Fuh Fak Finally someone shows the angst that the Low_&_Slow_Fleet_of_America's_Finest_Cessnas causes many of us lowly ground dwellers when out-of-doors. Thanks and I'll subscribe without hesitation. WhOOT!
Watching you fuss with those pads makes me want a underquilt even more. Just looks so much better and more comfortable. I'll just have to bite the bullet. "buy once, cry once" as we say in the shooting world.
You put in a great deal of time and work showing others things that may work for them. I understand the concept of if you love it, it isn't work. Still, these vids do not just fall together. Your better half must be a wonderful person. Thanks for your time.
I went hammock camping for the first time (from Tent) and had one of the best experiences camping. From God to your lips I thank you. . Wisdom beyond your years.
I've been following for about 5 months now and I must say he is my favorite RU-vid entertainer by far. got my first hammock and I've been out in the woods almost every weekend. thanx BUDDY!
Good job as usual. I started with hammocks in '99. Used a Ridgerest for years before I even heard of an under quilt. I trimmed the corners at an angle so it would fit better in the hammock(Hennessey). Thanks so much for all you time and effort putting these videos together.
Why would anyone give this a thumbs down. They just don't like to have a good time our what? This guy is awesome! I would camp anywhere with him. Good entertainment!
Every single video has at least 1-2 (some have more) great suggestions and ideas - from a fellow old guy who finally pushed the button on hammock camping (after I tore up my knee) - thanks and keep hanging out for us
Thanks, Shug. After watching you wrestle with that homemade winged pad, you've convinced me to buy the Klymit insulated Hammock V sleeping pad that I've been looking at. Keep hanging. Brum
I bought a GI bivy sack and put my Klymit Static V blow up pad and sleeping bag in it. The bivy sack keeps everything together, keeps things dry, adds a bit of warmth, but still breaths. Camping at 11,800' in elevation in a hammock between two trees in a lightening storm is a formula for a lightning conductivity test, not anywhere I wanted to be. Grabbing the bivy with everything in it. I ran out to an open field away from trees. tossed the bivy down, a few extra puffs of air into the pad and I had quickly moved my sleeping arrangements to someplace safer. Needless to say, I'm all about the bivy sack now. My wife and two daughters each got a bivy sack from Santa last Christmas.
I subscribed when you screamed at the airplane ✈️ because it's what I would have done. Also, this was the content I was looking for. I'm determined to try and do most of the AT in a hammock if possible.
Your the all great hammock teacher. I doubt if I ever will but would love to go camping with you sometime Shug. If you ever come down south I would surely like to meet you. Thanks Shug. Keep it up.
+shugemery Yeah, I get that you look after all hammockers young and old! Its good to get both options out there for people to make up their own mind. 8-)
Hey Shug! Found these via Hammock Forums, just wanted to say thanks man for taking the time to make the videos - very entertaining as well as useful - you're a 'sound man' as we say here in Ireland. Looking forward to my first hammock camp!! Keep on keepin' on.
@@shugemery Ah that's just mad - I should have guessed haha!! Just moved to Tipp myself, here in Ballina (near Killaloe). I'm a Kerryman. Decided to try Hammock Camping, will have my first night in the woods this week (been practicing my knots today!). Been eating up your videos, they are brilliant thanks again!!
@@stephenosullivan9044 Ahhh....A jm cake and some rock candy would do me well. Maybe a bullseye candy too if they still make them. Fishing for briggeens with my Uncle Packy...
Thanks Shug! Your videos have helped me a lot this year. Made the switch from the ground this spring and haven't looked back. Took my first cold weather trip a few weeks ago and used a borrowed 50 degree ENO Underquilt with a 3/4 closed cell foam pad and an inflatable Klymit Static V with no insulation. It got down to 28 degrees and I didn't have any problems with my 32 degree down sleeping bag as a topquilt. Warm and toasty! Never would have made it if it wasn't for you sharing your experience here. Really can't thank you enough!
Great video as always! I thought you hit pretty much all the major points with just one exception: tucking the pad into your quilt footbox or sleeping bag to keep it from moving around.
I was looking for information on hammocks and pads etc cause im thinking of switching from tents ... not only did I get some good knowledge but very entertaining as well.. enjoyed your video !!
shugemery btw I live in the Gorge(wooo buddy!), and am friends with “Hickery”. I made some shot glasses containing the ashes of “Running Feather” that passed away on Conley Cove a few years back. Wanted all Rats and associates that might have known him to have one. I think I gave Hickery one for you this last Rat week. Lol Maybe one day I’ll meet the famous Shug!
Side sleeping...I hadn't had a good night in my gathered end hammock until I discovered my side sleeping technique, and made my UQ. Full disclosure: I never tried it on a pad before I made the UQ. Well done explanation, Sean.
