VAMTNHIKER
03-25-2004, 11:35
I know.. I have been reading Sgt Rock's website WAY too much this past year... Love my Gearskin... ::grin::
Last week , my son and I went up to Shenandoah Natl Park/ Big Meadows and hiked down to Hoover Camp for the night. Borrowed a friends HH ultralight Asym. No problem putting it up/ the links off Tom's site with visuals on the proper knots were great!
Since it was in the mid 20's, I had planned ahead. Used a "Sportsman Space Blanket" (reflective one side, colored on the other) and the Target blue closed cell pad. Slept in polyprolong underwear and kept on inexpensive A&N fllece pants and a lightweight Columbia fleece jacket. Used my Kelty 20 degree down Lightyear as a quilt. Slept great even for my first night in an HH!
I know the Sportsman's space blanket is not the answer; too big, etc.. but for a one night test it worked great. When I did slip off the pad on the the blanket, I did have a little condensation/wake up cold. In the morning, there was some dampness on the pad.
I had tried my son's Clear Creek Crib LX last spring in 40 degree... with no pad I was very cold... put extra clothes under me. He was sleepin gunder my tarp. Yet the night before he slept great without a pad... obviously he sleeps warm and I sleep cold... also he is a typical teenager... "Gee Dad, I don't need a jacket!"
A HH may not be perfect for all situations... but my only question now is which model ... teh Ultralight or the Expedition ultralight... (I am 5'10 but just lost 60#... 245 to 190... and I PLAN on staying below that 200# limit! :-)
ScouterSteve
Last week , my son and I went up to Shenandoah Natl Park/ Big Meadows and hiked down to Hoover Camp for the night. Borrowed a friends HH ultralight Asym. No problem putting it up/ the links off Tom's site with visuals on the proper knots were great!
Since it was in the mid 20's, I had planned ahead. Used a "Sportsman Space Blanket" (reflective one side, colored on the other) and the Target blue closed cell pad. Slept in polyprolong underwear and kept on inexpensive A&N fllece pants and a lightweight Columbia fleece jacket. Used my Kelty 20 degree down Lightyear as a quilt. Slept great even for my first night in an HH!
I know the Sportsman's space blanket is not the answer; too big, etc.. but for a one night test it worked great. When I did slip off the pad on the the blanket, I did have a little condensation/wake up cold. In the morning, there was some dampness on the pad.
I had tried my son's Clear Creek Crib LX last spring in 40 degree... with no pad I was very cold... put extra clothes under me. He was sleepin gunder my tarp. Yet the night before he slept great without a pad... obviously he sleeps warm and I sleep cold... also he is a typical teenager... "Gee Dad, I don't need a jacket!"
A HH may not be perfect for all situations... but my only question now is which model ... teh Ultralight or the Expedition ultralight... (I am 5'10 but just lost 60#... 245 to 190... and I PLAN on staying below that 200# limit! :-)
ScouterSteve