I've ordered a double-layer WBBB, but I've never hung in a nylon hammock. I have a cotton hammock in the yard, and in the heat the cotton feels OK.
I was just wondering what solutions the experienced hangers had explored for chillin' on those hot muggy nights.
Cotton sheet?
Silk liner?
Stay home?
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Many find their backs get cool even at around 70 degrees. I just loosen my underquilts to allow more airflow or even take it right off. Nylon hammocks are cool in the summer because of the airflow around you as well as the heat loss from you back being against the nylon.
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you still go. I camped this past July at Fiery Gizzard. The day time temps were 95° to 100°. We built a fire to fight off the bugs that evening. We still brought a summer top and under quilt with us. Hamhocker uses a full length underquilt while I used a 3/4 one. The top quilts were moved to the side until you needed it.
Oh BTW I was using a WBBB and she was using a bridge hammock
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Stay home? Perish the thought! I can say that single-layer nylon feels great against the skin on hot nights- for me, anyway. I haven't hung in my double-layer on a really hot night yet, so am not sure if the second layer will change that.Originally Posted by SnoMan
Yep, yep!
It's usually cooler when I'm in my hammock on a stupid hot night, than it is when I'm just standing, or sitting around. One trick I do use, are alcohol wipes. I carry a stack of them anyway to clean my feet at the end of the day. Take one and wipe down your neck and chest, then sit back and enjoy a little physics while the alcohol evaporates and cools your skin. Good stuff!
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It helps to swing a little, gets a little air moving around you. I tie a string to a stake and pull it to get myself swinging. Rig it up any way possible. Works fairly well.
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I am assuming you are referring to very warm weather where little or no insulation is required. Generally, the hammock is more ventilated than a tent, and the airflow beneath you can make a huge difference. The nylon against your back compresses any loose insulation (yes, even a t-shirt can insulate a little) and acts like a heat sink. Your front is more likely to be hot than your back. Rocking the hammock helps, as does a highly assym position that lowers the hammock profile (more airflow). I will sometimes hang my feet slightly off the hammock too at the start of a warm night and then draw them in when it cools.
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I do summer camping down here in He...er...Florida, and the hammock definitely helps with airflow over my body.
+1 on NCPatrick's method of getting swinging (I usually use the Hennessy tie-outs if there isn't a breeze), though setting up in an area that's going to get a breeze is definitely a help. Out of the two nights I slept on the FL Trail in Ocala National Forest last August, I had one sweltering night without a breeze and one very comfortable one with a breeze.
You'll be surprised by how comfortable a hammock is after a long day on the trail during the summertime. If it's going to be above 65 F for the lows, I don't even worry about bottom insulation. I bring a poncho liner along as a top quilt, and it works well enough even compressed if I need to tuck it under me due to unexpected low temperatures in that range.
Now, if you're camping somewhere where the lows will get below 70-ish (I know I said 65 above, but I'm a very hot sleeper compared to most folks), it might be worth bringing a light underquilt or pad to help out. You may or may not wind up needing it, but better to be prepared than not.
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A silk liner used by itself should make you feel cooler. Silk is breathable and will wick moisture away from your body, and will spread that out over the surface of the liner. It dries very quickly. More moisture exposed to evaporation over a greater surace area, evaporating more quickly, will make things cooler than they would be evaporating over the surface of your body by itself.
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