I have been doing something that is helping solve a longstanding hammock problem: how to judge the temperature range for your hammock set-up. This is something that is very important but I believe usually involves a whole lot of guess work.
I have semi-permanently set up my hammock at home. And at night and the early morning I have been laying in it with various configurations: this or that TQ, UQ, top/bottom thermals; balaclava, gloves, etc.
With a thermometer, I can judge how cold/warm I feel in my set-up for a given temperature.
So here's my question: how long to you think I need to stay in my hammock to correctly "judge" the thermal properties of my set-up? That is, how long does it take to get "cold"? I've been doing it for about 20 minutes and it seems I can judge it from that. What do the hammock forum gurus think?
I wish I had done this before. I can already see that it will allow me to really dial in my system and understand my gear. And it will also greatly reduce the tendency to OVERPACK and add unnecessary weight. I want to be able to withstand a 10 degree temp surprise, but the way I have done it in the past probably allows a swing of 25 degrees or something and that's too much.
Thanks in advance!
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