Hammock Insulation and a Thermal Camera

[FatherGoat]

My brother and I tested a few different pieces of under-insulation and captured the heat loss using a thermal camera. It was a windy 33° day so we were able to push most of our insulation beyond it's rating.

Under-insulation tested:

• No Insulation (baseline test)
• Reflectix Pad
• REI Stratus Inflatable Pad
• 40° Coleman Synthetic Sleeping Bag
• HammockGear Incubator 40° w/1oz Overfill
• HammockGear Incubator 0°

The tests went well and we collected a lot of useful and really cool data (pun intended). If anyone has suggestions to improve the methodology or if there are other tests you'd like to see just holler and I'll see what we can do.

As always, happy trails!



Direct YouTube Link

PDF Report w/stills and temperature points.

Raw thermal images for download.