I admit that watching him hop about at the start of the video my thought was, "What does Meg think he is doing as she watches him hop about in the yard?"
You Sir, are a wealth of knowledge for those that desire to emulate you and camp out in the cold. You are also, without a doubt, a nut. That is what makes watching you videos so enjoyable! :-) Keep up the good work, Sir!
Just received the Shug hat from your daughter's Etsy shop. My daughter loves it! We are both lucky dad's for having such talented daughters. Take care, Shug.
Thanks Shug! This info came just in time. My granddaughter is wanting to start camping with me she’s 8 years old, I’m getting the double Dutch set up I still will use a under quilt but I wanted to use my sleeping bag for her. Great tips!
Hey Shug, been watching for a while. I'm proud to say I did my first winter hammock camp out last weekend. The Boy Scouts had their winter camp out and I took my hammock (I'm an assistant leader). I used a pancho liner as an under quilt, a foam pad, and a military modular sleep system. It got down to 24 degrees and I was snug as a bug. Thanks for all the tips and motivation. I think I got bit by the winter hammock bug.
I too got the bug watching and learning a TON from shug. I too had my first winter hammock camp with the Boy Scouts Troop 144. Gonna hit trees this weekend at scout winter camp in WI. Can't wait! Couple other guys gonna hang too. Gonna be epic! All thanks to SHUG. PASS ON THE KNOWLEDGE!
jasonerickson26 I definitely plan on passing the knowledge. Got a couple of the boys interested and my son absolutely insisted I get him set up before next camp out. Truth be told, I have my hammock strung up in my basement and I'm laying in it right now watching videos. (I may have a problem)😉
Awesome videos. I use the military sleep system. I have decided to try hammock camping instead of being on the ground. Your videos give me instruction and hope.
Awesome video. Exactly what I was looking for. I’m trying to figure out the best system for hammocking near the beach in the north shore of Maui. It’s very mild here. I think I am colder than most people.. The coldest low temperature for winter is about 64deg. F but winds may be 30 mph. I totally hate trying to squirm into my WM bag and the zipper seems to be shot. I have never had success in the past with a pad in a hammock. Here in Maui, I have a mosquito hammock, and the forest floor is covered with thorned sticks. Almost always, my back starts feeling cold and I don’t want a top quilt until around midnight. Your video has helped me solidify my thoughts. I need a bottom quilt which will stay under me during all my gymnastics. I need a top quilt to put in place in the middle of my night. I just need a pillow for my head. I sleep in my hammock every night. I love sleeping in the woods. Thanks again for being a very cool guy with a great sense of humor and sharing your knowledge with the world! Best wishes.
I love the aerie 20°f down underquilt! It zips up into a pod system and you could push it into the single digits weather. It’s waterproof, has a zipper, works as a sleeping bag. If you have 2 for some reason you can even zip them together, to make a huge sleeping bag!
Jamen with the Shuge!🎼! I do the eno' under quilt"with the 20° down bag over; like the way of the last part Shown very nice!!!👌🔥💯🤚☁️ like sleeping in cloud nine in sector 7-) I started Hammocking when I was 16 years Old"and now I'm 61-and still learning that's the beauty; there's always something New💖🏜.🌲.~~
same here, Sean. from the 1st minute when he was hopping around this lil tree. lol i think, THATS the reason, why we all love that SHUG ! He's not only the master of ,,hammocking at - 35°C ,, NO, he's also the master of heartworming FUN.... ( I hope, i get the right words )
In my opinion for folks starting out, invest in an UNDER quilt first, just throw your existing bag over you like a top quilt, like at the end of the video. Zip it if you want, but its to claustrophobic for me. I have never zipped my bag up, even on the ground (pre hammock days).
My first hammock trip was a year ago. I followed the advice to use an underquilt. Problem is, my hammock has a big net so the quilt couldn't seal. I froze. Went camping this past Saturday and went with a foam pad and an insulated static-v. Slept great, pack was lighter, and had more space inside the pack. Foam pad and/or insulated air mattress is the way to go for me.
This is what I do. I only zip the sleeping bag up about as far as the foot box is sewn to on an over quilt. I then tuck my feet in and pull the rest of the bag over me like an over quilt and tuck it under. With an under quilt it is pretty toasty.
I have only been out a few times and my setup is very beginning/budget. But I found I could zip my sleeping bag around the outside of the hammock to keep me warm even underneath
The 2nd method you demonstrated in this has always been my go-to maneuver when I was using a sleeping bag. For me, it was the easiest way to do it. Even when under the tarp and I had to squat down a bit. Exiting the hammock was simply done in reverse of how I entered it with the bag. The "problem" I have now is that I'm trying to break myself of doing that same thing with the top quilt. Old habits die hard.
Hey Shug, just started (binge) watching your channel. Wife and I really enjoy your sense humor (and I particularly like your "weasel-cam"). We aren't hammock campers or hikers but we are BWCA canoe fans for decades. We are introducing another generation, our grandkids, to the beauty and they love it too. If you can make out the tiny snapshot from my comment, it's a photo I took in 2008 while camping on Rose Lake. The next day we camped on Duncan and casually hiked about a half mile of the border trail. The views were fabulous.
Just did my first backcountry overnighter in a hammock. Used a sleeping pad with a sleeping bag and I stayed pretty warm and way more comfortable than I ever have been on the ground in a tent. But the 30 min of noisy tossing and turning to find a comfortable position when I first turned in for the night showed me I have some fine tuning to do in my process! I'm going to try zipping myself mostly into my bag before settling in next time.
Thank you very much for your demonstrations and you are one goofy person sitting here on my lunch break eating my chili and watching you be a goof as you're rolling around in the snow in your sleeping bag thank you for the smiles and thank you for the information
😂 u are my most persistent subscriber!! By the way, thank u for being a sub. I've put my UA-cam activity on hold due to a number of things: a new job, a crashed PC and learning how to use new editing software. Long story short, I don't know 🤔. I have 3 trips I need to edit but just haven't found the time. I wasn't happy with how the Angleworm trip footage turned out so I might need to do it again.
Thanks for the ideas. For me it is example number two. I have a Serra Back country bed bag, it has no zippers. You crawl in from the top and it has a big down blanket near the top you tuck around you. So I guess you get in it like putting on pants then swing in to the hammock. for the nightly pee break it is swing out, stand up and drop the bag to the ground do your business then stand back in it and pull it up. I need more practice in the back yard. Thanks again. Bruce from the city of orange in orange county California.
I am 'down' with what you are sayin'! Even ground dwellers are better off with a quilt. For us it is just a 'quilt' not a 'top quilt'. Kinda like camping in January and calling it 'winter camping'. I never understood that - I know it is winter. All the best Shug! ;-)
This was really cool! I've only summer camped and fall camped. The coldest I've ever camped is +47. Until it reaches 60, I don't sleep in anything at all, just wear some super thick socks, warm leggings, fleece and down on top, and a beanie. When it gets "colder" I have a 40 degree rectangle bag that unzips all the way, and two directions. So I hang that like a cuccoon around my hammock so none of the down is compressed at all, and KAPOW, super warm!
