Well I finally got my cold weather hang equipment nailed down Wednesday night. Went down to 10* and I was toasty warm. I rolled my sleeves up to cool off after wrestling with my 0* mummy bag. I ended up hanging my arms over the edge to cool off. Thing is I never pulled my sleeves down, didn't need gloves or any head gear either. I actually had to pull the bag off me at one point because I was too warm. But I did pull the bag closed in the wee hours and tucked my arms in but I never got cold. Here is my set-up.
Sorry for the rotated pictures. The download does this to my phone pictures that I take vertical. I don't know why.
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How deep the snow was on the deck that I had to shovel off.
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Rolled my hammock under the PLUQ so I could add the 30* sleeping bag on top. I use laundry clips to hold it in place. There is also a silver windshield screen inside the PLUQ.
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Flipped the hammock back into place and added a blue mat inside the hammock that will be under my 0* mummy bag.
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Added the blue fleece blanket over the ridgeline. This give me a 20* increase in temperature inside my bear cave over the outside air. The blanket was a little short over my head so I added the green fleece over the top to create a solid cover.
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I always clip the ends shut with more laundry clips to keep my heat inside the cave.
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I covered everything over with my Kelty 12 tarp. Again I close the ends off with clips to keep any wind from getting inside.
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Snug as a bug in a rug all toasty warm.
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