Reflectex was : [at-l] Hennessy Asym

[askowronek@mindspring.com (Amy)]

On Sunday, June 23, 2002, at 11:14 AM, ARTCLOUTMN@aol.com wrote:

>
> In a message dated 6/21/02 10:10:39 AM, buchanan@gtcinternet.com writes:
>
> << This is something new to me as well - and only in my hammock!  So 
> why are
> we sweating in there??  Or rather, not evaporating?  If I can't solve 
> this, it
> may be the one thing that gets me back out of the Hennessy. >>
>
> Everyone sweats all the time.  The hammock is made of a fabric that 
> does not
> absorb the water from our bodies.  If we sleep directly on plastic or 
> nylon
> it will feel wet where our bodies make contact.  Some fleece or other 
> fabric
> that can absorb some of our sweat will make it more comfortable.   
> Check out
> Stephenson's website on vapor barrier clothing and sleeping bags (I'm 
> not
> sure I would be comfortable using those products) but they have 
> carefully
> designed their products with natural body moisture in the plan.  It is a
> www.warmlite.com.  Be forwarned that this website has nude models.
>

It's not just that, Art.  Why are we getting so much wetter in the 
hammock than
on the ground?  My thermarest doesn't absorb water either, but when I 
sleep
on it on the ground my sleeping bag doesn't get wet under me.  It's 
definitely
a much more intense phenomenon in the hammock.

-amy