Ridgerunner question

[AIP1313]

Lots of great info from JustBill there.

[Chesapeake]

I recently tried using a pad in my single layer Ridgerunner with pretty good results. The pad I used was the 10° Ecotec Hybern8 insulated inflatable. It's pretty inexpensive on Amazon, has a design that works well in a hammock and has a temp rating of 10°F. It changed the lay a slightly, but not that much and I was still pretty comfortable. I've also stacked 3 different combinations/styles of quilts on the Ridgerunner : a regular gathered end style CDT UQ + a CDT Lynx clone , the Lynx clone + a DIY Snugpak (synthetic) jungle blanket ⅞ length UQ and the gathered end CDT + the jungle blanket UQ. All 3 combinations worked great.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CIoXC180-LE

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-7eWAP9qTFI&t=17s

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3aJ10GvrhJI

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[BillyBob58]

The BMBH is probably the warmest as it wraps you the most. My large bridges are the worst...................................
It's just gear. Nothing wrong with acknowledging its limitations.

Maybe that explains why I always found my original BMBH- as you say it wraps the most- so easy to insulate. On my first try I was plenty warm with the original MWUQ at 10F. Of course it is rated at 0F and some have used it lower, still, for me to be warm in a hammock at 10F, through a long night, with out having to add CCF pads felt like quite the accomplishment for me at the time. Plus I had the unanswered question: could I have gone lower? However, another time with the same hammock and UQ I was not quite warm enough at 27F(wet/rain to snow/windy) until I added my separate down Marmot sleeping bag hood(about 3" thick) about 0200. After that, toasty warm until morning.

Also, in my BMBH UL- which does not wrap as much as the original BMBH, but still wraps more than a WBRR- I was also nice and warm at 25F in cotton PJs with a JRB MW3(20-25F) on bottom and a sniveler(same rating) on top, and of course with my JRB hood. But - as you say- the less wide aspect of these hammocks might make them a bit warmer with quilts.

For those mentioning how the pads raise the center of gravity, very true, but a CCF pad does this way less than a thick inflatable. Down side is they are bulkier. The only hammock where I don't notice the thickness of an inflatable pad lifting me up is the 90 degree Hammock Tent.