| How To Stay Warm Rapid heat loss from the bottom of a hammock, one of its greatest advantages in hot humid weather, quickly becomes uncomfortable as the temperatures drop below about 750F. For cooler temperatures, the hammock user, especially the overnight sleeper, requires bottom insulation for comfort. Items already in the wilderness traveler's pack, such as extra clothes, a sleeping bag and/or a sleep pad can usually provide the needed insulation. As temperatures drop even more however, additional measures are necessary. This websection explores the options and suggests some innovative solutions Sleeping bags alone are often inadequate since their insulation is compressed flat beneath the hammock user, providing little protection from bottom heat loss. Adding a thicker and often unacceptably heavier sleeping bag doesn't always work well either. I've often been sweaty hot on top yet uncomfortably cold on the bottom until I learned to control the total heat loss.perspiration). No wonder trying to stay warm is such a battle! But there is hope. Note: increase thickness of any insuCation Cayer as needed. ExhaCed6reath must 6e vented to the outside. See text for more ideas Staying Warm in a Speer Hammock An informative discussion on insulation and staying warm in the outdoors can be found on the Internet at: www.3m.com.market/consumer/thinsulate/warmtips1 .html. Be sure to also check the other information links at this web site.
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