I've been wanting to build a hammock stand for my backyard for a while now and I finally got around to doing it. I followed these specifications.
http://theultimatehang.com/2012/07/p...ck-pipe-stand/
The pipe stand is quite sturdy. I attached my WB superfly and my WBBB hammock to the pipe stand and settled in for a pretty cold night where the temps dropped down to about the mid twenties. I used a 20F WB Yeti UQ, a 2QZQ UQ protector, 1/8'' GG pad for my legs, a sit pad or my feet, a 20F HG Burrow TQ and I was supremely comfortable all night. I went to bed in Under Armour Base 2.0 long john tops & bottoms, Montbell synthetic insulated pants, a light Mountan Hardwear fleece pullover, and Montbell ultralight thermawrap jacket. I wore a pair of basic ankle liner socks and a pair of "heatholders" socks too. I'm a slightly cold sleeper so I went to bed with more layers on than I am accustomed to, but I didn't think my 20F rated quilts would be enough by themselves to keep me warm in mid-twenty temps. I suspect that was a good call since I never felt the need to shed any layers during the night.
The pic below doesn't completely show it but both sides of the tarp got lined with frost and I even had some condensation inside the BB hammock. The netting was a little wet as well as some parts of the hammock wall and parts of my TQ got damp too. I have had mixed results with the netting deployed on the BB hammock in cold temps. From now on I think I will roll up the netting in colder temps to help things breathe a little better.
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