That sounds good for those that have a freezer.
Yesterday after hitting 113° the clouds moved in and made a blanket in the sky. Because of this the temps dropped very slowly.
Midnight, 93°, I was about to go down for the night. This time there was no UQ, just an UQP to keep the biters from getting me through the netting of my Mayan hammock and a damp blanket of linen.
Of course I was going to;
Sleep like . . . an Egyptian.
Super comfy and the UQP worked great on the Mayan.
Sounds like you're getting things dialed in
That lake Mojave trip sounds like one where I'd be working on figuring out how to suspend my hammock just inches into the lake, on the shade side of the houseboat.Originally Posted by Hiker_Section
Couple things I would add to your list,
Double tarping - by having two layers w/ a few inches in between it cuts down on the amount of heat you feel radiating off the tarp when you're under it. It's known as a "tropical roof" in the Overlanding and alt building world. The airflow in between the two will cut down on how much direct heat the bottom tarp has to radiate.
This may not be a good option for UL backpacking but will work great for car/moto camping. I have rigged up a tarp equivalent made out of shade cloth which gets used when our chance of rain is still weeks away. If I think it's going to rain I put my rain fly under it.
It's really a daytime thing. Something for those mid-day siestas.
Electrolytes - current fav is Laird Superfood, Hydrate. It's dried coconut water (I know, it sounds like a scam) and Aquamin.
Alcohol - less is more (effective). That's right, you can save money by drinking while dehydrated. It takes much less to put you face down on the ground.
Great stuff! Thanks for the additional tips which I've added to my list. I'll definitely be trying the double tarping on my next trip out. Stay safe in that heat that is heading your way. They're talking historic heat wave. We might have to put our summer hammocking experiments on hold.
On hold!
No way. Our other option is to bake inside our rigs.
In a few hours we're headed to a lake a couple hours south of us and about 3k' higher. Will do some kayaking (probably practicing wet re-enteries
After that the urban survival testing continues.
I did try downloading your files but they didn't come through. Will try again when I get a chance.
So last night we had about the same conditions, 94° at midnight, but a slight breeze.
I tried starting w/ just the UQP on the Mayan and the same linen cover, only dry.
After about 45 min I had to slide the UQP off as I felt like I was cooking. I felt like I needed the breeze on me. By the 2 hour mark I was still suffering and awake.
At that point I got up and dampened the linen. Not even wet enough to take away all the dry patches. Then I got back in the hammock, pulled the UQP under, covered up w/ the linen and instantly felt better. Was asleep in 15 minutes.
The damp linen definitely took away the need to have a breeze on my body for cooling. Just having the evap happening was enough.
Sounds like you're living the dream LowTechEnjoy yourself and keep us posted.
Well, back from the lake. Only the first night there was a little hotter than comfortable, but not so hot that I wanted to have damp linen on me. It was in the mid 80's when we decide to call it for the night and there was no breeze. So this time I wet the linen and just draped it over the ridgeline. Not like a full sock as it's only 4' wide but enough that it made a cool little A-frame over the hammock.
Very comfortable, not directly on me, very little dampness on the hammock and only on the edges. Overall it worked really well.
The things you can do w/ evaporative cooling in the desert.
Considering you were not using a fan and you are experiencing record breaking temps, your test results sound really good.Well, back from the lake. Only the first night there was a little hotter than comfortable, but not so hot that I wanted to have damp linen on me. It was in the mid 80's when we decide to call it for the night and there was no breeze. So this time I wet the linen and just draped it over the ridgeline. Not like a full sock as it's only 4' wide but enough that it made a cool little A-frame over the hammock.
Very comfortable, not directly on me, very little dampness on the hammock and only on the edges. Overall it worked really well.
The things you can do w/ evaporative cooling in the desert.
We still need to figure out a fan solution for you that works with your off-the-grid situation because you definitely need some moving air to be comfortable in those kind of temps. It's a little early for me to make a recommendation but here's my most recent experiment I will be testing next time I'm hammock primitive camping in extreme temps. I was recently gifted the Anker PowerPort Solar USB panel charger that I will be putting into use very soon. Through vipon.com there's been a coupon appearing off and on, that can be applied for an Amazon.com purchase, for a USB fan type C that is fast charging. I was able to get two of the fans at $18 each (brand name RUNAcc) and will be hanging one or both of these inverted on my hammock's ridgeline. I definitely wouldn't pay full price for these things.
I'll let you know how testing goes. If results are good you will have a solution (solar panel and fan) that won't set you back more than about $75 US.
Last edited by Hiker_Section; 06-20-2021 at 13:26.
We do have fans in the rigs, and a doz 8000mAh battery packs. Some of which we will take depending on the trip and what we may need to charge. It's easy enough to charge them off the rig's solar system.
I did order some of these, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W11P31V...ing=UTF8&psc=1
I figure that w/one plugged into the end of one of the battery packs, and the battery in the ridgeline organizer, it will point straight down at us in the hammock. That way I can avoid the issue of the wires braking in a flexible neck variety.
Should have them today, so we'll see how they work.
Last edited by LowTech; 06-21-2021 at 17:55.
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