as an avid hammocker and owner of a hennesey and other hammocks, I can respond.
First regardless of your prefered sleeping method, you should always use a pad of some sort.
on the ground you'll lose heat to conduction and in a hammock you'll lose it to convection.
Bags insulative quality come from the loft. once compressed, be it in a hammock or on the ground, that portion of the bag doesn't do what it was intended to do.
Second, I sleep exclusivly in a hammock when out. depending on the temperature, I'll use a vehicle windshield reflector for night temperatures down to 50f. For temps down to around 20f a thermarest pad.
Others have gone lower with both type of insulations, so your mileage may vary.
I suggest, before you depend on it, to practice and find out what is comfortable with you.
that being said, The best sleep I have ever had comes from a hammock
Edited by Halcon (08/26/07 04:02 AM)