A subscribe from the UK 👍. I have just started my hammock adventure after years of ground dwelling. Great advice test what works for you and some great ideas too.
I watched your video and this was my experiment. My first sleeping bag was a MSS intermediate black bag.(military sleep system) but it is about 5 pounds. The next one I got was a Sierra Back country bed. It is a down bag with no zipper and you slide in from the top. So the first night I tried this one and it was like you getting in that orange bag holding the hood over the head and getting in .the hammock. It is extra long so I snuggled down in. So far so good. 1 o'clock time for a pee break. Swing out and stand up, step out and when done do the inch worm to get back in. A pain but doable. Don't know what I had to drink that night but I was up 4 more times. Sucks when you are laying there and it seems like you can feel your bladder filling. The next night I used the MSS bag and it zips down to about a foot and a half from the bottom. I did like you showed using a sleeping bag for a top quilt and it worked! I just needed a longer one as this comes to my chest on the side opposite the hood. This worked. I am making the Gemini under quilt from hammock forums and have the first part built and also using a windshield screen between the layers of my Blackbird xlc. Tried again last night with the MSS bag but got cold. Was warm from the waist down but could not snuggle down far enough. Went in the house :-( Found hammock gear econo 20 degree top quilt extra long and wide options for $184.00. That is what I am saving for when tax refund comes. I am going to try the down bag again and see if not drinking anything would help. I had fun with my blackbird hammock and super fly tarp. Wife thinks I am crazy playing in the back yard. Sorry this is so long, but I am a gabber in the real world. Thanks for all your help and info. Bruce from the city of Orange in Orange county California.
Well, I've seen nearly every video of yours over the last few years of enjoying your content. Yet I still find myself coming back to them when I have a question. Thanks for your help over all these years, it's been excellent. Keep it up! And I hope your shoulder heals up well.
Great video Shug!! I wish I has seen this before my first hang. Took me 20 minutes to get into my hammie and not fall out! I was so sweaty by the time i finally got in, it was rolling off my hair and down my face!! Now it's a snap ... I may fail sometimes, but I try to always fail forward!! This will help all the newbies!!
Hey Shug (and other campers de hamaca) I've a bag for moderate weather that I've found to be fantastic for the hammock. Trouble is they're not easy to find anymore (and this one was gifted to me 20 years ago). It's what I call a "sniper bag". It's basically a lightweight mummy-shaped bag WITH SLEEVES, and also a "port" just below the knee level where one can poke his feet out if needed. I've used it inside another mummy bag on my coldest nights out. (I have no goose pluckins stuffed gear.) I'm sure a DIY sewer could rig up his/her own version for cold weather. And you have so many small mfg's looking to serve this niche, I wanted to mention it here so maybe they can work with the idea. I'm an ideas kinda guy. See you between the trees. Whooo Buddy!
Yeah, that's somewhat bulkier than mine--and likely better for the sleepin', but the idea. Also good for photographers, who want to see the most elusive wildlife yo. Cheerios
The very first night I ever slept in a hammock I tried to get into my sleeping bag while in the hammock, and I capsized and ended up on the ground. The funny part is what happened to my bugnet. Nevertheless, from that night on, I used my sleeping bag in top quilt mode until I was able to save up enough to buy a real top quilt. Gave my sleeping bag to my youngest son. You make it look easy peasy ;-)
This was a video I have been waiting for for a long time. It was helpful as I always struggled getting into a sleeping bag. You made it look somewhat easy!!!!!!
I admittedly have a very short hammock as it's one I've made myself from a bedsheet that being said I've learnt that my sleeping bag will comfortably slip over me and my hammock up above my head even. So I can become a little cocoon. Definitely my favourite way to use a sleeping bag and hammock.
Making a cocoon or pad with a sleeping big is nice! I've used the technique for some winter camping in sub 0ºs and it was very effective....ua-cam.com/video/fg7Q5Wqfgkk/v-deo.html
had to comment on this one Shug !! you reminded me of a time me and a mate was hammocking and he woke me up with all the noise he was making, i shined the torch at him and he was jumping around like you are in the video, middle of the night pitch dark i was wondering what was going on with him and laughing at the same time .... the zip had stuck on his sleeping bag right at the top and he could`nt get out of it.. and he really need to pea bad, seriously i had to cut a hole in the bag for him to go !! another reason for a TQ and to go hammocking with a friend.... ha ha ha good times.... see ya on the forums good man !!!
thanks for the reply bro, true story that`s burned into my memory for life!! ,Im an Aussie living in Norway.its great camping here kind of like the same forest as you have there.. since i saw Jeff`s page and joined the forum youve been an inspiration with your comedy and insightful tips for us mere mortal converted ground dwellers thanks for that good man.. seen a lot from you and truly appreciated the time you spend on helping us all out. with your vids, just one thing i gotta say have to meet the misses get her out with ya be good to see thanks again and happy trails bro...
Thanks again for the pointers! I'm a new viewer (and I'm catching up on a lot of your vids) but this saved me from having to rewind on your channel to get the answer to this question! You explain things very well. P.S. l never even considered hammocking until I watched your channel. I've already started making one. Sorry, I know this section is for comments not whole letters!😂👍 See ya on HF
I’ve been using a synthetic under blanket with a down throw on top of that. Then I use my 20 degree down sleeping bag as a top quilt. I only cover up with it. I put my feet in the foot box and leave the sleeping bag unzipped. Works out great.
Thanks for this video, Shug. I'm in the process of completely overhauling my hammock rig. I just purchased a Dream Hammock Raven to replace my Hennessy and got a Wilderness Logics 20 degree underquilt. I'm still going to have to use my North Face Aleutian sleeping bag for a while longer until I get some more funds for a quality top quilt. I've been worried about the zipper on this bag tearing through my brand new (and expensive) hammock. I did get the 1.6 Hyper D which is supposed to be fairly strong, but I'm still paranoid about it.
I would hate to see all your snow down there I am in Columbia Heights, we just got the edge of the snow and it made drifts about 2 feet deep. Lots of stuck vehicles. Even plows. Feel sorry your area. Nice videos. Thanks
Hi Shoosh, I notice you double stacking your underquilts, but would double stacking top quilts work, in leu of bringing less clothing, say to zero C, to minus 10 C. (reason being I am wearing wool around camp, but too heavy) until I can afford down pants and jackets... I use HG 0, and HG 20, down, with 2oz over stuff in the 0 quilt... All secure in sector Alpha 3, here in the UK....Whoooo matey.
