Well I did it, had my first outside hang and me being me it I had to tackle the elements. It was about 7c when I arrived and stayed nice throughout the day but it did go down to -8c through the night.
My set up seemed okay and I was pretty happy with it but I found that the left side of my incubator kept slipping from under my shoulder and I had to keep adjusting it. I think I have some adjustments to make to keep that from happening again.
I had some cold spots and I think that can be resolved, again with some tinkering of the uq. I had thought the uq was nice and snug below me but I don't think that was the case. I'm going to tighten up the side shock cord and look at running some cord from the side of the quilt up to the ridgeline.
Overall I'd rate it about a 6 but I'm not complaining. Not bad for the first one.
I do now have a much greater appreciation for those who are out for several days with just their gear and a pack. Despite being close to my vehicle I wanted to try using a pack. Despite the compactness of my set up, it took up most of my pack and would have left almost no room for food, water and extra clothing. Something else to look at for the future.
Anyway, thats enough about this except for a shout out to angrysparrow, Shug, Bubba, Cannibal and Bradley who gave me the push to go.
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