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danielleoh37
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You mentioned both hammock AND ground camping. Ground camping is easy - go with a quilt and pad combo. But for hammock camping, many popular quilts just wont do on their own. The problem with a normal sleeping bag in a hammock is that you compress all the insulation under you and the cold air conducts your heat away. most people fix this with an underquilt but then youre carrying two sleeping bags Ah, no thanks.
Instead, get a large rectangular quilt with a drawstring and zipper closure. Put that on the OUTSIDE of your hammock. Drawstring up the footbox end and then zip up the sides to make a tube. pull it up or push it down like a cocoon to regulate heat. cinch up the head end on colder nights. I use Sea 2 Summit Traveller (40*) in the summer and an EE (Revolt? 10*) Long & Wide in the winter. They work equally well on the ground paired with a pad, or with the hammock.
PS. Sea 2 Summit’s UL hammock with the buckle-webbing things cut off, replaced by amsteel whoopie slings makes a complete ’bed’ at just a tic over 6oz
Pair it with ZPacks Cuben hammock tarp with doors, and Duchwear’s continuous ridgeline for another 13oz and youve got a bombproof ground AND hang shelter system for less than all but the most ultralight single tents.
Oct 11, 2017
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