Hey Shug, does the sleeping bag have to be a bit longer for use in hammocks? Like, if I'm 6 feet and the bag is designed for exactly 6 feet, is it going to work in the hammock or does it need to be a bit bigger to accomodate the curvature?
Great video. I actually use and have had great luck with a Frontcountry zipperless sleeping back. The bag allows you to get into it before you get in the hammock because the foot box opens up. Climb into the hammock, adjust a bit not alot needed then can put my feet in the box. Sleeping back is warm and comes with a tongue kind of like a shoe and pull it up...Done. What do ya think? Using a under quilt but no top quilt needed so far.
Question about foam pads: How do you stop them from sliding about in the hammock? In the middle of the night I find mine about halfway down my hammock. Should I pin it in place with safety pins?
I wrangle mine when I used them. Maybe some silicone dots on the bottom or use an SPE (ENO Hotspot) helps....www.rei.com/product/830279/eno-hotspot-hammock-sleeping-pad-wings ua-cam.com/video/mekhYiSaNz4/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/za0IHsG4Nf0/v-deo.html
Sleeping bag in "top quilt mode" is excellent for side sleepers. Hood on your head and sleeping on your side, all is good with the world. Also, I prefer to stretch out a bit and the additional width of an opened sleeping bag is nice.
Ok, Shug....good video but I have a question. What if it's super cold? Is it possible to use an underquilt and an insulated mattress in combo, regardless of whether you prefer a sleeping bag or topquilt, or do they mutually exclude each other from working properly?
@@shugemery Thks. I've just never seen a hammock set up using this technique in all the videos I've watched on YT. Ought to keep one nice and toasty on those sub zero nights.
I'm sure you've probably said it in an entire video but I was wondering what that material is that your hammocks made out of in this video thank you very much
Would a military goretex bivy sack get rid of the problem your talking about? Also want to know if you had a sleeping bag made of canvas on the outside would you have a cold issue or not?
Sorry...what problem did I speak too?I feel a vortex bivy would have me condensing in my bag. At least they always did in the days I used bevy's on the ground. I was warm but alway damp. I can't speak to the canvas bag as I have never tried one.
shugemery do you know where sector 7 is you been talking about??? But seriously I love to buy used US military gear from eBay and my local US military surplus store here in San Diego California!
Hey, Shug thanks. Spent the last four hours just chilling out in my brand new Dutch chameleon. An my 0° C / 32° F mummy bag with mil-spec pad under me damn comfortable. But I do think I will be investing in a top Quilt and under Quilt from HG very soon. Thanks. Huey0328
I’m running into an interesting problem with sleeping bags. When I’m not camping, I’m a competitive powerlifter. I’m 6’, and a bit over 300 lbs. I can find/make gear that handles my weight without issue, but I have a 58” shoulder measurement, and can’t find a sleeping bag I can zip. Any particular styles or patterns of bags I should be looking for?
shugemery Thanks for that. The top quilt is great for the hammock, but if I’m camping locally in NY or CT, I can’t hang, so I need to use a bag in a tent or tarp shelter. I figured standardizing my gear across tents and hammocks would be beneficial.
Many use top quilts on the ground. They have ways to rig it to a camping pad. Takes a bit more thought but doable. www.bigagnes.com/Echo-Park-0 www.bigagnes.com/Diamond-Park-15 www.bigagnes.com/Gear/Sleeping-Bags/Big-Agnes-System-Bags
Hey Shug buddy question. What bag would you recommend for someone say. Shaped like a beautiful blowing ball? 😅 my shoulders are always so tight! Was looking at the Nemo. Thanks
I have done that. A hole at the bottom, and at the top of my bag, with the hammock slipped thru. Works well. Little bit of sewing involved, to keep things neat. Cheap under-quilt ... I mean, the underside of your sleeping bag is pretty useless, anyways, if your weight is on it. Much more sensible to let it drape outside the hammock, where it has some utility as an insulator.
It is even cold inside without any wind. I started sleeping at home in a hammock to hopefully prevent migraines, and quickly understood I have to do something. I tied down down comforter with ropes underneath and with some adjustment it works pretty good. However my problem is, that if dress warm for early morning, I am too hot before and after, so now I put sweater nearby and have to put it on when it gets cold early morning. I wonder, if there is a better solution...At night we have now about 68-69, and not sure how much early morning is-my guess about 64-65 (outside 55).
Shug...I'm running out of vids of yours to watch! Maybe a q&a thing again... Or tell us about the Minnesota bound episode...or where whoo buddy came from... Any new gear ya got... Sum thing!!
Are you sure? I have over 500 videos on camping.....ua-cam.com/users/shugemeryvideos MN Bound.....ua-cam.com/video/y2Pafg8hUp0/v-deo.html Whooo Buddy is in here somewhere.....ua-cam.com/play/PLahaAdtfX9ZIR7plu_V8ovpR6o5eNyTPb.html So have at it. On the road working now.
You have some little fans in the UK - my children. And they’re related to you!! My Husbands Grandad, Jack, is your Uncle. Well, he’s passed now. So Hello - we are extended family!!
Hello there! My Mom Philomena though so highly of her brother Jack. My sister tell me I am starting to look like him! Which cousin of mine is your father?
My Husband is Jacks Grandson, and he thinks you look like Jack - very much so. He was quite the character, such a lovely Man. My Husbands Mums name is also Philomena. She’s a Lonergan 😊😊
Ahhh...now I get it. Saw them all in London years ago when Meg and I were there and I did a show in Una's garden for the family. What a fun time. I have photos of all of that. Nice to meet you.
Yep that’s it, and my Husbands Mum and Sister were there!! My kids are loving your videos, especially the Halloween one. My hubby (Aaron) is Halloween mad and also does our whole house up - not many people do that here in the UK but we certainly do. He’s Halloween crazy. Very nice to meet you :)
Sleeping bag used as a top quilt is fine with me...I see no need in changing since I already own a few expensive down bags from my ground dwelling days. Whoo bud!
Great stuff there Shug! I use my bag as a quilt. I have just gotten my first under quit. I have set it up and have been experimenting with it. I have found that if I leave a small gap under me that it works best. Is that what you have found?
