Ok, I tried it for a couple of days. One day it rained and the temp only went down to just under 45. I wore some middle weight long underwear, had the back country bed. Used an air mattress that I had rigged some reflective insulation to. Staying dry was not an issue, I have the oversized fly so I stayed bone dry. I was warm throughout but it wasn't very cold. I was warm enough to have to throw back the attached quilt on occasion but I feel that I would have to wear more clothes if I got down to freezing and a little below. Big plus was the air mattress stayed in place, never slipped off once. Was able to sleep on my side very comfortably and the bag never got twisted. Getting in and out was not what I would call real easy but was much easier than getting situated in a traditional sleeping bag (for me). By sitting up and holding the mattress and sleeping bag I could slide out fairly easily without everything moving around and I only had to slide a foot or so to get out. I have a mattress with squared off corners an this kept me from getting a good angle across the hammock so I did not sleep as flat as usual. I think if I get a tapered one that would help. Bottom line is . . . the jury is still out. I think it is a winner for 45 and warmer weather but need to try it when it is colder. I won't be doing any deep winter camping but the AT in March can be pretty cold so that is what I am aiming at. I usually wake up at about 0600 when it is cool and I camp because of the sun coming up and I want to move around. I slept soundly until 0800 if that tells you anything. I really want to hammock the AT and not go to ground so I have to get this worked out. A hammock has a lot of advantages. I was camping with people in three tents and when we broke camp I was ready to go (I use snake skins) in probably 5 minutes including packing. None of them were even close. I like tent camping and am pretty quick at it but this was nice. Especially the day it rained. I will try again later this month and make a few changes. Will probably get one of those heat reflective air mattresses that have rounded corners and wear warmer bed clothes. Oh, I added a gear sling under the hammock. They are cheap and provide a good place to put stuff, especially when it is raining. I went with the 2 season backcountry bed, maybe I should have gone to the 3 season but we shall see. Hope this is helpful to someone.
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