Not another single layer vs double layer hammock thread!
Hello!
I'm standing between a Blackbird single layer or double layer 1.1. I will bring the hammock on a backpacking trip to Peru so I was thinking going with a pad as insulation. I would like to hear your opinion on double layer hammocks. Is it worth the extra cost and weight for the Comfort?
Is laying with a pad in a single layer so bad? I don't want to feel I can't move around a Little without the pad sliding away every time.
Since I'm gonna backpack I also want to cut down on as much weight as possible, but not if the cost is the pad sliding around and I'm gonna be annoyed all the time in the hammock thinking "Should've gone with the double layer!"
Thank you everybody!
Leon
SL could work but not as easily, good memories of Peru
There are many factors to consider and it would be ideal if you could find someone who hammock camps and lives near you and would allow you to try it out with a pad on top. Not sure if you or someone you know is good with a sewing machine but here is an interesting solution I found with a google search (look at comment #18 photos):
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...y-sanity/page2
There are a few other relatively minor benefits to double layer, such as inserting a mylar emergency blanket in there above the pad, this does not work well with single layer. Also if something cuts or rips the fabric a little the extra layer may help but hopefully you have duct tape or something better to patch it with until you can get it repaired better back home.
I hope you enjoy Peru. I traveled from Iquitos to Lima over the Andes many years ago, there are not a lot of places up on top to hang from but a Quechua herder may allow you to hang from their stone walls. I remember most of them being very short.