This video 4 minutes in......ua-cam.com/video/Eyt3h9PaOrg/v-deo.html Best I can do. Doubt that I'll ever get around to doing a full review on it. Nice bag. Expensive. Zipper does not stick.....www.westernmountaineering.com/sleeping-bags/extremelite-series/alpinlite/
During my second overnighter this summer, here in deep woods of Dalsland county, Sweden, I had a very awful experience: I was constantly sliding down while lying inside my sleeping bag. (Prior to this occasion, I used it in top quilt mode a few weeks ago, when it was warmer, and didn’t slide down as much.) No matter what I did - pushing myself backwards with right arm on the ground; raising the head-side strap a lot: my feet were always twice the height of my head from the ground... Maybe the thin, reflective sleeping pad I used posed a bit of a culprit, but removing it didn’t fix it much. I really think someone should invent a hammock-compatible sleeping bag, with a way of locking it to the hammock in the head area, somehow. Yeah, I know. I’m still a rookie and my complaints are everywhere right now (!) but, hey, it’s a science and they need to crank their science game up a bit. :-)
Make sure the hammock is hung with the foot end higher. Try a pad with no slippage. Reflective tends to be slippery. There are hammock bags out there.....www.hykeandbyke.com/products/0-f-hammock-compatible-800-fill-power-goose-down-sleeping-bag
I wrote the question before i had completed the complete video. yes considered answered either place in hammock or jump in it before i get in hammock. i have been using option 2 but will try option 1 - thanks again Shug. Whoooooooooo you know the rest
Good information. I am new to Hammocks. I did it once last September. I fell in love with hammocks. I just bought a new ENO hammock and I have straps on the way. I like your information. I have bags and equipment to help me in cold weather, I will take it slow. I am a bit older than you. My old neighbor (RIP) Bill Coyle was a clown for BB. Take care
Shug, sir I am sorry to bother you with a noob question - for the record I just re-watched the series you did about hammocking for noobs but I seemed to have missed one detail - I have seen people with the ridgeline outside of the tarp, this makes no sense to me as to why someone would have that outside of it instead of inside where the tarp could use it (I would imagine) for some support. If you ever re-visit the ridge line could you talk about why you'd chose one over the other? (or if you have a video and can remember the name I'll be happy to watch it, I just can't seem to find anything on it, and I have been looking) And I'm sure by now you know that you are greatly appreciated, these videos are fantastic (and that's not butt kissing to get an answer to my question either, i've stated this before, you're an inspiration)
Totally agree. Wider is better. I've got two bags, winter and less-winter. The winter is narrow, always a pain. This is not the first time you've stated your argument for using top and bottom quilts is bladder-motivated. There are heart-pacemakers, lots of dental inserts, but I think what we all really want is a camel-back-capacity bladder-add-on (leak proof)... and warm toes.
That board fence is the only thing keeping your neighbors from having you put away...
I have it up to keep me in and red squirrels out.
Haha
Yet his wife and daughter have all the video evidence they need...
🤣🤣🤣
I admit that watching him hop about at the start of the video my thought was, "What does Meg think he is doing as she watches him hop about in the yard?"
You Sir, are a wealth of knowledge for those that desire to emulate you and camp out in the cold.
You are also, without a doubt, a nut.
That is what makes watching you videos so enjoyable! :-)
Keep up the good work, Sir!
Put crazy on the front porch.
Just received the Shug hat from your daughter's Etsy shop. My daughter loves it! We are both lucky dad's for having such talented daughters. Take care, Shug.
So nice. Thank you. I am so proud of her.
Thanks Shug! This info came just in time. My granddaughter is wanting to start camping with me she’s 8 years old, I’m getting the double Dutch set up I still will use a under quilt but I wanted to use my sleeping bag for her. Great tips!
Sounds great!
Hey Shug, been watching for a while. I'm proud to say I did my first winter hammock camp out last weekend. The Boy Scouts had their winter camp out and I took my hammock (I'm an assistant leader). I used a pancho liner as an under quilt, a foam pad, and a military modular sleep system. It got down to 24 degrees and I was snug as a bug. Thanks for all the tips and motivation. I think I got bit by the winter hammock bug.
Glad you got the bug.
I too got the bug watching and learning a TON from shug. I too had my first winter hammock camp with the Boy Scouts Troop 144. Gonna hit trees this weekend at scout winter camp in WI. Can't wait! Couple other guys gonna hang too. Gonna be epic! All thanks to SHUG. PASS ON THE KNOWLEDGE!
jasonerickson26 I definitely plan on passing the knowledge. Got a couple of the boys interested and my son absolutely insisted I get him set up before next camp out. Truth be told, I have my hammock strung up in my basement and I'm laying in it right now watching videos. (I may have a problem)😉
I rock my mummy bag in top quilt mode combined with an underquilt. Nice to have the hood in cold snaps. Thanks for another great video Shug!
Whoooooo Buddy))))
Awesome videos. I use the military sleep system. I have decided to try hammock camping instead of being on the ground. Your videos give me instruction and hope.
Whoooooooo Buddy)))))
Awesome video. Exactly what I was looking for. I’m trying to figure out the best system for hammocking near the beach in the north shore of Maui. It’s very mild here. I think I am colder than most people.. The coldest low temperature for winter is about 64deg. F but winds may be 30 mph. I totally hate trying to squirm into my WM bag and the zipper seems to be shot. I have never had success in the past with a pad in a hammock.
Here in Maui, I have a mosquito hammock, and the forest floor is covered with thorned sticks. Almost always, my back starts feeling cold and I don’t want a top quilt until around midnight. Your video has helped me solidify my thoughts.
I need a bottom quilt which will stay under me during all my gymnastics. I need a top quilt to put in place in the middle of my night. I just need a pillow for my head. I sleep in my hammock every night. I love sleeping in the woods. Thanks again for being a very cool guy with a great sense of humor and sharing your knowledge with the world! Best wishes.
Be patient with the hammock quest...and take heed the Hammock Learning Curve~~~ ua-cam.com/video/WI0B20DwLPU/v-deo.html
Awesome video Shug. You answered lots of questions. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all and best regards -Yves
My pleasure.
Love method two, would love a top quilt and UQ more. Thanks Shug, this will help in the meantime.
Whoooooo Buddy))))
I love the aerie 20°f down underquilt! It zips up into a pod system and you could push it into the single digits weather. It’s waterproof, has a zipper, works as a sleeping bag. If you have 2 for some reason you can even zip them together, to make a huge sleeping bag!
I had one but passed it on to a friend. Whooooo Buddy)))))
shugemery why did you pass it on?
I have a pod system I like much better.
I used method two until getting my top quilt...have to say shug my top quilt is just superb.. Excellently explained as always
Mr Shug. Regards Matt
I too love mine.
Thanks Boss. Looks like that could be a struggle for those of us less bendable than others, but you make it look easy.
Thus...the ease of a top quilt in a hammock.
Jamen with the Shuge!🎼! I do the eno' under quilt"with the 20° down bag over; like the way of the last part Shown very nice!!!👌🔥💯🤚☁️ like sleeping in cloud nine in sector 7-) I started Hammocking when I was 16 years Old"and now I'm 61-and still learning that's the beauty; there's always something New💖🏜.🌲.~~
Whoooooo Buddy))))))
Shug your Vids always put a smile on my Face in addition to giving some good info! Thanks!
same here, Sean.
from the 1st minute when he was hopping around this lil tree. lol
i think, THATS the reason, why we all love that SHUG !
