I have the 20 degree one and once I watched Shug's video and saw what I was doing wrong the only problem I have now is that the UQ sometimes shifts under me, I reach under the hammock and pull it back into position and instant warmth
I have the 20 degree one and once I watched Shug's video and saw what I was doing wrong the only problem I have now is that the UQ sometimes shifts under me, I reach under the hammock and pull it back into position and instant warmth
I am still 18 but with 52 years of experience !
No I don't think i was too warm...at one point i did remove my outer shell pants and flannel and was down to thermals and t shirts. I was never cold cold but not as warm as i thought i should be. Having been a tent camper and remembering past excursions in this weather i remember having worn shorts and t shirt because i had been too warm. Maybe i was overdressed and therefore reduced the down bag and underquilts ability to keep me warm. Lessons learned the hard way.
been there.. i have learned to start with less and add a jacket or a pair of socks if cold. i have an Incubator, and to me it looks like you have it too cinched.. back off and see if that helps. i too stick my hand b/t the hammock and UQ to check for air pockets. you should feel warmth coming up pretty quickly once you lay down. if you are still cold look at getting a Winter Sock from PapaSmurf- i am waiting for mine to arrive for Winter camping later this year in the Whites.
Megan
In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer. [Albert Camus]
From the pics it looks like you have the ends (at least the "neck collar" area) drawn up really tight. In my experience this creates a bad gap at the ends that there is no good cure for. For me, I try and get those "seams", if you will, between the head/foot ends of the UQ and the hammock body to be completely flush and only slightly tensioned: keeps gaps to a minimum.
I have an incubator too, good luck!
-Bill
"...the wolf shows up. Then the entire flock tries desperately to hide behind one lonely sheepdog."
-LTC D. Grossman
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