Prepare for sleeping in your hammock as you would for sleeping on the ground. you need insulation both over you and under you.
Ground:
TOP- Sleeping bag over you.
BOTTOM- Insulating pad under you. (The bottom part of your sleeping bag is squished, providing no insulation value, that's why you need the pad.)
Hammock:
TOP- sleeping bag, blanket, quilt, sheet, or nothing. Depending on the temperature and your preference, any of these will work for you.
BOTTOM- a foam pad just in ground sleeping, or an underquilt will work for you.
This is where it gets harder to make decisions. HOWEVER, to boil down all the threads on this topic: the material that will provide you (generally, arguably) the best combination of light weight/low bulk is goose down. The higher fill power, the better.
The cottage manufacturers who frequent this board make excellent products. There are a lot of them. Good luck choosing.
Yep, either a sleeping pad in the hammock, or an underquilt will be needed if nighttime temps will be below about 70*F.
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