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    ccf torso length + backpack combo?

    Hey, so i got to thinking about pack weight and all. I've been toying around with the idea of cutting my ccf pad to torso length then using my backpack to insulate my lower half for ground situations. Has anyone ever used this combo in their hammock? How'd it work? My thought is if it didn't work too well i could even do a 3/4 length and use the pack for my feet. An i going too crazy trying to get my pack weight down?

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    CCF is cheap. Try it in your back yard! If it doesn't work you now have lot's of fodder for sit pads!

    I don't know how much weight you'll really save though. CCF is already pretty dang light. You'll also now have TWO things floating around in your hammock you'll have to manage (unless you have a double layer?)

    What will be in your backpack to provide insulation? I don't know that a backpack, by itself, will provide much. Depends on the pack I guess, and how much padding it has. I suppose you could always stuff it with leaves/duff if needed.

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