Hope the boys brought their sausages to share! I hear what you're saying, phat, about making the best of it. Note to self, sew that 5x7' siltarp that weighs 9oz.

I'm not yet into hammocking but just watched some video showing cold weather hammocking that made it look lots of fun with a snipe hammock and an underbag at freezing. Something to consider if weather poses a problem. Gives you somewhere to "hang out" in the nasty weather too. Also nice with bug net in the stinking hot weather.

Guess having field-tested gear that has multiple purposes is a big benefit and even bigger when weather goes wrong. Speaking of which, can you use an POE Elite sleeping pad in most hammocks? I see the snipe users were onto quilts and underbag setup from Jacks. I wasn't thinking of going that way, as I might want the Hennessy which has netting, but the snipe had some interesting features.