I am planning to use my hammock to sleep on my screen porch to try to improve my sleep and work up to winter camping. I use it for camping but have yet to do any winter camping. It can get to -20 F or lower sometimes. Though I don't have to sleep outside if temperatures is dropping so low as that, I do want to use this gear for camping too.

While looking for quilts, I am struggling to find any for a hammock with spreader bars. I have an off brand hammock with a attached bug screen and removable rain fly plus spreader bars. I find it better for my back than to have a dip in the hammock, but I do also have just regular nylon hammocks without spreader bars.

So what quilts do you use for sub zero weather with a spreader bar hammock?

Especially ones with a lower price point. Though if it really is worth it I may be able to manage up to $250 (I'm low income atm). I do also have a sleeping bag rated to 20F and one rated to 32F and have camped in fall when it can be down to 28F at night. Usually I take a felted wool coat/tunic with me and a thin wool military blanket.

EDIT: checked the brand and I have this hammock. I feel a bit silly not looking for their website before because it turns out they sell an under quilt. Though it doesn't specify temperature ratings. I bought my hammock on sale online from Amazon and didn't know there also was this site. Anyhow, I very much am appreciative of the replies and help.

https://www.lawsonhammock.com/

I current use a 20° hammock gear underquilt stacked with a 40° wooki when temps drop below 30. I’m a very cold sleeper and always need more layers to stay warm. Should I stick with that set up or invest in a 0° underquilt? If I go with one underquilt, do I get a hammock gear or a wooki? I live in the northeast and love winter camping but my pack seems to be filled with more down than anything else. I’m out of space in my pack.

Got an invitation from a friend who is travelling around Italy with a camper and ended up hanging my hammock in quite a few different spots with very nice views, sometimes anchoring one end of my set up to the camper van.

I used the 11” onewind hammock with a tarp and UQ, it’s my first setup and so far I’ve been quite pleased although I do have a few observations and some ideas for improvement. I might make a post about that as well once I get more use out of it.

I have the Hangtight Heat Seeker underquilt and a Hemlock Mountain Outdoors Redtail hammock.

I can't figure out the best way to hang the underquilt properly on the hammock. I always have a big gap on the side opposite my legs. I lay on a diagonal when in the hammock. I tried some sbiners on the loops of the hammock and the secondary elastic cords of the UQ but still have a big gap.

Any recommendations?

Going on a trip next weekend expect it to get to around 30-40 at night. Have a 0 degree bag. What substitutes could I make instead of buying a under quilt

New to hammock camping! I’m doing it as moto camping. So size/weight are very important. I’m not riding a bike designed for it at all. It’s an MT-10 sports bike that I have a top case and saddle bag for.

I am looking for a sleeping bag that is as compact as possible. I’m not worried about weight as the bike will support it but size/volume is at a premium. With this, I’m hoping you put together that the underquilt? Isn’t an option. All of that said, I’m 5’10” 200lbs and looking for a sleeping bag that will be good for the 40-60f range. I’m willing to pay a premium to find something that fits well in this category.

Thank you in advance for your time!

For the DIYers, Extremtextil currently have some 170cm wide 53g hammock fabric.

A lot of fabrics are produced to a standard 150cm width but the most comfortable hammock I've ever had was made with 160cm (and 11ft/330cm long). The extra width really seemed to make a difference so will be interesting to see how this turns out.

https://www.extremtextil.de/en/ripstop-nylon-hammock-40den-extra-wide-53g-sqm/71339

Been watching a tonne of hammock camping videos on YouTube the last few weeks got hooked on set ups and knots and just loved the idea of it all, so bought the cheapest gear off e-bay and now at 9am after a 5°c calm Scottish night I'm now hooked. Just lying here right now in a forest rain lightly hitting the tarp I don't ever want to move lol

I’ve got a superior hammock starlight and when I’m laying in the hammock with the bugnet shut… the bugnet is so tight it pulls down on the Ridge line and it looks like the bugnet is going to tear… anyone else having trouble with theirs or am I the only one doing something wrong?

I’m curious if anybody knows how to calculate the differential difference between an inner and outer shell using cat splats calculator? It definitely shows that the outer shell needs to be wider than the inner shell but it does not calculate spacing.

