Reflectix pad and UQ together?

[CVKealey]

My direct experience with reflectix is that it works. I don't care what the R value is, or even why it works. Two 24" wide strips about 6 feet long under my sleeping bag took me to slightly below freezing comfortably. I had no condensation issues. I slightly overlapped the pads, but I was aiming for width in the shoulder area versus thickness under me.

For the price point and weight I think I will always have at least one layer around in colder weather. At worst it's nice to sit on.

Sorry for dredging this thread out of the archives (I'm new to this forum and hammock camping), but can I ask what (if anything) you used to prevent slip-sliding on the reflectix?

As I said, I'm new to this. This past weekend was my first time sleeping overnight in a hammock and being cheap, I got a roll of reflectix and cut a single piece to match the length of my favorite sleeping pad (~76"). I had this in the hammock (a Tribe Provisions single) and along with my "regular" sleeping bag (rated to 25*), I was plenty warm. Temps were in the low 40s both nights with light winds.

The problem I ran into was staying at an angle. I'd get everything situated before climbing in, but I tend to shift around in my sleep, and found that as slick as the reflectix is, I kept ending up laying straight and would wake with a dull ache in my mid-back. Eventually, I took my air pillow (deflated about halfway) and shoved that under as a lumbar support, which helped me sleep OK even laying straight on the hammock.

I think the reflectix will work fine for me (I tend to prefer a cooler bed/sleep system) if I can either find a way to make it less slippery (maybe glue some thin grippy shelf liner?) or come up with a more permanent lumbar support (maybe make one out of another length of the reflectix?)

[dakotaross]

You can certainly put stuff on it for grip. I'm assuming you don't have a double layer hammock? Even if you did, probably still need something to help keep it in place.

You know how some quilts (or Big Agnes bags) come with pad straps? What if you make torso and foot straps?

I like reflectix, but frankly I just haven't been able to make it work well enough to account for 1) its bulk, and 2) the ease and comfort of an UQ, especially given the economical versions out there.

[Stone Hall]

Sorry for dredging this thread out of the archives (I'm new to this forum and hammock camping), but can I ask what (if anything) you used to prevent slip-sliding on the reflectix?

As I said, I'm new to this. This past weekend was my first time sleeping overnight in a hammock and being cheap, I got a roll of reflectix and cut a single piece to match the length of my favorite sleeping pad (~76"). I had this in the hammock (a Tribe Provisions single) and along with my "regular" sleeping bag (rated to 25*), I was plenty warm. Temps were in the low 40s both nights with light winds.

The problem I ran into was staying at an angle. I'd get everything situated before climbing in, but I tend to shift around in my sleep, and found that as slick as the reflectix is, I kept ending up laying straight and would wake with a dull ache in my mid-back. Eventually, I took my air pillow (deflated about halfway) and shoved that under as a lumbar support, which helped me sleep OK even laying straight on the hammock.

I think the reflectix will work fine for me (I tend to prefer a cooler bed/sleep system) if I can either find a way to make it less slippery (maybe glue some thin grippy shelf liner?) or come up with a more permanent lumbar support (maybe make one out of another length of the reflectix?)

What hammock and top insulation are you using? Are you moving a lot in your sleep?

I used reflectix this weekend without much sliding around so I’m curious why one setup might work and another doesn’t.




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[CVKealey]

What hammock and top insulation are you using? Are you moving a lot in your sleep?

I used reflectix this weekend without much sliding around so I’m curious why one setup might work and another doesn’t.


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Total noob here, using a cheap Tribe Provisions single hammock and a 25 degree mummy bag (forget the brand, but it's your typical nylon-shelled, synthetic filled bag). I do tend to move around a bit in my sleep (at least according to my wife).

I think the slipperyness of the mylar and sleeping bag as well as the narrowness of the hammock (only 48" wide) are all factors conspiring against me staying on the diagonal.

Anyway, I'll be camping again next weekend and think I'm going to slip the reflectix inside of one of my fleece sleeping bags. Hopefully the fleece won't slip around in the hammock as much. I also have a slightly wider TRD hammock that I could try, but I'm just making one change at a time until I find a workable combination.

[Stone Hall]

I’d recommend using the sleeping bag quilt-style. But I could be wrong. I was also exhausted and probably didn’t move around much that night.


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[CVKealey]

I’d recommend using the sleeping bag quilt-style. But I could be wrong. I was also exhausted and probably didn’t move around much that night.


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Thanks for the tip. I'd heard that laying directly on reflectix led to condensation/sweating issues, which is why I went with the regular sleeping bag configuration. I was plenty warm and didn't notice any more condensation than I'd have gotten sleeping on the ground.

For the next outing, if I slip the reflectix inside a fleece bag, that would absorb some of the sweat and hopefully also cut down on slipping & sliding.