I love camping and i must say that you have helped me to try whintercamping and more, so ty so much for everything! I have made a some underquilts from old sleepingbags and they work great.
This past weekend I camped at BSA camp baker with my Hennessy hammock. I used a closed cell foam pad cut to 3/4 of its original length,and 0 degree slumberjack sleeping bag. temp was 38 at the coldest but I was toasty warm. only problem was, got a kink in my neck from my hoodie+pillow. good video Shug!
Nice socks! I guess I fall into the superhuman category with under insulation. I have been able to sleep very well down to 55F with clothing and a synthetic bag. Gooood sleep...zzzz. Works for me, not for all. The take away here for new folks is to use what you already have first and adjust to the conditions. After a while you'll know how to dial your hammock to what works. Good stuff Shug!
I'll continue to make vids, only much more spread out. I've been making music again (in the studio last night) so my creative itch is getting scratched very well ))) A lot has changed since I begin here (more kids), but I still cherish the mingling with good folks and sharing stories. All secure!
Shug You went to a under quilt after you tried pads. that tells me that if i want to be comfortable at my age I don't want to mess with pads. thanks for your experience
I've now spent a couple of nights out in my set up and it totally rocks. I am now looking at Outdoor Vitals sleeping bag/underquilt/hammock bag and I think that I may get one of those.
I slept out in it last week as a test. Did not film, just getting to know it. Got down to 23ºF. They sent me the 20º Aerie. Set it up as a UQ and a pod to see how it hung. As a pod it is pretty good...you can get on an angle in the hammock. I'm 6' and was ok. As in most pods there is a gap up by the head over left shoulder for me. But slip a TQ inside and you could for sure get down to some colder temps. As a UQ you have to set it up just right. I stretched my suspension tightly and hooked it up by cinch buckles on hammock suspension to get it to stretch out and get it to come up right against my buttocks and back. Slept in a partial pod arrangement. Set up like pod but unzipped to knees. Seemed to work best. Kept the bottom up against me that way. I crawled in around 10PM and slept warm until about 4:30 AM. Started to get a bit cold on the buttocks then. As it functions in a bag, pod and UQ and blanket so the 18 ounces of down gets distributed on top, sides and bottom. Less on the bottom as a normal 20º UQ. The beauty of the Aerie is that a person can use it an a bag, pod, UQ or top blanket. Zippers are a bit sticky...you have to be vigilant in holding back the inner zip tape and top flap. I hate zippers! Seems to be baffled and not sewn through. All in all a fairly good piece of gear for all that it does. If looking for JUST a UQ then I don't think this is it. But if needed a piece of gear that is Multi Function then for the price it is pretty good. Made in China.
The multi-functionality of it is what caused me to look into it. The thing that keeps me from pulling the trigger is that I am (a "BigFoot") 6'5" and 350 lbs. and I worry about the size. It is supposed to be only 6' long. The owner says that they are planning on making a larger model, but it will be a while. Thanks for your reply!
The side extender is great. I loved the ladder roll always you make very enjoyable vids a pleasure to watch. I find the snug pack jungle bag is a great for going over the top and round the sides of you over your normal bag and it its packs small. I use Therm-A-Rest BaseCamp Sleeping Mattress - Large its big but the most comfy pad ever and I've got all of thermalites and a fair few others. I find it's also best not to inflate your mat to much like you also say. Sometimes when on the ground on my basecame mattress I forget I'm out doors and when awaking get a shock lol maybe thats age. cheers shug great stuff
EXACTLY... what you said about not twisting and turning as much in a hammock! Honestly this was the #1 reason I didn't get into hammock camping for so long,. I figured if I used my pads, because the amount I generally toss and turn it would be a PITA keeping the pad in place. So I figured if I was going to go hammock, I would have to buy all the hammock gear plus an underquilt, which is a huge investment. Well this spring I decided I'd buy the hammock and use it on one trip with a pad, and if I liked the hammock then I'd convince myself to splurge on an underquilt. Well to my surprise not only did i love the hammock but I still haven't bothered getting an underquilt because the pad works just fine for me! And like you, I sleep like the dead in that thing where usually i'm a tosser. I'm sure its not as nice as a hammock with an underquilt, but its still loads and loads better than a pad on the ground!
+Out of the Closet. Into the Woods. I barely move! Maybe a bit in the morn. I'll do 1/4 turn or so for 5 minutes. Glad your loving the sleep of the dead in the piney woods. The best nod ever.
WOW Shug, I was #495 likes and 0 dislikes. You must be doing something right. GREAT review of hammock pads and ideas on what may work for us. All types of options and something to fit all budgets. Thanks
i set up my hammock in the Rocky Mountains with a tarp over top like a legit jungle shelter during a few stormy days we were having... well i stayed dry as a bone but it got down to 40 degrees and I cant say Ive ever been colder at night even sleeping in my 20 degree bag!
