Hammocks?

[perdidochas 658]

I find it hard to get into a sleeping bag in a hammock. What I did is turn my bag into a topquilt. To do that, I basically just safety-pinned the zipper about 18 inches above the end of the bag, to make a foot pocket. I put the pad down, and then snuggled into the rest of the sleeping bag like a quilt, with my feet in the closed end of the bag. I have heard of people who simply sleep in the sleeping bag as a bag, but that's hard for me to do. Your results may vary.

[perdidochas 658]

Also, even in a bag, you need to make sure the pad is between you and the hammock. Otherwise you will lose a lot of heat through it.

[robertwilliams 10]

>> I put the pad down, and then snuggled into the rest of the sleeping bag like a quilt, with my feet in the closed end of the bag.

 

So you are laying on the pad with the bag over top of you?

 

[perdidochas 658]

Yes,

I lie on top of the pad. My feet are in the bottom of the bag, and the rest of the bag is tucked around me like a blanket in a bed. (and I'm inside the bag liner). I tried getting into the bag fully zipped on my early trips, and it was hard. Much easier to just slip my feet into the footbox, and wrap myself with the bag.

[Tampa Turtle 1011]

I will put a small tarp at my feet before getting in and get into my legs and torso into the bag before getting in.

[perdidochas 658]

Turtle,

 

I tried that, I found it hard to get in a comfortable position in the hammock while in the bag.

 

I do keep a tarp below me, though, so when I get out of the hammock, my socks don't get dirty.