After my first year of nothing but Hammocks.....

**Vanhalo** · 09-30-2018, 13:20

(East,TN - Elevation 873ft.)

I have discovered that the temp must be below 70° in order for me to get a good night's sleep.

The last night on record was May 15th.

So I guess my hammock season is October to May.

**ylnfrt** · 09-30-2018, 15:33

well- thats one thing figured out

**Smckinney0031** · 09-30-2018, 15:55

I could probably handle up to 80 if there was a breeze, but humidity kills me the worst

**SilvrSurfr** · 09-30-2018, 16:57

Being a bit further north in New Jersey, I can usually camp nine months a year. The hot months are sometimes June, July, and August, or sometimes July, August and September. This year, September was pretty hot, but I think the 70* overnight lows are finally gone!

**Skytow** · 09-30-2018, 20:13

Interesting. My scout troop always does camp in late July. My hammock makes it possible to sleep. No UQ needed! Now to keep the skeeters from biting me through the hammock!

So agree if I have a choice but in my case the hammock really helps

**Dlrocm** · 09-30-2018, 21:03

I camped this weekend with a wrap around style bugnet. the low was mid 70s and the mosquitoes were horrible. I slept like a baby with no UQ and a 30 degree TQ - not a single mosquito bite.

**Shug** · 09-30-2018, 22:56

Originally Posted by Skytow

Interesting. My scout troop always does camp in late July. My hammock makes it possible to sleep. No UQ needed! Now to keep the skeeters from biting me through the hammock!

So agree if I have a choice but in my case the hammock really helps

Spray some permethrin on your hammock. Should help and does not seem to affect the material.
Shug

**sidneyhornblower** · 10-01-2018, 05:36

Originally Posted by Smckinney0031

I could probably handle up to 80 if there was a breeze, but humidity kills me the worst

Agreed. Humidity is difficult to deal with. The only option to expose more skin to cooling is a full coverage bug net, which is going to cut down the breeze's effects. On the other hand, a nice breeze can ENHANCE sleep on an otherwise average night. We slept out last week in 66 degree temps the first night, but on a ridge where the breeze was strong and consistent all night so that snuggling into the quilts felt great. The elevation (around 1800-2000 feet) also helped with the Georgia humidity.