I got my first under quilt a couple weeks ago. I'm planning on heading up to the Whites next week and I may do some hammock camping so I wanted to test it out. It got down to 12 degrees last Friday so I set up the hammock up on our hill in the afternoon and slept in it that night. I recognize that this is a fairly easy test since after I set it up I went back inside and feasted on Chinese food while warming myself by the fire before venturing out to sleep. Still I would hope that I would be fairly warm when I'm getting into the hammock in the woods so I think it was still a fairly good test.
The 0° Incubator worked great and I was pleasantly surprised how warm I was with that and my 20° Kelty sleeping bag. I also had a liner which proved more trouble than useful. I also brought a hot water bottle out with me. The pants I wore were likely overkill as they are superwarm thermal pants and at first I was afraid I was too hot in there. I considered taking them off but I didn't have any other layer to replace and I was afraid I'd get cold later. In retrospect I guess I could have just put them back on in that case. The hood from my down jacket comes off so I used that with a beanie to keep my head warm. The rest of the jacket became a pillow of sorts - the one issue was that in the morning it was wet from my condensation as the sides of the hammock had encroached around my face. But otherwise I was very happy with how everything went and it gave me experience and confidence for future winter outings which was the main point.
I posted a video - if anyone wants to watch it I would appreciate any feedback or tips you might have to improve my setup. I'm just figuring this out as I go. Thanks!
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