I know this has been spoken over and over on this forum and all over google but I can't seem to get a definitive answer that works!
I'm going off hiking/camping this spring with a hammock and I need to get good "under quilt" to wrap my hammock around.
(I'm on a low budget (as most of us during this economy) and don't have $200 to spend on one).
Some people say the iso pads are great and other say that they aren't specifically for hammocks.
Some say buy a sleeping bag and modify it while others say it's not enough.
I'm bring with me my hammock, large wool blanket which will wrap my 30f*+ sleeping bag.
(I'll be wearing to sleep thermal pants, thermal shirt, wool sucks, army wool shirt, and w/e else ill need to stay warm).
The weather will probably drop to 30's*-40'sf*
Now, obviously the heat will somehow manage to escape through my back, therefore, i need to fortify it by attaching something onto the outside of the hammock. I'm thinking of buying a cheap 40f*+ sleeping bag and modifying it to wrap around the hammock.
This is what I have in mind LINK
Still awaiting a reply from a company to let me know if i can unzip it all the way so it comes out like a quilt.
(I was also thinking of maybe taking out my space blanket, and putting it between my hammock and my sleeping bag.. but still not sure.)
Before I do that, I'd like to know what you, great adventurers, like me prefer/tried/used/like and/or hate.
Any suggestion, idea, or theory is greatly appreciated.
PS. my companion on these escapades plans to use a sheep skin blanket as under quilt, will that work? Or is he just end up carrying extra weight for a failed attempt to stay warm?
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