Hammock for early season bow hunts at home

[Luked]

This isnt particular to out west hunting. But wanted to get some opinions.
This coming season I plan to hunt some of the wilderness areas we have here at home for deer. Now these aren't huge compared to out west, Around 10,000 acres of ground at best.
But they are remote wilderness for here. So with this season coming up this year I plan to hike in and camp and hunt from there.
My question is i am trying to figure out a decent sleep system for these.
Right now I have a Eno hammock that I have had for some time but never used. Think I actually have 2.
Now our temps in the early season for archery can get warm (up in the 90s even) still as our season starts Sept 15th here in Missouri.
With that said for some that have used a Hammock in weather like this do you normally still use a sleeping pad of some kind in the hammock? I have one of the fold up types closed cell foam pads that I use at home for exercises etc.
Or is something like a normal inflatable better?
Plan to get a tarp for it also to go over the top just for the morning dew etc.
Just thought I would ask some here on this as I am still trying to decide if I want to go this route. Or just suck it up and get a free standing type tent.
Dont know if I want to go floorless just due to the crawler/slithering type creatures we have at home.

 

[Queets30#]

Wife and I run hammocks for our archery elk hunting. Great system.
We have used both inflatable and the closed cell pads. The pads like to move out from under us to much for our liking. I recommend using an under quilt. You can get them in various degree ratings to accommodate your needs. They pack down small and are the best option we have found.
Happy Hanging!!

 

[Clovis]

It sounds like you haven't used the hammocks you have--consider trying them out in the spring when temps are variable and see how you do and whether it is for you. There is a bit of a learning curve to getting a good pitch, comfortable angles for sleeping, warmth, etc. Lots of resources online about hammocks. I have found that some kind of insulation underneath is important unless it is really warm and went from a foam pad (Ridgerest classic) to an underquilt--both worked and the underquilt was more comfortable and reliably warmer because it didn't shift around. In the 90s at night (ugh), you may not need it, but check it out before you go hunting. I sleep great in a hammock and enjoy the site flexibility, low profile, and the overall feel of the hammock and tarp. If this is your total set-up, consider a bigger tarp--I have a Warbonnet hammock and one of their larger tarps with a pole in it, which gives me the ability to really button things down or when conditions are better to have a big "porch" for storing gear, changing clothes, etc. All in, as I do it, it is not ultralight and probably heavier than my leanest tent set-up, but where there are abundant trees to hang from and less than optimal ground conditions, which is what I am used to where I live, it has been a really nice option. If you are worried about heat, I am not sure it is any worse than a tent (and it is so unpleasant to be stuck in a hot tent), but it can get stuffy in a hammock if your tarp or bug netting (if you have it) block the breeze and because of bugs or rain you can't adjust them, but that doesn't seem to happen too often.

 

[fatlander]

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One of the guys I hunt with found these a few years ago. Now the entire group of guys I hunt with, myself included, use them.

They’re the cream of the crop when it comes to hammock camping. I’ll never sleep on the ground again if there’s trees to hang a superior gear system.

I’ve taken my 30 degree superior system down to upper single digits with driving wind and snow, perfectly comfortable in base layer, hiking pants, and puffy at that temp.

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[ResearchinStuff]

Is the sleeping bag/ quilt built into the superior gear hammock?

 

[fatlander]

Is the sleeping bag/ quilt built into the superior gear hammock?

The underquilt is built into the hammock (superior hammock)

The superior quilt is the top quilt.

Danny sells the superior bundle that includes the hammock (with sewn in underquilt), top quilt, tarp, straps, and stakes.

The bundle is what I and all my hunting partners purchased. It’s the only bundle I’ve ever purchased of any high end gear that’s actually all high end. The hammocks are very generously temp rated from all of our experience. They’re comfortable well beyond the stated temp rating. The quality of down and construction is on par with every western mountaineering bag I’ve used and handled.


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[ResearchinStuff]

Seems like a slick option. I dunno if I'm ready to give up my zenbivy though

 

[fatlander]

Seems like a slick option. I dunno if I'm ready to give up my zenbivy though

I sleep so much better in the hammock than I do on the ground. The only good ground sleep I get is on a cot; at that point, the superior system is lighter and less to fiddle with than any shelter, bag, pad, and cot combo. I’ll be sleeping on a cot in Alaska next year in a tipi.

For elk, we always find ourselves in very steep country, devoid of flat spots for 4 guys to sleep that isn’t being used by the elk we’re hunting. I spent a very wet week in a floorless shelter, kicking out deer beds, crawling in and out of the mud, and getting dressed laying down two Septembers ago while watching my hunting buddies go through the week comfortably countering every negative I was dealing with in their hammocks. I bought my hammock as soon as I got home.


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[Team4LongGun]

I'd go for it. Hammock camping is great, especially when you don't have freezing temps. My system weighs less than my tent, and I sleep way better.
I recommend a bridge hammock if you like to lay more flat. If you like being a human taco, suspended at bear buffet height, go standard.

Bug net for early season is huge.

Warbonnet is the brand my group has come to prefer.