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You are right this quilt is quite bulky. The first time that it was used we hauled our gear in on sleds. This time we were close to the cars. If the trips were longer and on rougher...

We made a quilt that he puts into the hammock instead of under. It is made out of polar fleece and 1"thick dacron filling. He folds it in half and lays on top of it. It gives him 4 layers of...

This weekend my son and I spent 3 days in the eno hammocks. The lowest temps that we hit on this trip were -6 deg F.

My son has a homemade quilt that lays inside of the bag and he used a 15 deg...

That is usually what I do when I sleep on the ground. I was a little worried about being cold. Next time I will try it that way. Thanks for the advise.

We had a combination of success and failure. We had no problems with the cold, we were quite warm in our bags. My son slept great. I on the other hand ended up waking up after 4 hours and just...

I made the trip out west 2 years ago with my son and a friend. We saw Yellowstone and the Bad Lands. The west is a beautiful place.

It is nice to be self employed, it gives you time to travel.

I am going with 2 thick wool blankets overtop of a ccf pad. and I am using a - 40 bag. My son is using a homemade under quilt and his winter bag. We will both be dressed in warmer clothes as well.

My son and I are staying out tonight in our new ENO hammocks. We are expecting a low of 4 deg F. tonight. I have slept at -30deg F on the ground, this will be the first time trying to use a...

Thanks for telling me about the CCF. I am trying a hammock tomorrow night and it will be in the low teens. I may have to rethink the setup that I am going to use. I might just use wool blankets...

Sorry it took so long to get back on here. This weather means it is time to go out and play. I will be doing some day hiking again tomorrow.

Anyways, the name is from a bow hunting handle that...

I am new here and have been looking around the forum. It looks like a place that I can spend some time learning a thing or two. I am from SW PA and spend a bunch of time in the woods. I plan on...