Not a fan of wearing waistbands to bed.  Still I see no problem with your idea.

What about a blanket?

The couple I know who love their hammocks don't move around in their sleep.  They're those freaks who wake up in the same position they went to bed in.

DD,

I spent a week in my Hennessy hammock on a trip to Quetico last year. The weather was fairly warm and I used a poncho liner as a blanket rather than fighting my sleeping bag. When the weather cools a bit I use a closed cell pad modified with wings under my bag, but a quilt would work just as well because the insulation on the bottom of a sleeping bag is of little use in a hammock. I think a Big Agnes bag with the sleeping pad pocket might work well and keep you from sliding off of the pad, but I'm not sure it would provide enough insulation on the sides in cooler weather.

Here is a link to a site with a lot of useful info on hammock camping:

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Pat

what you want to look at is getting a down quilt

a lightweight down jacket might keep you warm if its summer and the temp stays at 60 or so - otherwise, I think not.   One thing a sleeping bag does is protect your hands and feet and head from the cold - the areas of greatest heat loss - you'd lose that with a down jacket/pants


maybe something like this ? seems like a compromise - no zipper, but has a footbox

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or search backpacking forums for quilts

DentonDoc wrote on Oct 25^th, 2011 at 12:54pm:

I think you should be fine.  Doesn't the body shut down the extremeties when the core gets too cold?  So long as you have enough insulation you should be fine.  The link from Kingfisher is essentially what you're planning to do in a onesie.

This is definitely something to test on a 1-2 nighter before going for a week.  Fortunately it's the right time of year for the test.

I suspect that the added weight/bulk of replacing the sleeping bag will be a net zero result.  The big bonus to look for being comfort.

Never been in a hammock so I don't know the issues there but consider how much warmer and more comfortable mittens are than gloves of any real thickness.

I find it's always best to minimize moisture in my sleep. (And I'll sleep in damp/wet clothes so they are dry the next morning.) In my tent, I'll use the bag as a blanket until I get cold when rolling over. Then I zip up as far as needed. At some point I stop turing inside the bag and start allowing it to turn with me (wearing the bag). When it's really cold, my two big concerns are the orientation of nose to opening and draft tube to zipper. Even then, rolling over is useful for evening out any uncomfortable temperature variations.

Then again, I guess you wouldn't get that blast of cold air rolling over in a Gumby suit. But, that blast is also a useful way of letting excess moisture escape. We all want to be warm but at the same time, condensation control is something to consider as well. I assume some basic ideas remain transferable ... hth - good luck in your quest.