Honestly? Meh...
I went to my MIL's house this weekend in southern NJ. It's got a nice back yard, and two trees I would find are just barely far enough apart to hang my hammock and tarp.
1' webbing with a figure-8 loop to a cinch buckle to Amsteel loops through the channel of a Byer of Maine Traveller Lite with an Amsteel ASR. 11'x11' Gear Guide tarp on top. All I had was my Big Agnes insulated air core pad. It's rectangular -- made for a fun night. Got chilly, stayed chilly, even in my 20* bag.
I'm not a back sleeper, though I managed to drift off occasionally.
Do all hammocks have you lay diagonally? This one does.
Broken night's sleep.
Night two, pretty much more of the same. All in all, maybe 7 hours of uninterrupted sleep over both nights.
My fiance, who slept on the ground in a tent, slept a combined twenty.
I'll keep at it. Next, a cheap synthetic rectangular bag that I'll fashion into a UQ.
If all else fails, I'll check out the Henessey Scout. I'm 5' 8", 135 pounds.
My next trip will be into the real sticks. I'll bring the setup, but the girl will have the tent. I'll have my 0* bag on top and some fashion of UQ.
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