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    Quote Originally Posted by Erok_ View Post
    So it got down around 9 degrees last night. Wasn't cold until the wind changed direction on me. Last night I didn't have a way of making proper door I will see what I can find. My tarp is a weird shape looking at getting a different one hopefully it will be here soon.
    Excellent! Get out and do it some more. It gets gooder the more you do it.
    Syb
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    Getting another night in the hammock. Temp is currently 16 degrees F . It's supposed to get down to around 7. I will let you all know how it goes and get current set up picks tomarrow .

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    Quote Originally Posted by bkrgi View Post
    Go to Home depot or ?? and grab a 100% contractors cotton canvas painters drop cloth in 9x12'. Drape it over the hammock ridge line or hang on its own (you can leave the tarp up as well) and button the ends of the canvas using clothes pins or whatever you have. Let the canvas drape all the way to the ground. Wind problem solved and the canvas will still vent your moisture out. Nothing works better as the chill really sets in.
    That’s a great idea that works
    And a Gossamer Gear closed cell foam pad maybe 1/8 or 3/16 thick 40 inches wide and 70 or 72 inches long. This will wrap around and block wind keeping you warm until you can get a full length zero degree down underquilt. And if it’s really cold—-you can use a pad and underquilt and Shug’s technique below—-all three simultaneously

    And Shug, in extreme cold camping has rigged a large sleeping bag pea pod style around his entire hammock

    Spring time will be here soon


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    It got down to three degrees last night. Unfortunately it was too cold for the gear I have. So I think this is the end of my trying to get out in teens and single digits until I get my new gear.

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    Gear is always fun to tweak and adjust, endlessly. Part of the appeal of hammock camping.

    I know I was extremely leery of my setup until I spent enough nights in the backwoods and in the big woods hanging in the cold weather. So many ways to add a few degrees here, there, everywhere. Don't focus on just one item. Look at all the pieces that could be changed to add comfort, warmth, wind resistance to your setup. Like clothing, hammock warmth is a layering issue against the cold/wind/moisture. Just wearing more clothes adds quite a bit to warmth.

    It takes practice to get comfortable, in the cold, in the hammock. My solution involved multiple changes to make my personal best of neg 8* warm, with a 20mph wind. Small, less expensive changes might let you get down farther than you would believe. Keep practicing....


    Gregori

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    I couldn't have said what Gregori did any better.

    Practice, practice and more practice. Building your confidence level goes a long way in helping with your comfort level. I highly doubt that you'll find anyone on this forum who hasn't had a bad night out in the woods.

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    The link is to the set up I was using last night tarp is higher so I could take pictures of inside of the hammock.

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    Ok so I added a,therm-a-rest trail lite sleeping pad. And a - 5 degree bag as a pod

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    Sounds much warmer already, add a layer of clothing and a hot water bottle and you should be fine even a little under 0*F.

    Add some wind breaks/blocks on both ends of the tarp, possibly just pickup a simple larger tarp and close the ends for doors. No need to get fancy when you're learning / trying things out. Once you see a bunch of different setups at a group hang you should have a better idea of what you might want longer term. Besides some down quilts....

    Keep Hanging!!

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