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Hammock Sleep System

Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 12:42:12 No.568862 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>568974 >>568993 >>568995 >>569042 >>569233

Just bought a new hammock, http://www.ddhammocks.com/product/dd_superlight_jungle_hammock
This'll be my first time hammock camping. Do I just use a regular sleeping bag in it, or is there do you use something different with hammocks? I'll also be using it as a tent when there's no usable trees, if that makes a difference.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 17:36:23 No.568974 Report

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>>568862
Selfbump.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 18:02:31 No.568980 Report

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I have the DD yungle hammock as well. i use a sleebin bag. it works fine. just get it all laid-out nicely and unzipped before you climb in and you'll be fine. sometimes it take a little wriggling but nothing too difficult. remember to have the tension/slack adjusted well and lay in it slightly diagonally.

welcome to the world of not being a ground-dwelling pleb!

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 18:25:52 No.568993 Report

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>>568862
The Insulation of the sleeping bag will be compressed by your weight and if you don't use a second insulation layer you might suffer from cold butt syndrome. Should work fine with a sleeping bag only if you find a non windy spot.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 18:30:04 No.568995 Report

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>>568862
A sleeping bag and a sleeping pad work in a hammock. It may feel unweildy but it can be done. If you feel the need to upgrade your hammock get a bottom quilt and then a top quilt. But thats if you wanna splurg alittle on your sleep system.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 18:36:20 No.568998 Report

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>>568995
What are bottom quilts and top quilts?

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 18:53:06 No.569002 Report

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>>568998
A top quilt is just a down quilt that you use as your top layer of insulation. It wraps around you while your in your hammock and its pretty much as if you had an unzipped sleeping bag wrapped up a round in your hammock.

A down quilt is a quilt of down that is cut and conformed to be suspended below your hammock. It prevents convection from stealing your warmth and helps insulate your bottom.

Pretty much you turn into a cocoon made of down. Its much more comfortable than just sliding in a pad and If you do it right should be compact and weight less than your standard sleeping bag and pad combo.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 18:56:42 No.569007 Report

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>>569002
Sounds awesome, where do I buy them? Would the under quilt effectively work as a sleeping pad when I set the hammock up as a tent on the ground?

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 19:02:11 No.569011 Report

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>>569007
Just a few places to look online

>Enlightened Equipment
>Hammock Gear
>Eagles Nest Outfitters
> Jacks R Better
>Warbonnet Outdoors
>Underquilts.com

you can also make your own. Just go to
DIY Gear Supply and look up videos online. If your good at making stuff that is.

A bottom quilt will not work as a sleeping pad if you use your hammock on the ground. All the down ill compact and you will be on a cold floor. Thats sleeping pad territory friend.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 20:02:46 No.569042 Report

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>>568862
make sure you use some kind of ground sheet when pitching it as a tent

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 20:57:21 No.569076 Report

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>>569011
Hm, I'll probably just stick with a sleeping pad then, so I can use it for both. Might still go with a top quilt instead of a bag.
Is there anything that makes top quilts special over regular quilts? Could I just go to Bed Bath and Beyond and get something on sale?

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 21:05:07 No.569081 Report

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>>569076
Haha yes. The quilts im talking about are around or under a pound. They are filled usually with 800 fill goose down that will keep you warm well into the 30-20 degree temps. It offers exceptional warmth for weight and capacity. You can compact down them to the size of a big grapefruit. They also use ultralight materials and nylons to minimize weight. Really its engineered for outdoor use.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 22:18:14 No.569133 Report

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Underquilts are basically a blanket that you hang below your hammock. They are not always down filled. Most common ones are not down filled, but synthetic filled. Regardless of fill, they serve the purpose of keeping under you warm.

A top quilt is basically an unzipped sleeping bag with a box your feet slide in.

DD hammocks sells both.

You won't want a bed bath and beyond blanket, since they're heavy and won't compress down to pack away.

You can easily make your own underquilt from a poncho liner. They're available online or at a military surplus store. They're called a PLUQ (poncho liner under quilt).

For my "top quilt" I use a sleeping bag unzipped. Works well for me.

You will want under insulation for any temp 65 or below. A sleeping pad works fine but can slide around quite a bit.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 23:16:42 No.569160 Report

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If an underquilt won't work when I set it up as a tent, I'll just use a sleeping pad. Those don't compress down to save space, do they? I suppose that kind of defeats the purpose of the pad...

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 23:20:21 No.569161 Report

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>>569133
most under quilts I see are down filled. Funny you should say that most are synthetic filled.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 23:44:48 No.569174 Report

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>>569011
Alright, I just checked all of the places you reccomended, and MINIMUM at any of those places is mid one hundreds for top quilts. Then I saw this guy >>56913 mention DD makes them, and figured it'd make sense to check the same company that makes my hammock.
http://www.ddhammocks.com/product/dd_hammock_quilt
This shit is less than half the price of the cheapest topquilts on any of those other sites. Is it horibbly shitty, or just a fuckamazing deal?

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 23:51:36 No.569181 Report

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>>569174
Seems like a quality piece. Its probably just because its a synthetic fill. A tad bit too bulky for me, but If you are price conscious Id buy it in a jiffy.

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Anonymous Sat 08 Aug 2015 23:56:20 No.569182 Report

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>>569181
It doesn't give dimensions, but just looking at that video and using the guy's forearm as a frame of reference, doesn't seem that much bigger packed down. Is there any other disadvantage of synthetic?

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Anonymous Sun 09 Aug 2015 00:08:52 No.569186 Report

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>>569182
Its a compact size for sure. Good size for a synthetic, but down just packs down smaller. The disadvantages of synthetic is that its significantly heavier and bulkier than down. A 20 degree down bag will compact down better and weigh less than a synthetic bag of the same rating. Generally speaking of course.

But since your a beginner no need to dive into down right now. Test the waters with synthetics. I dont think you are counting ounces just yet, and synthetics provide insulation even when wet. Its a good fill for beginners.

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Anonymous Sun 09 Aug 2015 00:10:39 No.569187 Report

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>>569186
You have been of much help to me my friend. I thank you, we should share a can of beans sometime.
I suppose all that's left to decide about my sleep system is what pad to use. Don't suppose you can help there?

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Anonymous Sun 09 Aug 2015 01:07:25 No.569222 Report

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>>569187
heheh I could help you with that too. A thermarest trail scout pad is a good beginners pad. If you want a closed cell foam type pad. Thermarest also makes the Z lite sol and the Ridgerest Solite. Of course you can use any no name brand foam pad if you want, but thermarest is a good company and will do you right. If you are interest in a lighter and comfier pad the thermarest prolite pad is a solid choice. Hope this helped.

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Anonymous Sun 09 Aug 2015 01:25:51 No.569233 Report

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>>568862
I roll my thin groundpad with my tarp, because I don't like rain. A groundpad adds a bit of insulation and keeps you warm on the hammock. Any ol sleeping bad should do. Good call on the bug net, have fun!

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Anonymous Sun 09 Aug 2015 04:41:14 No.569333 Report

Quoted By: >>569507 >>569525

>>569187
Shit man, I posted this >>569133 don't I get some beans too?

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Anonymous Sun 09 Aug 2015 15:19:15 No.569507 Report

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>>569333

No. Fuck off you leech.

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Anonymous Sun 09 Aug 2015 15:58:49 No.569525 Report

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