First hammock camp? First Winter Camp!

**Garsk** · 02-01-2017, 08:03

Hi everyone.

So I live just outside of Ottawa, Canada, where the winters can be a bit nippy. I was a scouter for the past 3 years, but I never had the chance to winter camp until this year, and I have never hammock camped before. So when I got an Vivere hammock this Christmas (ENO knock-off), the other scouters said I should try it during winter camp. So with a lot of research and more than a little trepidation, I said, ok, let's do it. So last weekend, I made the leap, so to speak.

The weather this weekend turned out ideal. -1C for the daytime high, -9 for the low, with little wind and only a couple of flurries. Paranoid about cold as I was, I double bagged my sleeping bags and had a sleeping pad and reflectix beneath me. Definitely overkill, and my pad kept trying to escape out at my feet at night. So not the most comfortable sleep, but definitely not cold.

Here's a picture of my setup.

Winter Camp (2).jpg

Anyway, I will definitely do more hammock camping. Next project? Bug net!

**Firesong** · 02-01-2017, 08:08

Looking good! We are having weird mild weather in Saskatchewan as well.

**johnspenn** · 02-01-2017, 11:22

Hello and welcome from Marietta GA. Happy hanging!

**Crazytown3** · 02-01-2017, 12:08

Welcome! Brother, you have already done MUCH better than I ever did on my first hang, and mine was in warm weather.

**TrailSlug** · 02-01-2017, 12:12

Congrats. That first winter hang especially in the snow is a nerve wrecking one.

**MrsKD** · 02-01-2017, 13:07

Very nice setup!

Welcome from Birmingham, AL

**ChucksOrangeDream** · 02-01-2017, 15:45

Very nice! Good looking setup. Now that you have gotten into a hammock, it should all get better from here! Congrats and stay warm!

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**PharmGeek** · 02-01-2017, 16:05

hello also from Birmingham AL!

Best of luck and have fun!

**Peppy** · 02-02-2017, 17:41

Welcome from northern Arkansas, and congrats on your first trip! Hammock camping to me is like running, a sloppy run/hang is better than none at all, and what you learn will always be with you! Good luck and Happy Hanging!