Shug, you're a mind reader! I just bought a blackbird and will be doing a test run next weekend. I was going to try and figure out camping pads this weekend! Thanks for the video!
awesome video thanks. I also use a thermol lite but I use it inside my sleeping bag, it doesn't slide out underneath me and i have no problem with condensation. Really works well with my hennessy explorer. Love your channel
Hello mate, This has to be the best YT channel out there. Extremely informative and educational plus very funny. I just love your presentation. You definitely need to have your own TV show. I'm so glad that I have found this channel. Just subscribed. Take care.Best regards Steve from London UK.
Thank you for confirming my thought process on this! I figured that it would be a lot like this. Now to figure out the bag... (Yay arthritis and cold allergies. Swollen joints and muscles are no fun in the morning)
If you tie a us army poncho liner on an angle from hammock end to end it makes a nice cheap underquilt thats very light. Ive never been hammocking out in snow cold before but its been very cold in nights and mornings and it is enough to sleep comfortably in a 30 degree bag and no bug net. The material really cuts the breeze from underneath.
Shug - you ARE a genius, thanks for the DIY info - again!! AND, yes AND - you ALWAYS make me laugh (PS - Beautiful socks, your daughter is very talented)
Shug I Gorilla taped some paracord to a reflective pad/ truck windshield sun reflector. I tie it to the head end of the hammock. It not only doesn’t slip down but is easier to reposition from side to side. Love your vids. Reflectix good down to 30F for me.
Great info Shug. Always entertaining! On a side note, Did the Carribou Rock Trail last week up to Border Route,thanks to your info. All I can say is whoooo buddy! Cant wait for some winter trekking!
+Shugemery Was in Deer camp a couple of weeks ago and seeing several members of the camp sleeping in hammocks during the day got me thinking about you and your videos Shuge... Keep on trekking buddy.
Great video. I use a car windshield reflector, but it slides around like crazy. Something to widen it at the shoulders and stop it from slipping would make things easier. Great video. Love your energy. Subbed.
Thanks for the video, Shug. No underquilt for me yet so I have experimented with Reflectix and also my Thermarest inflatable pad. I'm still working the bugs out and your video was helpful. By the way, it's good to see that no Shugs were hurt during the filming of that ladder dismount. ;)
i sleep straight in hammock and i use 3-4" cheap air pad till blow ;)) now i got 2.8" exped synmat UL medium wide 27F pad..and rid off my DD jungle hammock got outdoorvitals ultra light hammock..will test next Friday..
So far I'm a big fan of the insulated blow up pad's versatility. If on your expedition you wake up on somebody's floor covered with cans & pizza boxes, your trusty pad is underneath you so well you dreampt you were in a great palace. I also like how the pad pushes the fabric of the hammock a bit from pinching right against your arms. Want to stay on the beach or underneath a neat spruce roof--no problem--pitch out your buddy the pad & get a different position from all the nights in the hammock. I've paddled clear across lakes on my trusty Klymit. I just consider the dang pad so versatile I can't get rid of it. The Achilles Heel on mine (R4.4) is anything below 20F is downright cold. So even though I could get an underquilt, my solution has recently been to spend my few dollars on the supposedly awesome Exped Downmat (R8). I think its mummy shape will keep the pad mostly inflated under my back, as opposed to how the air can rush to the head & foot end of a square pad. We'll see how it goes. For real, real cold I still carry a couple small wings of solid foam about the size to stuff in my pack for my arms. Great video: I'm thinking of making a wing thing for my pad, something that helps absorb sweat & add a touch of warmth & comfort to my nylon home in the bushes.
hahahah. You are hilarious! Just got a simple hammock. Was looking to see how to hang it. I've never been in one. Not really looking to sleep in one, but wanted to learn something. Didn't know about sleeping at an angle. Makes sense. This was really entertaining.
"Do not do what I do" Shugemery. Be not concerned! This old stiff does well to just wallow in and out of a hammock,, lol. also, I have to hang high. Otherwise, a struggle to stand up. Hammocking saves me. No way I can get up from lying. on the ground. Love all of your highly instructive and weirdly entertaining vids. Except for the model plane flyIng, lol.
+Larry Vickery Never do what I do. Pushing back some helps getting out of the hammock too. Don't feel you have to watch the planes videos but they will continue to be posted. Some do like them and not the camping stuff.
I can't help but think something evil is brewing in sector 8. Great video Shug. Bought my first hammock at REI today finally. Can't wait to try it out, hopefully CBS free.
great video shug expecially for us noobs that are buying a little gear hear and there I'm thinking about an under/over quilt but got to take it 1 pieces of gear at a time cause I also have to buy gear for my 2 wee boys (ages 3 and 5) and they love their hammocks I ended up having to buy them their own hammocks lol haha
