using a sleeping bag in a hammock that's we're talking about today!! thank you guys
so much for clicking on the watch button my name is Matt my channel is all about
hiking and backpacking I'm in hammock camping I'm Canadian I go to some pretty
wicked places in Rockies if any of that sounds interesting to you at all
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about using the sleepy bag inside of hammock this isn't I get asked about
quite a bit when I first started hammock camping a couple years ago I didn't have
a top built and I started out using this sleeping bag so I thought I'd make a
video just kind of showing you guys and gals that yeah it totally is doable
so we're gonna go over a couple different ways I'm gonna show you guys
how you can use your sleeping bag if you're one of those people that prefers
being completely sealed up and zipped inside your sleeping bag and you don't
like the idea of a top coat because it doesn't have a back to it or if you want
those people that doesn't even know what a top coat is whatsoever I've got a
video for that I'll pop up here in the cards for you guys I did a video
explaining the differences between a top coat and a sleeping bag we're gonna go
over a couple different ways you can use a sleeping bag inside a hammock let's
get going something about we considered with all my sleeping bags and I feel
like it's definitely going to pertain to hammock camping because you know a lot
of these hammocks the custom-made ones are kind of with a lot of these lighter
weight fabrics and you definitely don't wanna rip that fabric so what I've done
on all my sleeping bags and I did this before I get into hammock camping you do
this for tent camping was I would always take a little bit of electrical tape and
wrap it around the zipper tab just to cover any little potential sharp edges
you know I don't want these tags in my hammock I don't want to be falling
through it and stick it on the ground if you're all those people you want to use
a sleeping bag inside of hammock because you just prefer the feel of a sleeping
bag and being zipped up inside of it I totally understand because I don't know
a lot of people who prefer that over the quilt so it is totally doable to get
yourself zipped inside a sleeping bag inside your hammock I find the easiest
way is to lay your sleeping bag out in the direction that you would be sleeping
so I'm going to their like position my sleeping bag on the diagonal here so
essentially what I'm gonna do is I'm going to sit inside the sleeping bag
kick my feet into it and slide myself into my diagonal lay slide my feet
inside the foot box and I should be facing situated inside the sleeping bag
it's actually pretty easy so as always getting you to the hammock
shoes off right sit down sleeping bag
now there's a little bit of body position inside your hammock getting out
just the reverse this is my reason for not actually ever zipping myself into a
sleeping bag this method for using your sleeping bag with your hammock I've
never actually been tried before I'm not sure where I saw it I'm pretty sure I
saw it on another youtube channel at some point but essentially what you're
gonna do take your Sigma V you gonna stand in it
now if you're out in the field you're probably gonna have a crown sheet down
below you I don't have anything I use on my grass but I just raked it on my grass
is pretty clean take
and sit down in yo hammock and then you're gonna slide your feet up over
like you normally would put your arm in you can zip it up if you want to
I honestly I've never actually fully sealed myself inside a mummy sticky bag
I just I find it way too constricting I've always left a little bit open I
just I like the ability to pop my arms out I'm very claustrophobic so I'm not
gonna do it now because it bothers me Maddie you've given us two ways you have
1/3 yes I do now let's talk about my preferred method that is essentially
using your sleep you make as a top quilt so you want to do you want to have your
foot box basically completely unzipped give yourself a boat you know till the
zipper gets to go to the back of your knees that's about what a foot box seals
off with a top coat lay that in your hammock you climb into your hammock
you take the foot box that you have created in your sleeping bag if you want
to use your hood with this method you totally can what you're gonna do is
you're basically gonna take whatever side the hood is on tuck it around your
shoulder and pull the hood around your head just like that
and with my wiki camera angles you could probably see everything well hey that's
better yeah totally work she can still use your
hood but me personally I never like using the hood on my seeking bag what I
always did when I was using a sleeping bag is a top coat so take the hood and
wrap it around behind my head just use the hood as my pillow essentially so if
you want a little bit of detail here and how this works on the other side
essentially I'm doing is I'm just taking
the hood and just pulling it in behind my head not also detailed what I'm doing
with the hood here this just wrapping it in behind my head and I just take this
other side where like the zipper is in the baffle and I'm just tucking it over
my shoulder fully seals in it's really warm
that's cold though but it's cold bottom insulation you need
it sir these guys and gals using the CP bag inside a hammock totally works like
I said at the start of the video this was my method of using my sleeping bag I
didn't have a top coat when I first started out so this is what I did just
showing you guys that it totally does work so if you're looking at getting a
hammock and all you've got is a CP bag and you think I need a top coat it's
gonna cost so much money totally doesn't you guys can totally do it you can even
use sleeping pads in these things if that's what you guys want to see let me
know in the comment section down below I'll show you guys all bottom insulation
on having see if you guys interested in that but yeah as always guys I'm Madi
thank you guys so much for watching I'll see you guys on the next one