A hammock is not just a tropical bedding device. Most places a hammock is hooked up in the northern hemisphere can have the season nicely extended with the addition of a nice wool blanket or goose down or poly fill comforter and a tie in pillow.This begins the process to develope the art of hammock living.
There is a fundamental difference between a hammock and a bed. A bed is
an insulating pad. A hammock is not. In many climates the down comforter/hammock blanket is
a finishing touch that makes this web furniture complete and will increase
your opportunities to make your hammock experience the very best of quality time.
I say that from many hours of personal practice around World Series week.
In the summer an extra large beach towel with a few terry-cloth covered pillows(tie in type)
are a useful and attractive addition to any hammock.
Every hammock in my line should be considered a foundation ,a beautiful, basic,durable frame work.The way you finish it off is the important final step toward completeing your life support system.Note:all my designs have a top/service/side and a bottom/under/side,contact me for details.The range of hammock assesories is Hue-edge.Send me an image of your full dress rig in situ.These pictures are an important element in design considerations and I value and enjoy your feed back.
Because a hammock does not have insulating qualities, body heat will be lost, especially off your back. Even when the ambient temperature is 80 degrees, the temperature of a human, at 98.6, is 18+ degrees higher. Since the body can differentiate temperature changes as little as .2 degrees F, a beach towel can take a chilling situation up onto the more preferable cool zone plateau; the subtle, refined result of fine tuning your hammock gear.Another finess practice is to lay on your hammock just slightly diagonal.This has the advantage of putting a small twist in the bed panel which developes a flat line to locate your bod on,just alittle trick of ours.
Hammock Gear Up:Pillows and blankets
It is my humble opinion that a hammock is not complete without a tie in pillow and blanket.I can provide a tip top of the line polar fleece/Belgin tapestry, reversible pillow with leather trim(a total beauty,decreative, functional and hypoallergenic)128.50$ for the 55 inch 88.50$ for the 30 inch. Sound like alot of money?It's a lot of pillow!A top of the line down comforter can cost 3000$/10 times more than the hammock.Reasonable quality is 250$/400.I am still shopping for a brand new Made IN America one,my old import is just about plucked,so much for imported junk.If you know where to find a Really Good eider down comforter with a lite weight,(6.5oz.- sq. yd..) cotton canvas shell PLEASE CALL ME!