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FishyFolk
11-01-2013, 03:43 PM
The sky is getting lighter by the day, and today I saw the sun shine on the under side of the clouds, sp the time is nearing for my purchase of a new sleep system to see me trough all of our 4 seasons.

The corner stone will be a hammock, and I am probably landing on a TW Bivi Hornet Hammock 1,8m wide (http://www.twhammocks.co.uk/Hammocks/Hornet-Hammocks/Hornet-Hammock-Removable-Base).
This combined with a Norwegian brand Sleeping bag : Isbjørn jan Mayen, rated to -40 extreme and -22 comfort.
Will also get a tarp for it, but I will need a good under blanket.

I could make it myself, and have some ideas. But i do not have any old sleeping bags at home that are good enough. So will have to spend about the
same ammount as a DD Snugpak under quilt cost (75£), so I may as well get the snugpak. But DD hammocks are sold out...
Any other sources for it?

Also if go the snugpak route...this is only 1,5 m wide, while the hammock is 1,8 meters wide. Will that be a problem?

Al21
11-01-2013, 04:05 PM
A fair bit more expensive than the £75, but Hienne Haynes have them for £91 and change: http://www.heinnie.com/product.asp?P_ID=8182

I've one and it's narrower than my hammock, but that doesn't cause any problems to me.

Al

Al21
11-01-2013, 04:08 PM
Just spotted this: http://hammock-outlet.eu/snugpak-underblanket.html unlike Heinnes who I've used several time and had faultless service, I've no experience with the Hammock Outlet.

Al

FishyFolk
11-01-2013, 04:22 PM
Thanks, thats aproximately the same price. And I have a fairly good budget for these purchases. But it does not hurt to save a few kroner :-)

Well, well, still a few weeks until I am ready to place an order.

BJ
11-01-2013, 07:48 PM
also available here http://www.rvops.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2509&cPath=68#googlebase
£69.95
cheers
BJ