hammock maybe give it a regular wash as a precaution (salt from sweat +...

dust lightly with talc powder and the silicone won't stick anymore

Same. I use one of those U shaped inflatable travel pillows. By inflating just a little there is no pillow when on my back (as I like it) but just enough support when rolling over onto the side.
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If you want to keep the sil, make a mix of about 1 part bathroom silicon and 4 part low odour turps (hard to mix - i put mine in a old soda bottle and shook for ages). Stretch your tarp out...

Ok - so in summary:

- Spinn: Forget it - no manufacturer of reputation is prepared to use it anymore due to quality issues;
- Cuben: Great if you can afford it, benefits not entirely up to the...

Starting to think seriously about upgrading the tarp. The Hennessey Hex silnylon is fine, but bigger and heavier than I would prefer. Also, cuben or spinn sounds much more fun.

I understand that...

Spot-on in my experience. Try to get your core down before you get in. A swim is perfect. Eat early, not just before going to bad (opposite to cold weather practice). Wear as little as possible. The...

+1 no problems to at least 45-50 with the bubble pad.

It is also pretty light and gives good coverage if you move about in your sleep.

Monsoon is a bad name.

Fly looks hot (Monsoon season is hot and humid season). Also monsoonal rain is heavy enough - but tends to come straight down.

More like a blizzard fly to me?

Yeah - i'll be the one to be different.

I'm 6'3" and find the scout surprisingly good. I'd happily hole up in one for the night (though i use teh DJ). I think everyone is a bit different and no...

Interesting. I also have found the sweet spot for me much more inline then i expected from my readings - just slightly on the diagonal. I am with the zipper to the right and 6'3" (have the xl model).

I can also suggest from recent experience that it is pretty easy to reproof or add extra proofing (water resistence) to silnylon by painting on silicon / turps mixture. Maybe adds a tiny bit of extra...

Ok, i have painted the seams and top 1m or so either side of the ridge seam (to be double safe for any possible 'misting') with the diluted silicone mix.

Works well - we haven't seen the intensity...

Finally a dry day and a chance to test the tarp with the hose only.

Seems the issue is the seams. I had assumed that as the tarp is factory seam taped and also the volumes coming through the seams...

Awesome - definately keep us up to date as to what solutions you come to in the tropics.

IMHO you will often need some minor bottom insulation even at above 20 celcius - particularly in the early...

Thanks for all the ideas.

I have contacted Hennessy who suggested to look first at the seams. I have strung up in the backyard with some light rain and under daylight it is clear that there is a...

I have the clamcleats on a 4 season tent that sustained 60mph + winds over 2 days in a blizzard.

They slipped a little over time (on slightly sub 2mm spectra line) - but kept the tent up (though i...

Thanks Brian,

Yes - seepage along the suspension was what i initially thought the problem may have been (when it happened previously). I have added drip lines just inside the ends of the tarp. I...

Yeah - i have been wrong before :D but i really doubt this is condensation. Rate of water infiltration and relationship to the intensity of the rain seemed to rule that out. After maybe 1.5hrs of...

I have a Hennessey slinylon hex that is leaking through in heavy rain. I have noted there have been a few previous threads on this (not just Hennessy tarps) before.

I have noticed the issue for a...

I'm 6'3" and whilst the scout would not be a first choice - it is surprisingly comfortable and i wouldn't complain too much if i had to sleep in one (it should be way too small for me). Best if you...

Interesting thread.

My first post here - but i got into the hammock thing precisely because I wanted to keep up outdoor activities through the summer. Where i live (North Queensland, Australia) we...