For those that don't know, I have been trying to hike and hang since late winter early spring but a heart attack in Feburary changed all that. Another heart attack in July postponed it again. But finally on the extended Labor Day weekend it happened. Thursday, I hiked about 6 miles and then hung in the woods for the night then hiked out the next day. I know it's not much for you experienced hangers but it sure was good for me. My HH worked fine, with the temps here in middle Tennessee going from the mid-low 90's down to about 68-70 during the night. I did take a couple of different maybe hammock fans to use for the warm temps. On one the batteries didn't last long and the other is probably heavier than most will want to use. However I want to try them both one more time before passing judgement on them. Something else I used that worked good for me was a Exped multipad. This pad is 40" x 79"x 1/8" EVA foam with a ripstop nylon covering. I spent a night in the hammock back in May (20 steps from our camper in the campground) and used the blue Walmart pad. It got down to about 36 degrees. Even though I slept Ok using a cheap 20 degree Bass Pro Shop sleeping bag and a fleece bag liner. I struggled with the blue pad and didn't really like it. So when I saw this multipad at REI, I thought I would try it. Because of the size of this thing I felt it could be folded a lot of different ways to meet the different tempertures you find camping the 4 seasons of the year. After using it I think some others might want to try it, I really liked it. It rolls up to a 20"x5" size and weighs less and is less bulky than the blue pad. I tried it on Saturday night next to the camper again. Because of the heat of early night I left it rolled up but brought it in the hammock with me, about 11:00 I could feel the night temp start to drop so I wanted to add the mat. I unrolled and folded it to the size and thickness I felt I would need and was able to place it under me with very little trouble without getting out of the hammock. I slept fine all night with just the fleece liner as an overquilt. Here is a link for those that wants to know more. http://moontrail.com/exped-multimat.php It is a bit pricey but to me well worth it. I've spent a total of three nights in the hammock now and I really like it so I will probably start to make some changes to the basic hammock like buckles or something to make hanging easier. In that direction has anyone ever tried or considered these? http://www.sailgb.com/p/amazonas_microrope/ I don't know if these would work and I'm not necessarly planning to go this way just something I ran across. Anyway thanks for putting up with me going on so much and I hope to get to meet some of you at some of the future hangings. tnhillbilly
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