View Full Version : Hammock underblanket anyone tried this
Having spent a good night in my new DD hammock I got to thinking about an underblanket, I have an army surplus warm weather sleeping bag, the one with the square foot. Inside (i don't know why) they have a number of ties, my thought is that I could use the ties to attach it to the hammock, if not unzipped all the way it would envelope the foot of the hammock and the hood cinched up to do similar at the head end.
Has anyone tried this to good effect or am I being oversimplistic, I look forward to hearing peoples views as I am sure plenty out there will have good advice
Matt Weir
04-05-2008, 18:31
Sounds like it'll work in principal. Give it a bash :)
Humpback
04-05-2008, 18:36
The ties are to attach a silk liner.
As far as a an underblanket I gave my sleeping bag away and bought a group buy one from wanderingstar. Note I have a Henessey Hammock where you get in from below.
Alan
wentworth
06-05-2008, 05:32
It has been used this way by some people, in the following link, scroll down to see lots fo warnm hammock ideas, like enclosing a hammock in a sleeping bag as you suggested
http://www.tothewoods.net/HammockCampingWarm.html
mentalnurse
06-05-2008, 23:47
this is my home made underblanket made from a sleeping bag.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27815&highlight=home+made+underblank et
this is my home made underblanket made from a sleeping bag.
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27815&highlight=home+made+underblank et
What sleeping bag did you use if it cost you under £10? :eek:
Oooh or was it just the old sleeping bag so you didn't have to buy it :rolleyes:
Nice thought using a sleeping bag but I use a regular poncho liner (US) with the short ends sewn double. Through the doubled pieces of the liner I insert bungees and I use those to connect it with the carabinier hooks coupling the tree side and the hammock side of the ropes. It's crude but effective and I just spent I good nicht of sleep in the Appennines with it.