I live in the South and I have just bought my first hammock. Night time temperatures around here get down to the low 50's this time of the year. As usual we have high humidity nearly all the time. I do not use a sleeping bag, any insulation or a vapor barrier, but the condensation in the hammock is terrible at night. Any hints as to what I can do to cut down on feeling as though I could wring water out of my clothes at night. I am using a fly that sets about 12-15 inches above the hammock.
hmmm... seems close to me but that could just be preference.. but being so close I imagine it cuts down on circulation and a lot of the vapor from your breath is probably staying right above you at night and because the air can't absorbe any more moisture, since the humidity is already high, it probably settles right on you..
Where as if you give yourself another 6" or a foot.. you'll get more circulation above you.. you may also want to try a condensation bib... they're really frost bib but it's the same principle.. same thing.. just different temps.. Shug Knight mentions it in some of his vids. Hope this helped buddy
I know what you mean brother. I live up in Jackson, AL. Went camping in Conecuh this past weekend. Crystal clear night but i woke up soking wet around midnight. Plus it was 42 degrees. Not cool. I dont think there's a cure, it's just an alabama thing.
When the temperature drops below the dew point, there isn't much you can do. You likely want as much ventilation as possible to cut down on condensation but the air that is surrounding you can not accept any of the moisture you are generating and is actually dumping its own excess moisture on anything it comes in contact with.
When camping, to some degree, we depend on the surrounding air to act like a sponge and soak up the moisture we generate. When that sponge is dry (low humidity), we have enough ventilation, and there is adequate air movement (at least a breeze every now and then) to keep the air in our immediate vicinity from saturating, it works fine. It even works to varying degrees when the sponge is moist (moderate humidity). But when that sponge is saturated (100% humidity, ie, at or below the dew point) and dripping water on its own, whatcha' gonna do?
From a practical standpoint there are three basic situations concerning condensation issues.
1-- In high humidity conditions you are going to have condensation issues no matter what you do.
2-- In windy and very low humidity conditions you probably are not going to have condensation issues no matter what you do.
3-- In between, it can matter what you do and what you do depends on a lot of things. You want to stay warm and dry but you may or may not can... depending on the conditions and what you have to work with. And there are times where you get in all figured for the conditions you are in and the conditions change on you. Sometimes it is easy, sometimes not so much.
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I don't know if you are using a bugnet, but sometimes that can trap humidity. If so, try removing the bugnet and raising the tarp for more ventilation. I don't know what you would do if the bugs were bad (DEET?). Hope you can work out a good solution.
Happy Trails.
Do you mean condensation under you? In the hammock?Originally Posted by Bear4075
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