I just started hammock camping this past year with a Hennessy hammock, which is more of a suspended tent than a hammock, so I'm already carrying a fairly hefty shelter vs. your ultralight hammock. I've brought along my Thermarest pad all but once, and I never regretted having it, and the one time that I didn't bring it - smack in the middle of the summer in the mid-Atlantic, I felt cool, but not cold in the middle of the night. This comes with a caveat that I was using my Big Agnes sleeping bag that doesn't have any padding or insulation on the bottom, rather it has a sleeve to hold a pad, so it's more of a blanket with a pocket for a pad.
I've looked at options for adding an insulation or barrier layer to the underside of the hammock itself vs. using the Thermarest. Hennesy offers this for their hammocks and it looks like I could get away with something lighter and less bulky than a Thermarest with this style of solution. I think I also agree with Bob's comments on clothing, particularly for an s24o. I do like comfort, but for an s24o I've gotten right with the idea that it's okay, maybe even good, to find myself uncomfortable on occasion. I was a Boy Scout in my youth and the motto of "Be Prepared" is in my DNA at this point, so it's almost a moment of self-rebellion to not pack an extra-extra pair of socks, and shirt, and pants, and... but it's nice to get by with the clothes on your back and a decent pocket knife sometimes - always have the pocket knife, and means to make coffee. -Jeff Silver Spring, MD On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 6:32 AM, Bob K. <bobk...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've only done a bit of bike camping thus far--more backpacking--but in my > estimation you're bringing way too much clothing. The weight and bulk add > up quickly, and I've come back from far too many trips with unused clothing > in the bottom of my backpack. I would, however, definitely add a sleeping > pad. > > YMMV, etc. > > Bob K. in Baltimore > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
