How do you cool off on hot nights?

**SnoMan** · 03-03-2012, 23:20

Originally Posted by Met77

I bought a couple of these to try this year.

http://www.froggtoggs.com/#cooling/

Thanks for the reminder. I actually have a couple of these.

**StrawHat** · 03-03-2012, 23:21

My last trip was very hot and humid. So what I did was, I transferred my rig and set it up higher and to a location where there's less trees blocking the wind. I then raised both sides of my tarp and had a good sleep with just my bike shorts on. Just showed my ground dwelling buddies how versatile hammock camping is, while they went out of their tents and decided to just sleep on a pad outside.

**Catavarie** · 03-04-2012, 00:55

I hang a bit higher, raise and open the tarp, go without an UQ (sometimes without a TQ as well), sleep near naked, and drink some cold water before laying down. If possible I also setup near water. All this and I can get as close to comfortable as possible on a central NC night.

I've also setup my tarp to funnel wind over me. Wide on windward side and narrow on leeward. Can turn a barely perceivable breeze into a delightful cooling breeze. But you need a good sized tarp to make it work well.

**Sweetspot** · 03-04-2012, 18:41

Last July when I was just getting started in the whole hammock thing, and it was 120*, I felt much better in the hammock outside than in the 76* in the house.

I'm not sure this adds anything to the thread, just wanted to perhaps re-assure that summer hammocking is quite pleasant. The wisdom of the Elders here will lead you correctly.

**tdg** · 03-04-2012, 20:29

This is a great thread, for a Florida boy to learn from. Thanks

**ftroop94** · 03-04-2012, 21:45

I have a silk jersey knit liner I picked up at REI. It is stretchy so that is nice, but the down with it is that I have to wiggle into it as it is bag like.

I must've been at Fiery Gizzard the same weekend as Ewker. Crazy hot, and I just had it beside me until around 4 or 5 in the morning and I just laid it over me. No insulation on the bottom that evening, but when in the 50's and 60's F I have just carried a Neo Air and used it half inflated for some insulation versus taking my UQ.

**PokeEm** · 03-04-2012, 23:01

I read the post about wetting the cots. We did that at summer camp in Boy Scouts. I was wondering if anyone has tried it with the nylon hammocks?

**PokeEm** · 03-04-2012, 23:02

Wow, on second read of my post, let me be clear...we would wet the cots down with water! This was not the result of the old hand in the warm water trick!

Proof-reading is your friend!