He's not only the master of ,,hammocking at - 35°C ,,
NO, he's also the master of heartworming FUN....
( I hope, i get the right words )
Whoooooooo Buddy)))))
Gotta have some fun.
ye Shug,
i had it , - allways when i watch your videos.
all secure in Minnesota-Shug-Sector....
In my opinion for folks starting out, invest in an UNDER quilt first, just throw your existing bag over you like a top quilt, like at the end of the video. Zip it if you want, but its to claustrophobic for me. I have never zipped my bag up, even on the ground (pre hammock days).
My first hammock trip was a year ago. I followed the advice to use an underquilt. Problem is, my hammock has a big net so the quilt couldn't seal. I froze. Went camping this past Saturday and went with a foam pad and an insulated static-v. Slept great, pack was lighter, and had more space inside the pack. Foam pad and/or insulated air mattress is the way to go for me.
This is what I do. I only zip the sleeping bag up about as far as the foot box is sewn to on an over quilt. I then tuck my feet in and pull the rest of the bag over me like an over quilt and tuck it under. With an under quilt it is pretty toasty.
Yep....gotta set them up right.....ua-cam.com/play/PLahaAdtfX9ZKzSYSBm3mBYSPGHjdyGqsL.html
I do love a UQ!
I have only been out a few times and my setup is very beginning/budget. But I found I could zip my sleeping bag around the outside of the hammock to keep me warm even underneath
The 2nd method you demonstrated in this has always been my go-to maneuver when I was using a sleeping bag. For me, it was the easiest way to do it. Even when under the tarp and I had to squat down a bit. Exiting the hammock was simply done in reverse of how I entered it with the bag. The "problem" I have now is that I'm trying to break myself of doing that same thing with the top quilt. Old habits die hard.
True. I lay on a diagonal in my bed after every backpacking trip.
Hey Shug, just started (binge) watching your channel. Wife and I really enjoy your sense humor (and I particularly like your "weasel-cam"). We aren't hammock campers or hikers but we are BWCA canoe fans for decades. We are introducing another generation, our grandkids, to the beauty and they love it too. If you can make out the tiny snapshot from my comment, it's a photo I took in 2008 while camping on Rose Lake. The next day we camped on Duncan and casually hiked about a half mile of the border trail. The views were fabulous.
I love those lakes. Whoooooo Buddy))))
Just did my first backcountry overnighter in a hammock. Used a sleeping pad with a sleeping bag and I stayed pretty warm and way more comfortable than I ever have been on the ground in a tent. But the 30 min of noisy tossing and turning to find a comfortable position when I first turned in for the night showed me I have some fine tuning to do in my process! I'm going to try zipping myself mostly into my bag before settling in next time.
I always think it sounds louder than it actually is. That is why I love underquilts.
Thank you very much for your demonstrations and you are one goofy person sitting here on my lunch break eating my chili and watching you be a goof as you're rolling around in the snow in your sleeping bag thank you for the smiles and thank you for the information
Fun rolling around in that bag. I may make that a new hobby.
shugemery
Backyard winter sleeping bag rolling contest
Number 3 works for me now that I got an under quilt. Thanks Shug.
I love my UQs too.
Beautiful weather we are having here in the Twin Cities! It's a dang blizzard out there.
Watched this video in between shoveling sessions.
Matt G when you putting out the Angleworm trip??
😂 u are my most persistent subscriber!! By the way, thank u for being a sub. I've put my UA-cam activity on hold due to a number of things: a new job, a crashed PC and learning how to use new editing software. Long story short, I don't know 🤔. I have 3 trips I need to edit but just haven't found the time. I wasn't happy with how the Angleworm trip footage turned out so I might need to do it again.
Off to shovel a bit now. Very Minnesota out there!
Matt G excellent, at least you answered my question this time! Looking forward to that Angleworm footage, hurry up ! lol
If I keep watching your hammock info videos I might just wind up in one!! Great info Shug, thanks!!
Could happen.....................................................................................................
love your videos. very informative and funny! thanks for sharing.
I bow and thank you.
Thank you, Shug! I’ll be getting a full under quilt to go with my Marmot bag.
Yessir.
Thanks for the ideas. For me it is example number two. I have a Serra Back country bed bag, it has no zippers. You crawl in from the top and it has a big down blanket near the top you tuck around you. So I guess you get in it like putting on pants then swing in to the hammock. for the nightly pee break it is swing out, stand up and drop the bag to the ground do your business then stand back in it and pull it up. I need more practice in the back yard. Thanks again. Bruce from the city of orange in orange county California.
Sounds doable....Whoooooooo Buddy)))))
I am 'down' with what you are sayin'! Even ground dwellers are better off with a quilt. For us it is just a 'quilt' not a 'top quilt'. Kinda like camping in January and calling it 'winter camping'. I never understood that - I know it is winter. All the best Shug! ;-)
I like Winter camping....separates the herd.
This was really cool! I've only summer camped and fall camped. The coldest I've ever camped is +47. Until it reaches 60, I don't sleep in anything at all, just wear some super thick socks, warm leggings, fleece and down on top, and a beanie. When it gets "colder" I have a 40 degree rectangle bag that unzips all the way, and two directions. So I hang that like a cuccoon around my hammock so none of the down is compressed at all, and KAPOW, super warm!
Oh yeah....pod system.
Love it... as always, great presentation and info.
I appreciate that.
A subscribe from the UK 👍. I have just started my hammock adventure after years of ground dwelling. Great advice test what works for you and some great ideas too.
Enjoy the comfort quest!
I watched your video and this was my experiment. My first sleeping bag was a MSS intermediate black bag.(military sleep system) but it is about 5 pounds. The next one I got was a Sierra Back country bed. It is a down bag with no zipper and you slide in from the top. So the first night I tried this one and it was like you getting in that orange bag holding the hood over the head and getting in .the hammock. It is extra long so I snuggled down in. So far so good. 1 o'clock time for a pee break. Swing out and stand up, step out and when done do the inch worm to get back in. A pain but doable. Don't know what I had to drink that night but I was up 4 more times. Sucks when you are laying there and it seems like you can feel your bladder filling. The next night I used the MSS bag and it zips down to about a foot and a half from the bottom. I did like you showed using a sleeping bag for a top quilt and it worked! I just needed a longer one as this comes to my chest on the side opposite the hood. This worked. I am making the Gemini under quilt from hammock forums and have the first part built and also using a windshield screen between the layers of my Blackbird xlc. Tried again last night with the MSS bag but got cold. Was warm from the waist down but could not snuggle down far enough. Went in the house :-( Found hammock gear econo 20 degree top quilt extra long and wide options for $184.00. That is what I am saving for when tax refund comes. I am going to try the down bag again and see if not drinking anything would help. I had fun with my blackbird hammock and super fly tarp. Wife thinks I am crazy playing in the back yard. Sorry this is so long, but I am a gabber in the real world. Thanks for all your help and info. Bruce from the city of Orange in Orange county California.
