Gear hammock ?

[mikeyboy]

Maybe a dumb question.

Anyone use a gear hammock underneath for insulation?

Sort of like the Clark NA concept. I was thinking of doing a 2nd gear hammock underneath my hammock. Think like maybe two ENO hammocks on the same carabiners. You can put your pack, boots and other gear in the bottom hammock, and you lay on the top hammock. I'm thinking in theory that should create a wind barrier and some dead air space in the summer months. In the winter months, you can put the gear in, then lay a quilt in top of the gear, and should in theory create an underquilt effect, insulating you.

Has this been tried and failed? Is there a flaw in my theory?

[SteelerNation]

I was trying to find a post which was here about a week ago. It was a gear hammock, backpack cover and they were looking for other things which it could be used for as well. I thought since it was waterproof, you could make it into a gravity filter as well with an attachment in the middle. Fill it with water, filter it, and wipe it down and use it to store gear. Just a thought.

Here is a link to the discussion on my DIY gear hammock/camp chair/pack cover, etc. http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ad.php?t=36518

It includes a number of videos including how I made it:


Why I made it:


And this one is a trip review that in one part shows how I deploy it:


I also talk a little bit about using it side-by-side with my hammock in the how-to video.

Hope that helps and let me know if you have any questions for me.

SN