Fully agree about the sewn footbox. For people just getting into hammocking and transitioning to cold weather you can also just take an old mummy bag and create a Pea Pod:
I prefer bags at really low temps, though it's been years since I switched to hammocks. I love being up off the ground in cold weather, away from the freezing ground.
I don't think you need to actively vent the cooler, I regularly do two blocks of dry ice at the bottom of my cooler then a layer of paper (broken down beer box), then regular ice, everything sits on top of that and stays plenty cold. I go into the cooler often enough that the pressure never...
I love that website! Thanks for the share. I have about ten fully dehydrated meals I have been cycling through and thinking of adding a few new ones from that list.
I'm just starting to put my recipes online so here's a quick video for Thai Curry if you're interested: