[at-l] Hennessy Hammock - cold weather sleeping?

[thornel@attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

That is pretty similar to the usual advice of using a large (truck) 
dashboard sunshield, Reflectix and similar items. It is common to use 
silicon goop to reduce slippage of the pad, as well as Velcro. There are a 
number of reviews on the BackpackGearTest Yahoo group, as well as similar 
discussions on BackpackingLight. The key thing is to go ahead and get your 
hammock (or borrow one) and give it a whirl. I have decided to take my 
Hennessey Hammock for my NJ->NY section next week, unless I hear of a cold 
front expected to approach the region.

OrangeBug

At 12:49 PM 4/15/2002 +0000, Paul L. wrote:
>Get one of those ?ground cloth/mylar sheet? and cut to the size of the
>bottom of the hammock (the diamond shape) covering the whole sleeping
>area. Then sew a fleece blanket cut to size to it, shinny side up. I
>figure that if I can put vlecro on the inside corners of the hammock
>floor that line up with the ?ground cloth/mylar sheet/fleece blanket?
>velcor tabs that would lessen the slip factor and hold the corners out.
>The fleece would provide the needed air space for the mylar to work and
>it seems more compact then the bubble wrap stuff. (Yes, there would be a
>slit for the entrance at the bottom).