I pee more when in my hammock too. Think I am excited!
The T-Shirt itself, is reason enough to give a thumbs up to this video.
Whooooo Buddy)))))
Well, I've seen nearly every video of yours over the last few years of enjoying your content. Yet I still find myself coming back to them when I have a question. Thanks for your help over all these years, it's been excellent. Keep it up! And I hope your shoulder heals up well.
Thanks for that.
A good winter storm to test or maybe play with some gear! Very Good Shug!!👍
We got a good one. Mucho shoveling.
Great video Shug!! I wish I has seen this before my first hang. Took me 20 minutes to get into my hammie and not fall out! I was so sweaty by the time i finally got in, it was rolling off my hair and down my face!! Now it's a snap ... I may fail sometimes, but I try to always fail forward!! This will help all the newbies!!
Whoooooo Buddy))))
Real nice blues tune at the end! Regards Dimitri
Thanks feller. We are working it up.
Hey Shug (and other campers de hamaca) I've a bag for moderate weather that I've found to be fantastic for the hammock. Trouble is they're not easy to find anymore (and this one was gifted to me 20 years ago).
It's what I call a "sniper bag". It's basically a lightweight mummy-shaped bag WITH SLEEVES, and also a "port" just below the knee level where one can poke his feet out if needed. I've used it inside another mummy bag on my coldest nights out. (I have no goose pluckins stuffed gear.)
I'm sure a DIY sewer could rig up his/her own version for cold weather. And you have so many small mfg's looking to serve this niche, I wanted to mention it here so maybe they can work with the idea. I'm an ideas kinda guy.
See you between the trees. Whooo Buddy!
Check SELK bags.....
and www.ebay.com/itm/like/173027895870
Yeah, that's somewhat bulkier than mine--and likely better for the sleepin', but the idea. Also good for photographers, who want to see the most elusive wildlife yo. Cheerios
The very first night I ever slept in a hammock I tried to get into my sleeping bag while in the hammock, and I capsized and ended up on the ground. The funny part is what happened to my bugnet. Nevertheless, from that night on, I used my sleeping bag in top quilt mode until I was able to save up enough to buy a real top quilt. Gave my sleeping bag to my youngest son. You make it look easy peasy ;-)
Whoooooo Buddy))))
This was a video I have been waiting for for a long time. It was helpful as I always struggled getting into a sleeping bag. You made it look somewhat easy!!!!!!
Glad for that.
I admittedly have a very short hammock as it's one I've made myself from a bedsheet that being said I've learnt that my sleeping bag will comfortably slip over me and my hammock up above my head even. So I can become a little cocoon. Definitely my favourite way to use a sleeping bag and hammock.
Making a cocoon or pad with a sleeping big is nice! I've used the technique for some winter camping in sub 0ºs and it was very effective....ua-cam.com/video/fg7Q5Wqfgkk/v-deo.html
had to comment on this one Shug !! you reminded me of a time me and a mate was hammocking and he woke me up with all the noise he was making, i shined the torch at him and he was jumping around like you are in the video, middle of the night pitch dark i was wondering what was going on with him and laughing at the same time .... the zip had stuck on his sleeping bag right at the top and he could`nt get out of it.. and he really need to pea bad, seriously i had to cut a hole in the bag for him to go !! another reason for a TQ and to go hammocking with a friend.... ha ha ha good times.... see ya on the forums good man !!!
I can see that happening for sure! Good story.
thanks for the reply bro, true story that`s burned into my memory for life!! ,Im an Aussie living in Norway.its great camping here kind of like the same forest as you have there.. since i saw Jeff`s page and joined the forum youve been an inspiration with your comedy and insightful tips for us mere mortal converted ground dwellers thanks for that good man.. seen a lot from you and truly appreciated the time you spend on helping us all out. with your vids, just one thing i gotta say have to meet the misses get her out with ya be good to see thanks again and happy trails bro...
Thanks again for the pointers! I'm a new viewer (and I'm catching up on a lot of your vids) but this saved me from having to rewind on your channel to get the answer to this question! You explain things very well.
P.S. l never even considered hammocking until I watched your channel. I've already started making one. Sorry, I know this section is for comments not whole letters!😂👍 See ya on HF
Whoooooo Buddy))))
I’ve been using a synthetic under blanket with a down throw on top of that. Then I use my 20 degree down sleeping bag as a top quilt. I only cover up with it. I put my feet in the foot box and leave the sleeping bag unzipped. Works out great.
Whoooooo Buddy))))
I do exactly that. I put a 32 inside a 20 and can sustain 23 degrees F. Also use a pad.
Hopping around in your sleeping bag.. LOL
Great info..
Thanks for the video
Whoooooooo Buddy)))))
Great video shug. Lead me to the last one I watched from last year
Clothing in layers
Going to South Mountain SP this weekend to try these out. I don’t have a top quilt yet. I’m bringing my 23 degree under quilt and pad just in case.
Righto! Good trip.
Such a good video. So many useful tips! Thank you so much for the sleeping bag bunny hop entertainment ..lol! Music awesome as always!
Hopping was the fun part for me! Thanks on the song. We are working on it.
shugemery that takes such athletic ability. Kudos to you!
Thanks for this video, Shug. I'm in the process of completely overhauling my hammock rig. I just purchased a Dream Hammock Raven to replace my Hennessy and got a Wilderness Logics 20 degree underquilt. I'm still going to have to use my North Face Aleutian sleeping bag for a while longer until I get some more funds for a quality top quilt. I've been worried about the zipper on this bag tearing through my brand new (and expensive) hammock. I did get the 1.6 Hyper D which is supposed to be fairly strong, but I'm still paranoid about it.
A piece of tape for redundancies sake!
I think that's the first time I ever saw a frown on your face! @08:14 *Thanks for the tips!*
That is funny.
Always enjoy your vids! the hard work is appreciated!
Thanks feller.
I would hate to see all your snow down there
I am in Columbia Heights, we just got the edge of the snow and it made drifts about 2 feet deep. Lots of stuck vehicles. Even plows. Feel sorry your area. Nice videos. Thanks
I got some shoveling to do in the AM!
this is the funniest channel I have ever seen! Thank you! Good Luck!
I thankee....
Great information, but I really love the song at the end.
Thanks. We are working it up. Fun to sing the blues.
Hi Shoosh,
I notice you double stacking your underquilts, but would double stacking top quilts work, in leu of bringing less clothing, say to zero C, to minus 10 C. (reason being I am wearing wool around camp, but too heavy) until I can afford down pants and jackets...
I use HG 0, and HG 20, down, with 2oz over stuff in the 0 quilt...
All secure in sector Alpha 3, here in the UK....Whoooo matey.
