I set up the hammock in the back yard last night to test both my Featherstone Moondance (26 degree top quilt) and the Klymit Insulated Static V Luxe sleeping pad. The V Luxe has an R value of 5. The low temp was supposed to be around 20F. I didn’t have a thermometer, but the Weather Channel showed overnights lows around 26F.
The Moondance top quilt, supplemented with a diy fleece top quilt over the top worked like a champ. Toasty warm on top. After about 2 hours, my butt was noticeably cool. I added an R value 1.3 pad under the R5 pad after doing some jumping jacks to warm up and managed to get some sleep. After another three hours My butt and back were cold, but I wasn’t shivering. I abandoned the hammock at that point.
I never thought the sleeping pad would be the weak link, as the R Value temperature charts showed the pad should be good below 20 degrees. I guess better to be cold in the back yard with the house steps away than in the woods.
I have a 20 degree underquilt ordered.
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