So, I like archery hunting and have gotten into back country hunting here in Oregon over the past couple of years. I have been using a small two person tent and sleeping on a Thermorest. During Turkey season I packed into area and stayed overnight and on the way out I was thinking about what I could do to lighten my load a bit. I have a hammock I bought from military supply store and I tried it once before and woke up with tons of back pain, but I thought maybe I will give it another try. So I did a bit research and found that I needed to sleep diagonally. The next weekend I grabbed the hammock and packed into one of my favorite fishing spots on the Deschutes river. The temps at night were still getting down to the low 40s and so I thought I would just bring a wool sleeping bag liner and some heavy closes and leave the sleeping bag at home. Needless to say I woke in middle the night not with back pain but freezing my you know what off. So I filled my MSR Dromedary bag up with boiling water stuffed it up my shirt and made it somewhat comfortably the rest the night. So the next weekend I decided I would take the sleeping bag and that would take care of the issue. Well the temps dropped below freezing and around 3 am I woke up freezing again so again I filled the Dromedary bag full boiling water and was able to get through the night. So there is little back ground about me and the sequence of events that have brought me here searching for answers. I really like the idea of hammock camping especially the stealth part. I would like to setup up in out of the way places because while I am out hunting I leave a lot of expensive gear behind and I would like it to be there when I get back. Plus now that I know how to sleep in a hammock it is much more comfortable than sleeping on the ground and I like not having to find a flat place to put it. I need to figure out a solution for the cold that will not require me to spend hundreds of dollars and add a bunch of weight to my pack, if your remember lighting my pack is what brought to the hammock idea in the first place. So I have been reading through the forum and have come up with lots of good ideas and will be trying them over the next few weeks.
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