I just did an overnight (no snow, thankfully, but it was cold!). I hung the hammock lower than usual so I could hang the tarp lower than usual. And I staked the tarp closer in than I usually do so there wasn't a lot of space between the bottom of the tarp and the ground.

I was comfy.

I didn't mind that my inside space was smaller than usual - though I was less pleased with being so close to the ground (next time, I'll try everything just a little bit higher).

But I keep seeing pics of other hangers out there in the cold - and snow - and they have their tarps staked out real wide. And up pretty high, too.

What am I missing here? What are the advantages of that wide-open approach when it's very cold?

TIA for tips.