cold weather tecniques it had been cold for two nights, ham radio operator told me even colder to come, so notice the tarp closest to you, note the tarp all the way to the ground and tight, but most important notice the body size pile of leaves under the tarp, when i got into the hammock i nestled into the pile of leaves (yes i was using an underquilt but a light one), the leaves made an incredible difference, slept HOT, the only down side was having to kneel into the hammock instead of the normal stand and enter