My next AT section hike will be the last week in April, starting in Deep Gap, NC and heading north for 7 or 8 days. This will also be my first long trip using a hammock, which I will be purchasing sometime in the next month or so. I'm fairly certain that I've decided on a double layer WBBB with a Speer Winter Tarp. I know that it may still be quite cold at night in late April, so I will also need to buy an underquilt (right?). If I use an underquilt, will I also need a CCF pad? Also, my current sleeping bag is a 35* NF Cats Meow, and I'm guessing that I should get something warmer (my previous hikes were in a tent in early fall). What degree bag should I take for hammock camping in late April in NC? Would down or synthetic matter in this scenario? I can see already that this newfound interest in hammocks is going to cost me a freakin' butt load of money
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