To you Southern people. What should I use for insulation on those hot summer nights. Will I be alright with just a sleeping bag during the summer? Thinking the cold air on my back will feel good.
To you Southern people. What should I use for insulation on those hot summer nights. Will I be alright with just a sleeping bag during the summer? Thinking the cold air on my back will feel good.
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The big advantage for us with hammocks is that they are cooler than tents, but that sometimes requires us to use some sort of insulation when temps get below 75* at night.
Most of July and August I don't use anything except some jammie trousers and sox to keep the skeeters off my legs (I use a HUG net). I'll often carry a heavy muslin sheet I've made into sort of a top quilt with foot box if its going to be below 75*. I also have a light weight underquilt made from foam packing material for when the temps are around 70 as well, and I have a couple of light Climashield quilts that can be used as either a top or underquilt for around 60*.
I didn't use anything for an underquilt or overquilt all summer long. When the overnight temperatures got below about 70 degrees I used a light blanket and a poncho liner underquilt that i picked up from the for sale threads.
Poncho Liner Under Quilt. Can be had for about $20 and is much easier to deal with than getting in a sleeping bag (though you will be fine for most of the summer with just a bag).
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I used my 3/4 UQ. Top was then silk liner, or a fleece...or nothing. That way, I just regulate from within the hammock. The poncho-liner UQ is a great idea to lighten up some.
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For temps from 50*+, I use a DIY sil undercover/poncho with a space blanket crumpled up into it to prevent air movement. For most folks (I'm an human space heater), this would be good for 55* to 60*+.
Above 65*, I don't worry about having anything under the hammock unless it looks like it's really going to storm (my undercover also allows me to get by with a tiny tarp that won't keep me completely dry from windblown rain).
The hammock cooling "problems" were one of the reasons I went over to one. It's all that lets me sleep out in the woods between March and November here in FL.
Hope it helps!
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--Floridahanger
I got my hammock this summer and didn't start using anything more than a sleeping bag liner until the temp got below 72.
Thanks,
Mr. G
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