Cold in a brand new Greylock 3 @ 35 degrees

[Hobbit]

Did you add the prussicks to the adjusting line?

Learned that one the hard way as well. I froze in my Greylock 3 before adding the prussicks to keep it in full length along the main suspension. I had a gap under me even though the main suspension was tight enough. JRB has a nice video describing the addition of the prussicks and preventing the accordion effect.

[babaloo]

JRB has a nice video describing the addition of the prussicks and preventing the accordion effect.

That'd be this one.

[Jeff Myers]

Interesting how the prusics are added. Too bad the corner tie out are not a bit longer and you could larks head them to a cord lock.

[Lakerat]

I also have the Greylock 3. I had a big ol gap on my first night and had cold butt before I dialed it in. Hammock camping takes a bit more tuning than tent camping, but the sleep is so much better once you get the hang of it (excuse the bad pun).

[AndyG]

Air movement seems to be a huge factor, and obviously you want your quilt as snug as possible. I've found general atmosphere humidity to be a killer, too. Not much you can do about that.

I'm cold lots of times with HG20's even up close to 40F. Wearing a good synthetic coat or jacket to sleep in and the hot water bottle trick works wonders.

[CoreyR]

+1 on the hot water bottle. Especially when the temp is below 32 degrees.

[moorefoodnow]

+1 on the prussiks and the hot water bottle.

Hot water bottle is seriously pro. Especially in the winter months. Plus When you wake up you'll have water to drink or heat for coffee.

I took my Greylock down to 27 and it was perfect. I expect I'll be able to take it down even further

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[sidvicious]

how were your feet? was this where you came up short?

EDIT:

make darn sure your quilt is tightly hung.

for a torso rig you'll need padding/insulation of some sort under your feet. for this, watch shug. he demonstrates this perfectly. to this i can add; throw a down jacket inside your bag, down in the footbox area. it works wonders. just pile your feet inside the jacket inside the bag. it should help considerably. i did this often when using torso quilts.

if your feet are warm your butt may not be as cold as you think.

the mistake most folks make is not stringing the quilt tight enough. see shugs stuff again. he revisits the issue on this point alone. he speaks the truth.

good luck....

sv-

[Valveless]

Just another voice of empathy here --- had the same problem/concern after one cold night years ago. Dialed in the UQ suspension and have been toasty ever since.