for hammock campers

The following testimonial was sent to me recently. I am not a person who ever camped sleeping in a hammock so it was very pleasant to receive a testimonial from some one who obviously has a great deal of experience do just that "hammock camping".

Bike Packing Hammock Overnights

When using a Hammock, I had to have a sleeping bag and a underquilt. If you lay in a hammock with just a sleeping bag, your body crushes the insulation between the hammock and the sleeping bag. The convection will make you very cold. For this reason you have to put an underquilt under the hammock to stay warm. With this sleeping bag, your hammock hangs through the middle. The hood can be cinched down to a very small opening. Don't need the underquilt. Bag is roomy, I am 5 ft, 240 lbs and with a two person hammock you have all kinds of room to move around. You can get slightly lighter products, but they don't perform as well as this bag. This bag is tough, but comfortable, and really breathes well. Wiggy's compression bag is also incredibly tough, you can sit on this bag and compress it down to the size of a basketball. Bag can be used as a quilt because the zipper fully releases, you can attach two bags together. Love this bag, best bang for your buck I can find. Very quiet when you cinch the opening down really small, don't hear those darn coyotes making all that yelping, makes for a good night's sleep. As a retired military member I rarely sleep more than 4 hours at a time. I slept for a straight 6 hrs hanging in a hammock with this bag, and woke up not knowing where I was. The only change I would make, is I will probably sew a lanyard onto the pillow it comes with, it tends to fall out when you get in and out. I thought about adding elastic cords at each end so the bag doesn't hang so low when you get out, but that may compress the bottom and affect the performance. Once in the hammock the material spreads against the holes and gives just enough tension to get the bag close to you underside, but not compressed. When you unzip the bag and get out, just tuck it into the hammock till you get back. Getting in, grab the zipper in one hand, sit in the hammock, then put your feet in to push the bag up the hammock, then pull the hood up the hammock until the bottom of the bag is almost touching the hammock. Tuck you pillow on top of the hole, zip up, and sleep like a baby. There is enough room to read a book inside with a headlamp on. If you cinch the head opening all the way down, you can still breath comfortably, a little frost will form outside the opening from your breathing. Video of by first overnight with 0 degF version:

– Robert J. Grismer

I am very grateful for Roberts explanation of how he has been using my sleeping bags for his hammock camping.

thank you Robert