Probable too long winded and maybe confusing but;
I'm a newbe and planning on upgrading my hammock setup from an ENO and construction type tarp and need advice. I looking at the Dutchware Chameleon kits and also just a netless double layer hammock from them. I like the idea of the kits because it comes with some of the Dutch Bling I'm coveting and a nice hammock and tarp plus I save a few bucks. The reason I also was looking at the double layer hammock was so I could add a pad in between the layers of the hammock when its really warm out instead of using my underquilt. I've tried the pad, blanket in the hammock and that just isn't doing it for me. Do the pads when put in between the layers stay pretty much in place well or is it going to slide around a lot when I get in and out of the hammock. I slept out with the quilt on a hot and really humid night and it was just too uncomfortable with the quilt. Problem is by morning you need a little something to keep your backside warm.
With the Chameleon kit you get a good tarp that'll help with better airflow on warm nights and the ability to add the top cover to the hammock in cooler conditions but I'd have to forgo the double layer. If I was to purchase the double layer hammock I'd probably add a winter tarp to make up for no Chameleon top cover and adjust the tarps setup for warmer conditions but not so much Dutch bling. Overall price is a big concern of mine so getting another warmer weather quilt is pretty much out of the question for now. Summer hanging is mostly in the back yard due to my work schedule. Backpacking this fall and some winter backpacking is what I'm planning on with the new equipment along with still swinging year round in the backyard(s).
I already have a quality bugnet from Dutchware and a really nice 20° underquilt from Cedar Ridge.
My main hanging spots will be here in northern Illinois and central Wisconsin to give you an idea the weather I may have. So pretty much anything from 40 below to 100°F and some serious rain storms. I'm not really worried about snow as snow = fun. Backpacking locations may be any where from North Carolina across to Missouri and up into the BWCA or farther north.
My goal is to have a setup that with small changes will do it all well and eventually acquire new equipment to do what's planned on great.
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