@doug I spent most of my adult life in Texas and never imagined myself winter camping until I moved north and came across Shug’s Minnesota winter hammock camping videos where he showed how he stayed warm down to -34C.

You definitely have to maintain a tight seal between your hammock and the quilts, wear something to keep your head warm, use clips to keep your underquilt aligned and keep out the wind. I have not yet needed a tarp with doors, but I’ve been lucky and never had the winds shift on me at night either.

https://youtu.be/DbiWJV3JSwM

@doug I’m using two underquilts from Hammock Gear, a 20F with a 49F on a little bit of guy line as an extension to prevent it from compressing the 20F.

Hot water bottle really helps, although with down booties it is less necessary than last winter when I only had boots 😁.

@rcr @jnavarra I started hammock camping in the spring and bought some winter hammock gear on sale over the summer because I slept so well and wanted to continue camping when it got cold. No mosquitoes in the winter! 😉

https://mountains.social/@quigs/110221850132138036

@jnavarra Yes I use a down underquilt that hangs beneath my hammock and a top quilt inside the hammock to stay warm.

Here’s what it looks like (not my photo).