Well, my hammock and JRB Hammock Hut are set up and ready to go. This is my first time setting up "in the field" with the whoopie slings. I still need 10' straps in my yard (large trees), so I'm mostly saving weight by losing the weight of carabiners and cinch buckles.
"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." - Mark Twain
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs
Originally Posted by NCPatrick
Hey, I was thinking the same thing and went and hung up my hammock out back too!!! Here on the coast it's forcasted to be about 22 degrees tonight, but I swear it already feels like it's that and then some with this wind!!!! I am NOT used to this type of weather
Good luck to you on your cold test tonight
TinaLouise
Thanks! You too. It's 25F here right now with a very low wind chill, stiff wind. I'm getting psyched!Here on the coast it's forcasted to be about 22 degrees tonight, but I swear it already feels like it's that and then some with this wind!!!! I am NOT used to this type of weather
Good luck to you on your cold test tonight
TinaLouise
"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." - Mark Twain
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs
We're looking at a 1 degree wind chill here tonight. It's going to drive me into the hot tub, not the hammock. Good luck!
.. truly to enjoy bodily warmth, some small part of you must be cold, for there is no quality in this world that is not what it is merely by contrast. Nothing exists in itself. If you flatter yourself that you are all over comfortable, and have been so a long time, then you cannot be said to be comfortable any more. - Herman Melville
We are hitting -17º tonight and I am set up to hang.
Yeti and pad and WB TQ possibly with JRB HR over that since I am home in the wilds of my backyard. SWT over me.
Not many clothes other than head.
Good luck to us all.......... Have fun NCPatrick........
-6.5º right now at 5:02PM here .....Whoooooooo C-c-c-c-cold snoozin' .....
Last edited by Shug; 01-02-2010 at 18:02.
Whooooo Buddy)))) All Secure in Sector Seven
Good luck to you too Shug! Sounds bitter cold. We are all nuts aren't we?
"Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities." - Mark Twain
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.” - John Burroughs
It's supposed to get down to 7 degrees tonite here with negative windchills. that's a little to cold for me.
Chris
Can't wait to hear how you guys do! I look forward to your post.
Questtrek
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks". John Muir.
I am so jealous.
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall when the wise are banished from the public councils because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.” ~Judge Joseph Story
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IMPOSSIBLE JUST TAKES LONGER
WELL...??? How did it go???
For me... I waited until I was ready to go to bed, changed into clothes that I would have in my backpack.... longjohn bottoms, very thin silk camisole, long sleeve thin wool pull-over top, smartwool socks, thin liner gloves, crocs on feet, down jacket and went outside. Oh my...it was soooo cold out there!!! And very windy. Got into my hammock and took off the jacket, stuffed the jacket at my head end of hammock because if you have noticed yet, I forgot to put something on my head!!!Zipped up my weathershield, laid down and and and.... well it started to get hot... Had to remove my gloves and socks (hung them over my little clothes line that I have inside my hammock). Went to sleep, slept till 8am when my husband let my big dog out and he came over to me and woofed at me!!! On my hammock... I have my home made under quilt and my home made over quilt. I'm using my home made tarp too instead of the Clark tarp. This was all I had out there and all my gear (well, the tarp I made is 9x10 and I've decided it's not long enough but it worked fine) anyways, all my gear worked VERY well. I slept very warm and toasty. My under quilt worked extreamly well. No problems with condensation... I left about a 6" gap with the weathershield near my head plus I've got the Tropical Clark and the head end is more open than the NA model. I'm real happy with my results... I think the temps went to 22 with a wind chill in the low teens.
So how did the rest of you'all do.....
TinaLouise
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