Hello community,
I have a friend who carried a hammock when backpacking in the backcountry, and I was mesmerized. I didn't know you could actually sleep in a hammock for real. I got myself a Hennessy Expedition Zip and luckily had another friend who told me that when I want to head out in the fall, I will need an underquilt.
From here, the story gets more complicated. I am in Canada, and for some reason, underquilts are hard to come by. I purchased a OneTigris Twilight Trekker Pro which is rated to work down to -5 degrees Celsius (23F) but it didn't hold up. I threw an aluminium pad into the hammock to stay warm when it wasn't going down to 5 degrees Celsius... I am now on a hunt for a proper underquilt made of ethically sourced downs (usually trying to work my way around down, but guess I have to make do with ethically sourced or recycled down to prevent CBS).
I have been out there for some 20 years now (started when I was about 11 years of age with the scouts in Germany), including backpacking, bikepacking, and canoeing. In the past couple of years, I've been on canoeing or backpacking trips in southern Ontario in spring or fall and currently try to push my limits into winter camping.
Looking forward to learning from the experienced folks here!
PS: Needless to say my first nights sleeping in a hammock were amazing. Can't wait to get a proper underquilt and get out some more.
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