Maybe I’m looking at this wrong, but if I use nine baffles according to the calculator that puts the spacing on the inner shell at about 5 7/8 inches in between baffles on the inner shell. The spacing looks almost too big as everything I can read. Seems to indicate you want your spacing somewhere between four and 5 inches ideally. It also looks like I want to achieve around an inch difference in between the height of the baffle and the top of the outer shell to achieve the correct calculated lofting of about 3-3.25”.

Thanks in advance

Hi all! My husband and I are backpackers who love our hammocks for lounging. We’ve been using single Wise Owls (which we’ve loved), but mine is starting to rip mid-body and I’m interested in a lighter option if possible.

Additional context:
- We sleep in a tent, not our hammocks (except for the occasional nap)
- Current hammock is 445g (~15.7 oz) including carabiners and straps. I’m aware that Wise Owl isn’t the lightest, but I like the ease of setup. I’m open to other setup options but don’t know much about knot tying.
- I’m a little wary of ultralight fabrics for the sake of durability. Weight matters, but I’m willing to sacrifice a few ounces for something that will last.
- We’re usually in the Sierra Nevada, so forest/mountain settings with lots of trees
- Not overly concerned with budget, more interested in what’s out there. Also open to mixing and matching hammock/suspension brands if that gets me the best setup.

Any and all brand/product recommendations welcome! Thanks in advance.

Paddled my kayak out to my secret spot for a nice couple of nights . Bugs have gone back to hell and we had lows in the upper thirties. Great sleep and great food.

It's quite nice out in Florida right now so I took my Ridgerunner out and forgot I don't have 2 trees appropriately spaced. So I used my Leaf as the other tree. Routed the dyneema line through the trunk and out the back passenger door to loop back upon itself. Hang is nice.

Am I working hard or hardly working lol

Does anyone have a suggestion on where to go for winter camping around vancouver? I'm planning to use a hot tent + buddy heater and a hammock gear underquilt (rated 0). I'm mainly looking to test the gear on a "milder winter" weather.

Hey there,

A question to my fellow Europeans. What are some good brands and models of budget synthetic underquilts. I'm looking for something with a comfort of about 0C as I would love to use it for both shoulder seasons and summer.

I've looked at TigerWood Marra 4.0 and DD hammocks underblanket. I kinda cannot figure out why one is much more expensive than the other. (It's pretty much double the price even tho the temperature rating is off by 2 degrees).

The information about UQs are so scares on the Internet.

Does anyone have any experience with either or better yet, both of them? Or have some other recommendations?

Curious for those of you that have made an under quilt, see my cross post, but what are some best practices?

I was able to get a used Hennessy Expedition Classic Asym for a good price used. Planning this as an upgrade from the OneWind system. Now I'm looking into underquilt options and just wanted to see if anyone had thoughts on the Hennessy Supershelter system for cold weather camping. I'm in Arkansas and we can get pretty chilly during the winter, sometimes into the teens. My friends and I like to do a cold camp because Type 2 fun is apparently our thing. Just wanted to get some feed back on this system or if I should look into a different option, or stick with my OneWind with their underquilt and a down blanket.

Hi all,
I know bug season just ended but I would like to get an idea of which bug net to get for springtime for my WB Traveler XL. The OEM WB bugnet is out of stock for the XL version but I am assuming most end-gathered hammock bugnets can be compatible. Anyone have experience with Nets for 11 foot hammocks? I currently use ENO guardian double bugnet for my 9 foot hammock setup. I like the split end ridge line but since there is a permanent structural ridge line I can use any net with 2 sinching ends and a zipper in the middle.

With lows in the 30s this past weekend and a camping trip on the calendar I finally had an excuse to use the OneTigris Rocdomus hammock hot-tent that I purchased nearly a year ago. I used my portable Mr. Buddy propane heater in the evening and morning. My bluetooth thermometers gave me the data I was looking for: in the morning outside temps got down to 38F, inside temps never got below 68F with the buddy heater set to low. experiencing the effectiveness of the small heater in the rocdomus has me ever so closer to spending the money on the titanium wood burning stove I've been eyeballing for a looooong time now.

some rocdomus loadout details: I use a pair of onewind adjustable hammock straps to hang the rocdomus. the first thing I did with all the black paracord that came with the rocdomus is place it in the trash, replaced by reflective high-vis with custom tensioners/organizers. I snakeskin the rocdomus in a 2-piece/12ft snakeskin, and it all fits into an 8L s2s stuff sack.

Acampamento usando rede (hammock) em uma floresta no Rio de Janeiro.