Campers,

We have enjoyed "airborne" camping for years. The fly can be tightened down close over the mosquito net to create a tent like atmosphere for the Hennessy Hammock. The fly when properly adjusted traps warm air as does a tent.

An interesting question is if air temperature and ground temperature are different? The sun can certainly warm the air faster than the ground. A self inflating thermarest insulates from cold air temperature when used with a hammock, a thermarest is much more comfortable when used in a hammock than when used on the frozen ground.

I invite all to try the combination of a hammock and a thermarest self inflating mattress. Hammocks and thermarests are rollable, packable, very light weight and come in many varieties from back packer to bush camping. The photo, posted by rosa del desierto in Woman's topics Bush Camping post #1. is how we bush camp. The video earlier I posted demonstrates entering the Hennessy Hammock.

My guess is ground temperature is colder on average if frozen than air temperature which can be below freezing but never freezes. My experience has been a hammock with closable fly and a thermarest underneath worked great in the Andes at high altitude when the ground was frozen. see rosa's post for photo and explanation.

http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...-camping-87600

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