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    Quote Originally Posted by Pnicogen View Post
    Do you find that condensation issues with hammocks to be less of a problem than with tents? Since most of my camping will be at temps >freezing, I’ll only have a bug net on top and a tarp overhead.
    Definitely depends on the totality of conditions.

    About 1.5 yrs ago I did the Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail in western PA and it rained a lot, and while the relative humidity (RH) was pretty high it wasn't anything like that constant socked-in fog and drizzle for Seneca/Spruce. It was late May/early June and I had no problems with down despite frequent rain.

    Last fall there were some perfect conditions forecast for the development of fog so I did a local overnighter in my usual test venue, which is Harriman State Park. It was very moist and everything got damp, and my conclusion is that I still wouldn't want to be using down, DWR or not, for several straight days of this. Even with DWR there was noticeable reduction of quilt loft.

    My test venue...



    Moisture on tarp... no rain, just condensation falling off trees!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crawldaddy View Post
    Good points everyone.. I have been into 4-5 days of continual drizzle on my AT hike where my 40* treated top quilt had shrunk down into paper thin thickness from just the humidity, thick fog, etc
    Crawldaddy: do I have this right: your TREATED DOWN TQ lost a bunch of loft after 4-5 days of fog and drizzle? Or did you hopefully mean UNTREATED down?

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