Originally Posted by Shug
This is where I think I will stay. I tried it because I had it. I think that this top cover will be held as an OK wind break for temps above 40°F. I will rely on my quilts to keep me warm. Funny thing is that I did not need the top quilt nor was I using it to gain warmth. I left it on because I wanted to see if it worked as claimed. Instead it worked as I expected.
Outdoors > Indoors
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“An optimist is a man who plants two acorns and buys a hammock.” ― Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
I tried a top cover once. Once.
Then I put it on a hook.
"...in Florida, she felt air conditioning for the first time, and it was cold and unnatural upon her skin."
Wow, not much love for the topcover. I use a cpap machine (lithium batteries), so my breath is contained by that, thus eliminating ice crystals from forming. I've only slept in temps to 26 degrees Fahrenheit, as I am no fan of being in the ice and snow. I prefer camping in the temperate range from Spring through Fall. i like how the topcover gives me wind protection, and privacy. There are times for it, as well as times for when you just want the bugnet. I like the modularity of a system that gives you access to both options, and since both are removable, you take only the option that you will need, and hang up the option you would rather shave the weight from.
Ideally, there should be a "cover" that zips across the hammock edges instead of over the ridge line. Then your heat stays down below while breath goes out over it. Kinda like a cover for a small boat.
Warm, moist air coming in contact with a cool surface will condense. Always. If it's cold enough, it will freeze, even on netting. It's the law.
Dave
"Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self."~~~May Sarton
Yep this exists, it's called a top quilt.
Well, heck, if you aren't willing to consider alternative solutions...... This really is just from breathing at night, which I am also partial to...
Yeah I've found either have nothing over me or deal with the snow. When car camping in the past I've laid a wool blanket over my ridgeline which worked well. The frozen condensation stuck to the wool so it didn't snow on me vs a nylon cover. I've seen mention of cotton socks being effective for wind and warmth like the cotton anoraks winter trekkers use and it would also hang on to the frozen moisture. A little heavy for my liking though.
Don't let life get in the way of living.
It is not a top quilt. So often I wake up in middle of the night and there's this cold wet slobber all over the chest area of my quilt. It's my breath condensed in the cold air. If there was a layer above the quilt, inside would be dry and slobbery feeling condensation is on the "cover" - if such a thing existed.Yep this exists, it's called a top quilt.
I've had awesome luck with a simple wool blanket over the ridgeline and draping over the sides of the hammock not vented at all. In very cold temps. ( northern Minnesota winters) the wool wicks moisture and is I guess furry enough ? to hold any moisture it contained. Heavier but works like everyone wants. Also works better in the insulation department.
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