Mine have done okay by setting up the hammocks under a shared tarp, with a pad in the double layer, and a warm bag. When I've taken my 5/6 year olds, I always take my largest hammock, as several times they've ended up in my hammock at night.
Mine have done okay by setting up the hammocks under a shared tarp, with a pad in the double layer, and a warm bag. When I've taken my 5/6 year olds, I always take my largest hammock, as several times they've ended up in my hammock at night.
100% agree....
Also if I may add, each child is different and has a different level of comfort, being in the woods can sometimes bring out the best or worst, both my girls absolutely looooooooove to go out (would sleep in their hammock all year long if they could) but the first time they went out with us, man o man it was an event. But each time after it got easier and easier, till now they are comfortable being in the woods and comfortable with the night sounds as they know and understand that mom and dad are right there.
Good luck, have fun, and enjoy the moments with your kid...
Pics below are from this just past Fall Mahha...
"yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift---thats why its called a present" - Master Oogway
It's always best if your an early riser!
Thanks for all of the suggestions and advice. We all survived and, most importantly, had a lot of fun. It ended up being colder than anticipated. The thermometer read 27 degrees the next morning when we got up.
It was a beautiful clear night, so we decided to forego the tarps so we could look at the stars. My 12 year old was in his Hennessy Scout and I put my 5 year old in my Eno DN, and I was in my WBBB.
I put my 5 year old inside a 30 degree sleeping bag and then added a fleece blanket on top. Under him he had a basic foam pad. He wore his thermal underwear, sweatshirt and stocking hat to bed (or is the correct term "he worn the stocking had to hammock"?) Then I heated up a Nalgene bottle full of nearly boiling water and dropped it into a wool sock and put the hot water bottle inside his sleeping bag with him. He basically cuddled with the Nalgene all night and kept plenty warm.
All-in-all a successful hang with my two boys. Good memories.
Sweet! Great to hear!
-Bill
"...the wolf shows up. Then the entire flock tries desperately to hide behind one lonely sheepdog."
-LTC D. Grossman
Wonderful news, glad it went well. You gave them a memory that will stay with them for quite some time, make sure they get to revisit that memory from time to time (mine bug the heck out of me to go back out all the time).
"yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift---thats why its called a present" - Master Oogway
It's always best if your an early riser!
Glad everyone had a great time. Thanks for letting us know how it went.
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