Well I've used my birthday pressie Snugpak Cocoon on a field..well garden test last night so thought I'd do a quick review on what my initial experience was.
The weather was down to around 6 degrees, very clear skies almost all night, negligible wind speed and at dawn there was a heavy morning dew (other bits of town had very heavy fog but I was above it). I live on the edge of moorland at around 750ft above sea level. I did not have a tarp up since it was beautiful stargazing weather (and there's a meteor shower going on at the moment).
I had a brilliant night's sleep and was warm enough all night long. I had the cocoon zipped up with about a foot open around my head. Inside I was in a very cheap lightweight sleepingbag that I wouldn't even class as one season; you can really only use it in good summer's weather. I had on fleecy long sleeved pyjamas and a pair of every day socks. I could have stood being a bit warmer but I was comfy enough.
I did find I had a couple of body spots where I could feel coolness where my diagonal lie-points were. This might be because I have a double hammock, but I'm not sure. I don't have any other hammock to compare that issue with. It wasn't much of a problem though as I was still warm, I could just tell those bits were cooler. I also think it might be the fact I have a double hammock, but I didn't get quite as diagonal as I'd have liked to, but I was still comfy enough for an undisturbed night's sleep.
In the morning the outer skin was cool and damp, but that didnt affect how I felt. And when I zipped up fully at dawn, I didnt feel like I was steaming up the inside- it still felt like breathing fresh-air.
One thing I think would be good would be for the zip to run along a diagonal as you sleep- I ended up with the zip along the side so it lined up with my head position, which meant I had to make sure my shoulder remained well covered (I'm a side sleeper).
Best bit was a lovely wake up to birdsong rather than snoring or baby-crying. And this meteor shower is on for a few more weeks, so hopefully my husband will let me have some more nights outside. And I'm sure come colder weather & my thicker sleeping bag inside, this will be incredibly comfy.
The weather was down to around 6 degrees, very clear skies almost all night, negligible wind speed and at dawn there was a heavy morning dew (other bits of town had very heavy fog but I was above it). I live on the edge of moorland at around 750ft above sea level. I did not have a tarp up since it was beautiful stargazing weather (and there's a meteor shower going on at the moment).
I had a brilliant night's sleep and was warm enough all night long. I had the cocoon zipped up with about a foot open around my head. Inside I was in a very cheap lightweight sleepingbag that I wouldn't even class as one season; you can really only use it in good summer's weather. I had on fleecy long sleeved pyjamas and a pair of every day socks. I could have stood being a bit warmer but I was comfy enough.
I did find I had a couple of body spots where I could feel coolness where my diagonal lie-points were. This might be because I have a double hammock, but I'm not sure. I don't have any other hammock to compare that issue with. It wasn't much of a problem though as I was still warm, I could just tell those bits were cooler. I also think it might be the fact I have a double hammock, but I didn't get quite as diagonal as I'd have liked to, but I was still comfy enough for an undisturbed night's sleep.
In the morning the outer skin was cool and damp, but that didnt affect how I felt. And when I zipped up fully at dawn, I didnt feel like I was steaming up the inside- it still felt like breathing fresh-air.
One thing I think would be good would be for the zip to run along a diagonal as you sleep- I ended up with the zip along the side so it lined up with my head position, which meant I had to make sure my shoulder remained well covered (I'm a side sleeper).
Best bit was a lovely wake up to birdsong rather than snoring or baby-crying. And this meteor shower is on for a few more weeks, so hopefully my husband will let me have some more nights outside. And I'm sure come colder weather & my thicker sleeping bag inside, this will be incredibly comfy.
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