I have a winter tarp with doors. Will be putting some velcro on the doors to allow me to seal up tight. Would a hammock sock give me more warmth or not needed since the tarp has doors? If I do make a hammock sock what material should I use?
I have a winter tarp with doors. Will be putting some velcro on the doors to allow me to seal up tight. Would a hammock sock give me more warmth or not needed since the tarp has doors? If I do make a hammock sock what material should I use?
Why add the weight and bulk of velcro? On most tarps with doors, in most typical pitches with the doors shut, there is plenty of overlap to block all but the most gale-force winds. Personally, I wouldn't want the extra weight and bulk of the velcro. Plus, possibly when pulling it open, you might have to tug hard on the tarp and dislodge a steak. With the doors shut, you have blocked off the wind and created a minor microclimate inside the tarp. Adding the sock would add another micro climate. For me, with my zpacks hammock tarp doors shut and the tarp pitched to touching the ground, or even an inch or two or three off the ground, I'm fine with just my 15 degree down bag pulled around my hammock like a pod, and I've taken that down to 5 degrees (with some clothing inside the bag, or course, which I would have been wearing around camp anyway).
In my estimation, a hammock sock has to be much more efficient than any tarp, even with doors. But, wait until someone from the Minnesota Frozen Butt Hang chimes in to make a decision!
Mike
"Life is a Project!"
Pitch your tarp low, close off the doors by overlapping. You don't need Velcro. If you have snow, build up a berm on the windward side to stop wind from going under your tarp. Sock will help a lot. Watch for condensation.
S
My best Winter setup for me is with my hammock sock and then only have my tarp partially closed on the ends. The sock keeps the air around me warmer and the air can circulate a little outside of the sock to keep condensation down. When I've added a Pod still using my UQ & TQ with sock around everything, I'm as snug as a bug!
Hootenanny Hang June 11-13, 2021
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I am a complete believer in hammock socks after last weekend. I was hanging with O&B, it ended up being -3* and crazy windy! I had a JRB No-Sniv (25-30* rating) and a cheap 20* synthetic bag on top so I was good on top but I only had a summer UQ with 2oz overstuff under me. All of that was inside a MollyMac IX lined sock and though I wasn't toasty I was far from miserable.
I definitely think that with the right amount of insulation the sock boosts the temp rating substantially. I WILL have a sock as soon as I can make/afford one
Any suggestions on what material to use? Is a hammock sock heavy?
I seem to remember my Mollymac IX-insulated sock with seep (1 layer) weighs in a little under 1 lb.
It was a great addition to my gear, saw -36F with it last January and was I glad to have it! Because I planned to use the sock, I got away with my very small HH silnylon tarp (the Asym one), Mac suggested using the sock *without* a tarp but I don't trust even Adirondack winter weather to not try and Rickroll me somehow...
My Molly Mac sock with IX is made of 1.7 ripstop nylon.
It's gotten me through snowy, windy nights.
Hootenanny Hang June 11-13, 2021
Love many, trust few & always paddle your own canoe. American Proverb
Adventure is Calling... nolilearn.org
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