Don't see why not.
Just wondering if the enlightened quilt would he as good or better than a top quilt?
I am pretty sure Enlightened makes a top quilt. But I don't own any of their gear.
Hey Shug, does the sleeping bag have to be a bit longer for use in hammocks? Like, if I'm 6 feet and the bag is designed for exactly 6 feet, is it going to work in the hammock or does it need to be a bit bigger to accomodate the curvature?
I does not need to be longer. All mine were from my ground camping days.
@@shugemery Thanks!
Yup sleeping bag does me just fine with a pad under me that is. Thanks to shugs videos I hit a new record low -36C.
Oh yeah. Nice and cold!
Shug you crazy...loved the intro
Thanks. Fun for me too.
00:12 - As Shug would say... "Don't do what I do." Down sleeping bags make for lousy pogo sticks. LOL
Good video.
I always excelled at bag hop racing. No future in it though.
I use my MSS in my hammock with a undetquilt and run my tarp a little lower to keep the heat in my sleeping area.
Bet that is warm.
Great video. I actually use and have had great luck with a Frontcountry zipperless sleeping back. The bag allows you to get into it before you get in the hammock because the foot box opens up. Climb into the hammock, adjust a bit not alot needed then can put my feet in the box. Sleeping back is warm and comes with a tongue kind of like a shoe and pull it up...Done. What do ya think? Using a under quilt but no top quilt needed so far.
I have seen those. Bet it works real good in a hammock.
While others are binge watching old Game of Thrones, I am binge watching old Shug videos
Hardcore!
Never thought about that second way. I will try that.
It does the trick.
Nice job again.. Saw you on Minnesota Bound... nice job!
Thankee.
Question about foam pads: How do you stop them from sliding about in the hammock? In the middle of the night I find mine about halfway down my hammock. Should I pin it in place with safety pins?
I wrangle mine when I used them. Maybe some silicone dots on the bottom or use an SPE (ENO Hotspot) helps....www.rei.com/product/830279/eno-hotspot-hammock-sleeping-pad-wings
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Sleeping bag in "top quilt mode" is excellent for side sleepers. Hood on your head and sleeping on your side, all is good with the world. Also, I prefer to stretch out a bit and the additional width of an opened sleeping bag is nice.
I bet so. Not thought of that.
Ok, Shug....good video but I have a question. What if it's super cold? Is it possible to use an underquilt and an insulated mattress in combo, regardless of whether you prefer a sleeping bag or topquilt, or do they mutually exclude each other from working properly?
You can for sure. Pad in hammock and UQ below.
@@shugemery Thks. I've just never seen a hammock set up using this technique in all the videos I've watched on YT. Ought to keep one nice and toasty on those sub zero nights.
I used to do it before I started videoing...when I first started out. Eventually I got UQs that would match all my conditions. But it works.
I'm sure you've probably said it in an entire video but I was wondering what that material is that your hammocks made out of in this video thank you very much
It is a 1.6 Hexon....dutchwaregear.com/product/11ft-netless/#fabric-layer-1
Would a military goretex bivy sack get rid of the problem your talking about?
Also want to know if you had a sleeping bag made of canvas on the outside would you have a cold issue or not?
Sorry...what problem did I speak too?I feel a vortex bivy would have me condensing in my bag. At least they always did in the days I used bevy's on the ground. I was warm but alway damp.
I can't speak to the canvas bag as I have never tried one.
shugemery I'm uploading a video on my hammock setup in a few minutes.
I'll link it went it's done.
shugemery here's my hammock setup short video ua-cam.com/video/lSIiu4ov_Dk/v-deo.html
Looks like you got a nice system that works for you. A bit more military style gear than me. Carry forth.....
shugemery do you know where sector 7 is you been talking about???
But seriously I love to buy used US military gear from eBay and my local US military surplus store here in San Diego California!
Hey, Shug thanks. Spent the last four hours just chilling out in my brand new Dutch chameleon. An my 0° C / 32° F mummy bag with mil-spec pad under me damn comfortable. But I do think I will be investing in a top Quilt and under Quilt from HG very soon. Thanks. Huey0328
Whoooooo Buddy))))
Once you go UQ you'll never look back.
Hey Shug, what are your thoughts on the Hyke & Byke 0° Antero Hammock Bag?
Looked at them online but never tried one so can't say.
I’m running into an interesting problem with sleeping bags. When I’m not camping, I’m a competitive powerlifter. I’m 6’, and a bit over 300 lbs. I can find/make gear that handles my weight without issue, but I have a 58” shoulder measurement, and can’t find a sleeping bag I can zip. Any particular styles or patterns of bags I should be looking for?
I wide tapered top quilt may be something to look into.
shugemery Thanks for that. The top quilt is great for the hammock, but if I’m camping locally in NY or CT, I can’t hang, so I need to use a bag in a tent or tarp shelter. I figured standardizing my gear across tents and hammocks would be beneficial.
Many use top quilts on the ground. They have ways to rig it to a camping pad. Takes a bit more thought but doable.
www.bigagnes.com/Echo-Park-0
www.bigagnes.com/Diamond-Park-15
www.bigagnes.com/Gear/Sleeping-Bags/Big-Agnes-System-Bags
Shug, what hammock do you primarily use? I am curious after learning the ole' green bean has gone to rest. RIP
I have a lot of hammocks and play the field. But I do use my Dutchware net-less, Chameleon and Warbonnet XLC the most it seems.
Hey Shug buddy question. What bag would you recommend for someone say. Shaped like a beautiful blowing ball? 😅 my shoulders are always so tight! Was looking at the Nemo. Thanks
Hard to say as I only use top quilts these days. Just get their widest style.
Shug, have you seen folks cut a hole in the bottom of their sleeping bag to pull their hammock through to "make" a top/bottom quilt?
Some folks modify that way. I have a winter pod system similar....ua-cam.com/play/PLahaAdtfX9ZJsrfxqF0h6OeCVQY1WGnXG.html
I have done that. A hole at the bottom, and at the top of my bag, with the hammock slipped thru. Works well. Little bit of sewing involved, to keep things neat. Cheap under-quilt ... I mean, the underside of your sleeping bag is pretty useless, anyways, if your weight is on it. Much more sensible to let it drape outside the hammock, where it has some utility as an insulator.
Shug is the man!
A man I am.
you bring me soooo much joy!
Whoooooo Buddy))))
What’s your main reason for choosing top quilt/bottom quilt over a sleeping bag?
Easier to get in and out of. No zippers to mess with. I sleep warmer.
It is even cold inside without any wind. I started sleeping at home in a hammock to hopefully prevent migraines, and quickly understood I have to do something. I tied down down comforter with ropes underneath and with some adjustment it works pretty good. However my problem is, that if dress warm for early morning, I am too hot before and after, so now I put sweater nearby and have to put it on when it gets cold early morning. I wonder, if there is a better solution...At night we have now about 68-69, and not sure how much early morning is-my guess about 64-65 (outside 55).
