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    Hammock Pipe Stand and first test hang in 20F temps

    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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    Good job and great set up!

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    Looks like a nice clean setup there! Pipes look really sturdy. I've been putting this off but look forward to making one sometime.

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    Hammock Pipe Stand and first test hang in 20F temps

    How is it to move around? I have been thinking of making one but not sure what direction to go.
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    Nice job! Thanks for the writeup.

    I suspect the worst temps for condensation are the mid 20's. The colder it gets the less moisture in the air to deal with. Just below freezing you can warm your microclimate in the tarp or hammock up enough air to condense out a lot of moisture. More air exchanges = more available water unless you are in a wind tunnel. If you are in cool high humidity the problem becomes moisture management not elimination.
    YMMV

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    Looks really nice.

    Another option for keeping your stuff (relatively) dry: have you seen Shug's frost bib? (Section on it starts at about 2:10 in the video.) It's just a piece of fleece hung from the ridgeline that catches the moisture from your exhalations. It might help some...
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    How is it to move around? I have been thinking of making one but not sure what direction to go.
    The stand assembles and breaks-down in a matter of minutes and is pretty portable.


    Another option for keeping your stuff (relatively) dry: have you seen Shug's frost bib? (Section on it starts at about 2:10 in the video.) It's just a piece of fleece hung from the ridgeline that catches the moisture from your exhalations. It might help some...
    I will have to give this a shot sometime. I'm sure it would help!
    We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it. We get it rough enough at home. - Excerpt from Woodcraft by Nessmuk (George W. Sears)

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    In SC you will have humidity, just accept it. I love the stand it is sweeeeetttt.
    "No whining in the woods"

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