Hello Zoobee!
The heat problem is common in all enclosed hammocks and bug proof netting doesn't help.
I carry a 2 person heat-sheet from Adventure Medical with me at all times. It’s very lightweight and compact and it has many uses. Two of those are keep you warm in cold weather and help keep you cooler in warm weather. Simply attach it to the hammock with the four corners using some spare line. I always turn the reflective side up. This blocks the sun and heat and it can be adjusted (east to west movement) by simply using long enough lines that allow them to be loosened and pulled from one side to the other. I also use a small fan to help move air. If it gets really hot I don't hike because I don’t like hot weather hiking and in North Carolina it can get bad with the high humidity.
I too had problems with claustrophobia at first, especially when it's zipped up in cold, windy weather. But, I managed to learn how to deal with it. Now it's not a problem and one way to deal with it is to sleep on your side. Try to keep the canopy set as high and flat as possible. You can also use your hiking poles to keep the head end or one side (of the canopy) up higher if you need to hunker down for a storm.
Once you’ve made the adjustment and have adapted to this new way of sleeping in the outdoors, it’ll no longer be an issue and you’ll wonder how you ever managed before now, especially when everyone’s scrambling for a place to setup a tent and your not.
The next thing you know, it’ll be morning!!!!
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