Sometimes ya' just gotta do that. Add or take off clothes to be comfortable.
Looks to me like the stand up method works the best. Would also work great for a Hennessy bottom entry hammock.
It is pretty easy way to do it.
Old shug cuts thru the BS and keeps me from getting vapor lock in the think tank. I dont have to think like a corkscrew.🤣
Hope to make it fairly simple and fun..for me.
Shug...I'm running out of vids of yours to watch!
Maybe a q&a thing again...
Or tell us about the Minnesota bound episode...or where whoo buddy came from...
Any new gear ya got...
Sum thing!!
Are you sure? I have over 500 videos on camping.....ua-cam.com/users/shugemeryvideos
MN Bound.....ua-cam.com/video/y2Pafg8hUp0/v-deo.html
Whooo Buddy is in here somewhere.....ua-cam.com/play/PLahaAdtfX9ZIR7plu_V8ovpR6o5eNyTPb.html
So have at it.
On the road working now.
You have some little fans in the UK - my children. And they’re related to you!! My Husbands Grandad, Jack, is your Uncle. Well, he’s passed now. So Hello - we are extended family!!
Hello there! My Mom Philomena though so highly of her brother Jack. My sister tell me I am starting to look like him! Which cousin of mine is your father?
My Husband is Jacks Grandson, and he thinks you look like Jack - very much so. He was quite the character, such a lovely Man. My Husbands Mums name is also Philomena. She’s a Lonergan 😊😊
And she is your cousin 😀😀
Ahhh...now I get it. Saw them all in London years ago when Meg and I were there and I did a show in Una's garden for the family. What a fun time. I have photos of all of that. Nice to meet you.
Yep that’s it, and my Husbands Mum and Sister were there!! My kids are loving your videos, especially the Halloween one. My hubby (Aaron) is Halloween mad and also does our whole house up - not many people do that here in the UK but we certainly do. He’s Halloween crazy. Very nice to meet you :)
Thank you!
Y'elcome.
Sleeping bag used as a top quilt is fine with me...I see no need in changing since I already own a few expensive down bags from my ground dwelling days. Whoo bud!
There ya' go...use 'em if you got them
Great stuff there Shug! I use my bag as a quilt. I have just gotten my first under quit. I have set it up and have been experimenting with it. I have found that if I leave a small gap under me that it works best. Is that what you have found?
I try to avoid gaps and have it up right against me.
Another goodie, thanks
Y'elcome.
The end is wonderful.
I thank you.
Another great video!
Thanks.
So what pads do you recommend / use
Here are my pad videos....ua-cam.com/video/mekhYiSaNz4/v-deo.html
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can you review the western mountaineering sleeping bag
Maybe someday but have a lot of it in my Pod videos....ua-cam.com/play/PLahaAdtfX9ZJsrfxqF0h6OeCVQY1WGnXG.html
shugemery I want you to like review it only and in detail
This video 4 minutes in......ua-cam.com/video/Eyt3h9PaOrg/v-deo.html
Best I can do.
Doubt that I'll ever get around to doing a full review on it.
Nice bag. Expensive. Zipper does not stick.....www.westernmountaineering.com/sleeping-bags/extremelite-series/alpinlite/
Hey Shug, I was wondering, what is the name of the song that you put at the end of the video? Thanks!
A friend wrote that song. "Slow Fuse"
During my second overnighter this summer, here in deep woods of Dalsland county, Sweden, I had a very awful experience: I was constantly sliding down while lying inside my sleeping bag. (Prior to this occasion, I used it in top quilt mode a few weeks ago, when it was warmer, and didn’t slide down as much.) No matter what I did - pushing myself backwards with right arm on the ground; raising the head-side strap a lot: my feet were always twice the height of my head from the ground... Maybe the thin, reflective sleeping pad I used posed a bit of a culprit, but removing it didn’t fix it much. I really think someone should invent a hammock-compatible sleeping bag, with a way of locking it to the hammock in the head area, somehow. Yeah, I know. I’m still a rookie and my complaints are everywhere right now (!) but, hey, it’s a science and they need to crank their science game up a bit. :-)
Make sure the hammock is hung with the foot end higher. Try a pad with no slippage. Reflective tends to be slippery.
There are hammock bags out there.....www.hykeandbyke.com/products/0-f-hammock-compatible-800-fill-power-goose-down-sleeping-bag
Shug, i have a Big Agnes Mystic 15 bag - is there any advice that you can share to me please.
Not sure what to tell you that I did not cover in the video.
I wrote the question before i had completed the complete video. yes considered answered either place in hammock or jump in it before i get in hammock. i have been using option 2 but will try option 1 - thanks again Shug. Whoooooooooo you know the rest
Haaa....always watch the whole video before asking! Whoooooo Buddy)))))
Another great vid!
Thanks.
Good information. I am new to Hammocks. I did it once last September. I fell in love with hammocks. I just bought a new ENO hammock and I have straps on the way. I like your information. I have bags and equipment to help me in cold weather, I will take it slow. I am a bit older than you. My old neighbor (RIP) Bill Coyle was a clown for BB. Take care
Thankee. I never met Bill Coyle. what year was he a clown?
Long time ago, I am 65, he had at least 20 years on me. He fell in love with the fat lady. For real.
Shug, sir I am sorry to bother you with a noob question - for the record I just re-watched the series you did about hammocking for noobs but I seemed to have missed one detail - I have seen people with the ridgeline outside of the tarp, this makes no sense to me as to why someone would have that outside of it instead of inside where the tarp could use it (I would imagine) for some support. If you ever re-visit the ridge line could you talk about why you'd chose one over the other? (or if you have a video and can remember the name I'll be happy to watch it, I just can't seem to find anything on it, and I have been looking) And I'm sure by now you know that you are greatly appreciated, these videos are fantastic (and that's not butt kissing to get an answer to my question either, i've stated this before, you're an inspiration)
I think I found your video on it, 2009, sheesh you have been doing this for a while, thank you for it!
ua-cam.com/video/t8K8dDUzuOU/v-deo.html the video if anyone else was curious.
This should show it too. I don't use this way personally. It is just another option....ua-cam.com/video/KKW4SqJWgto/v-deo.html
Keep up the good work breh!
Whoooooooo Buddy)))))
Excelent hi from colombia
Hola from Minnesota~~~
Totally agree. Wider is better. I've got two bags, winter and less-winter. The winter is narrow, always a pain.
This is not the first time you've stated your argument for using top and bottom quilts is bladder-motivated. There are heart-pacemakers, lots of dental inserts, but I think what we all really want is a camel-back-capacity bladder-add-on (leak proof)... and warm toes.
I do think hammocks make me get up and pee more.