I have a single layer hammock (with a zip on bugnet), treated with permethrin, and almost always use an underquilt and that's generally worked great for mosquitos. But this past weekend in the swamp it was 90 degrees when we went to bed and overnight lows were a balmy 78. And the mosquitoes were thick as clouds once the sun went down and the breeze died down. Without the underquilt I was being eaten alive from the bottom of the hammock. With the underquilt on but vented, I was still a feast for the mosquitoes in addition to being slow roasted (crazy hot). It was just as easy for the mosquitoes to slip between the hammock and underquilt as it was for the breeze. Cinching the under quilt head and foot end drawstrings stopped the mosquito attack, and without the underquilt suspensions tightened up I had a about 6 inches of air between me and the underquilt, but none of much needed breeze to keep me cool.
Needless to say it was a miserable night....
So what's your strategy for mosquitos when it's too hot for an underquilt? Would a loose underquilt protector cinched at the head and foot ends work? A thin sheet layer under me in the hammock? A double layer hammock?
It's too hot in the tent, and I hate sleeping on the ground... HELP!!
ETA: Probably should mention - I am a backpacker, so weight matters.
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