I have an idea and was wondering if anyone had tried this before.

The closed cell foam pad is required for insulation but does it need

to be IN the hammock?  I was thinking that I could put a couple of

shock cords or some thin elastic straps across the bottom of the

hammock and slide the pads between them and the hammock bottom.  This

is similar to the double bottom hammock idea but without the weight

of the extra layer of material.  The elastic would hold the pad tight

against the hammock bottom, providing insulation, and I could enjoy

rolling around unencumbered in the hammock.



If this works, I think I have an idea for the

insulator/underquilt/closed cell foam pad that would weigh less than

the combination for cold weather hiking and wouldn't be all that

difficult to make.  The shock cord thing would also be a simple

retrofit on any hammock.  Anybody try this in a Hennessey Hammock yet?



ciyd

--- In hammockcamping@yahoogroups.com, ptoddf@a... wrote:

> Ciyd,

>

> Good luck on this one. I don't think it can be made to work, not

with the

> firm, weight bearing foam of camping pads. Not conforming enough.

But, try it

> anyway. Why not?



I was thinking of using a yoga mat, which is much more flexible and

very grippy.  I think this would conform much better than the blue

foam camping pads.  The therma rest pads would not work unless they

were somewhat deflated.



> I made a trial bottom quilt using Thinsulate sleeping bag

insulation and

> cheap nylon lining fabric from JoAnnes's fabric stores. This works,

but is heavy

> because it's not down, and has a lot of flaws to be addressed in my

next

> attempt.



But JoAnn's is blowing out their Nylon and supplex fabrics for $2.99

a yard, so it's a cheap way to do prototypes.  Just check the end of

the bolt for the fabric info.



> Suggest you work in this direction.



I'm looking at that, as well.  Good luck with the underquilt!



ciyd

I tried using shock cords to hold my neat sheet insulator bottom on

with the pad inside, but it didn't work that well.  The pad (which

weight 16oz) was too heavy and there was too much sag away from the

bottom of the hammock.



I'd be interested in hearing how your experiment goes though.



Jamie in AZ



--- In hammockcamping@yahoogroups.com, "ciyd01" <ciyd@a...> wrote:

> I have an idea and was wondering if anyone had tried this before.

> The closed cell foam pad is required for insulation but does it

need

> to be IN the hammock?  I was thinking that I could put a couple of

> shock cords or some thin elastic straps across the bottom of the

> hammock and slide the pads between them and the hammock bottom.

This

> is similar to the double bottom hammock idea but without the weight

> of the extra layer of material.  The elastic would hold the pad

tight

> against the hammock bottom, providing insulation, and I could enjoy

> rolling around unencumbered in the hammock.

>

> If this works, I think I have an idea for the

> insulator/underquilt/closed cell foam pad that would weigh less

than

> the combination for cold weather hiking and wouldn't be all that

> difficult to make.  The shock cord thing would also be a simple

> retrofit on any hammock.  Anybody try this in a Hennessey Hammock

yet?

>

> ciyd