Hello all. I just ordered my first hammock a couple days ago, and it's supposed to get here tomorrow. I rigged up a tiny hammock from stuff I had on hand on a recent camping trip, and my youngest son (6) loved it. He has autism, and he was becoming restless and hard to manage in the campground. The makeshift hammock calmed him right down. Then when we got back from our trip, the Grand Trunk Ultralight was so inexpensive, I couldn't resist. Here's the thing though, when it gets here, I'm going to be anxious to try it out right away, and the nights here have suddenly dipped into the high 50s, and I sleep cold. Plus, I'm on a very tight budget. So, I was hoping to get ideas on what would make a half decent redneck underquilt. Maybe encase the entire hammock, in a sleeping bag? I have two of those cheap rectangular bags that zip together, so they'd probably be big enough, but I'm not sure it'd be warm enough. I think they were 40f bags, but I was never comfortable in them below about 60 without extra clothes. What about one of those foam mattress toppers, has anyone tried that? It seems like those might be pretty warm. Also, I've heard of people using reflectix or car windshield shades in the hammock, but has anyone tried using it under the hammock?
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