Hello All from west central florida

[Ridgehanger]

Hey gals and guys
Been stalking around for a while decided to join up and put my two cents worth in here and there..Love the out doors camp a few times in a cheap hammock love it looking at upgrading my setup with diy stuff ive seen on here
Hope to see you all out on the trail soo

[olddog]

Welcome aboard from Lakeland. Probably short notice for you but we are doing a Green Swamp West this weekend and you are welcome to join in. Here is a link for it:
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...lanning-Thread
Then you will want to make plans to attend the Fifth Annual Florida Hang in Jan.
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...ida-Hang-(FHV)

[Ridgehanger]

Hey i dont think this weekend would work out for me but i for sure am going to try for the hang in jan need to work out a underquilt and top quilt i do have a cheap waly mart sleep bag to work with

[Floridahanger]

Welcome, from the East Coast.

The temps for the last 3 of 4 Annual Florida hangs have been in the 20's F. The Walmart bags are not enough, IMO. If you have a ground pad, that will work for bottom insulation, but, the UQ's are the way to go, again, IMO. For top insulation, you may need better than a 40*F rated bag and a TQ is the goal here as well IMO.

I posted some December hangs in the FHV thread. They may be helpful for you to get your gear tested and help from a few folks, if you need it.

See you at FHV.

[StuckinPark]

Welcome from the East Coast...enjoy

[Ridgehanger]

Welcome, from the East Coast.

The temps for the last 3 of 4 Annual Florida hangs have been in the 20's F. The Walmart bags are not enough, IMO. If you have a ground pad, that will work for bottom insulation, but, the UQ's are the way to go, again, IMO. For top insulation, you may need better than a 40*F rated bag and a TQ is the goal here as well IMO.

I posted some December hangs in the FHV thread. They may be helpful for you to get your gear tested and help from a few folks, if you need it.

See you at FHV.

I do also have a a blue closed cell pad and a i belive it was a 10 degree mummy bag as well but im am going to try it all out if the rain holds off

[FLRider]

Welcome from Gainesville!

I'd definitely heed Floridahanger's advice, and it's really good that you're going to test before heading out into the woods. If the weather report is right, you should be seeing temperatures this week that will be down in the 30s. Not quite as close as it could be to our usual temps in ONF, but it's a good mark to get an idea of what it's like to sleep in an hammock in colder temps.

Let me know if you've got any questions. If I can help, I will.