3-Season or Summer?

[justin.hudgins]

Hi, all!

I'm new to hammock hanging and looking for some advice.

Over the summer I'll be working in Michigan at a Boy Scout reservation as the Trek Director. It'll involve leading groups of Scouts on 5-day treks on the backwoods of the reservation's property. Not having done any hanging, I'm a bit concerned on what to get for insulation. I'm looking at hammockgear's Burrow TQ and Phoenix UQ in the 3-season variety, but I don't know if that'll be too hot. I hate to go with the summer variety and be too chilly, though. Also, I'd prefer to buy something more multi-use after dropping that kind of coin.

I tend to sleep on the cool side.

Any help at all would be much appreciated. If more info would be helpful, I'm happy to provide it.

Thanks in advance!


Justin

[rip waverly]

get the 3 season set. it was my first purchase. i wouldn't do it different.

you can vent when warmer.
get that snap burrow, even easier to "cool off" - just use as a blanket.
it's the most versatile. if you come aboard full time--- a winter set and summer set will no doubt follow- both to lighten the load - and ensure warmth.

[Bubba]

If you are a cold sleeper I'd also recommend the 3 season. Cooling off is easier than warming up once your are tucked in for the night.

[Cogola]

I'd go for the 3 season. I have a summer TQ & UQ and now wished I'd gone for the 3 season. Used it the other night at about the limit of its advertised temperature range (4C) and was cold by the end of the night. This was wearing socks and a wool thermal top too which I don't usually do. It's still a fine piece of kit, I'd just been hoping it would do me for winter here in Western Australia which usually doesn't get much below this temperature.

[lazy river road]

Well my first question is what are the lows and highs you are expecting? I don't know MI temps in the summer? And not trying to convince you one way or the other but you'd be surprised how low summer quilts can take you as well as you can always get a little over stuff. I've taken my summer burrow and phoenix set down to 35 and have know others who have gone cooler in their summer set. Ive taken my 3 season set down to the 20's and have had not problems with comfort. It's certainly easy enough to vent a 3 season when it gets hots and it will cover more year round camping cause you can camp in cooler temps but if you want to save on weight id suggest the summer with supplemental clothing. But knowing what temps you are expecting would certainly help . And lastly Hammock Gear makes excellent quilts and regardless of which quilt you go with from them you will be receiving an awesome quilt. You can check my gallery for lots of pics of hammock gear quilts both in use and packed.

[Cranky Bear]

Well my first question is what are the lows and highs you are expecting? I don't know MI temps in the summer? And not trying to convince you one way or the other but you'd be surprised how low summer quilts can take you as well as you can always get a little over stuff. I've taken my summer burrow and phoenix set down to 35 and have know others who have gone cooler in their summer set. Ive taken my 3 season set down to the 20's and have had not problems with comfort. It's certainly easy enough to vent a 3 season when it gets hots and it will cover more year round camping cause you can camp in cooler temps but if you want to save on weight id suggest the summer with supplemental clothing. But knowing what temps you are expecting would certainly help . And lastly Hammock Gear makes excellent quilts and regardless of which quilt you go with from them you will be receiving an awesome quilt. You can check my gallery for lots of pics of hammock gear quilts both in use and packed.

Yip, what he said! +1

[Wags]

piggybacking off of lazy river, if you expect to use these items mostly in the summertime then i'd think about doing 1 or the other as a "summer" version. personally i'd probably go 3 season top quilt and summer crowsnest. if you are expecting some really cold temps (like into the low 30s) then you can easily suppliment the underquilt with a pad...

[G.L.P.]

piggybacking off of lazy river, if you expect to use these items mostly in the summertime then i'd think about doing 1 or the other as a "summer" version. personally i'd probably go 3 season top quilt and summer crowsnest. if you are expecting some really cold temps (like into the low 30s) then you can easily suppliment the underquilt with a pad...

your better off going the other way ...
get the UQ in the 3 season and the TQ in the summer..
your going to get colder on your bottom end then you will your top ...heat rises
don't forget

you can always vent a 3 season UQ if you get too warm

[justin.hudgins]

Thank you all so much for the responses! I really appreciate all the help.

For more info, average high temps in the summer are in the high 70s and at night it's about 20 degrees cooler than during the day.

[Cranky Bear]

Thank you all so much for the responses! I really appreciate all the help.

For more info, average high temps in the summer are in the high 70s and at night it's about 20 degrees cooler than during the day.

So basically you are looking at night time lows around 50*??

If this is the case what "I" would do is use a summer set, but, I know how I sleep and I know how low I can take my summer set and what clothing I need to wear to get down even lower!

With that said, do you know the same details?? At this stage probably not, but with enough time you will, my personal recommendation to you is get a 3 season UQ, and your choice of TQ! If you are to go with a summer TQ I would recommend bringing some warm clothing to supplement just in case the temps get lower than expected!

You can get a summer UQ as most temp ratings on summer UQ's are around 40*, but if the temps should dip while out you might have a slightly cold night????

Good luck with your choices, we've all been there!!!