I have a really cool upcoming camping trip to Gettysburg this May with our Cub Scout pack. My wife who is by no means a camper is joining us for this outing. My problem is that my tent will only fit 1 adult and my 2 boys. So I am being forced to give up my spot, and sleep in the hammock for the weekend. I made sure to explain the sacrifices I would be making, to insure her comfort and security of the tent. lol.....
I have a HH UL Explorer A-Sym Zip, that I have been slowly making my own. Now I need to finish it, to the point that I'm comfortable enough to take it in the field 3 hours from home. I have upgraded my tarp with a HH Hex. I then added some amsteel self tensioning shock guylines. (Thanks headchange4u and youngblood for that wealth of information, great post...)
I dialed in my suspension in with Atlas Straps, rings and biners. But that may change as I have some left over amsteel from the guylines to play with. There maybe a set of Whoppies in my near future...
The final piece of this puzzle that I need is the under quilt. I'm looking for a full length, I have narrowed it down to HG's Incubator or AHE's Potomac. My main question is, does one fit better then the other for a HH? AHE's website says the Potomac is made for Hennessy. Hammock Gear's Incubator looks to be universal? And does not list the hammocks that it fits.
Lastly I'm not sure of the rating I should go with. This will be my only underquilt for quite a while, so it will need to serve a wide range of uses. It will be used mainly as a 3 season in the northeast Pa area. But as the boys get older we are starting to winter camp. Last winter we went tent camping it was a low 17* with 4" of snow. (They are 8 & 10, and loved it..) So there is a chance that I will be pushing the envelope depending on the my rating.
If I get a 0* will I be sweating like a pig in the summer? Should I go with a 20* and dress warmer on that 1 or 2 trips a year. But as the boys get older and enter Boy Scouts there will more chances for winter camping...
I know this has been asked many times before, but any guidance you could give would be greatly appreciated... Especially those with HH a-syms.
Thanks
Mike
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