u/RednBlackSalamander

Thank you to everyone here who gave such useful feedback on my previous design. I tested this one out in the yard last night with just a cheap fleece blanket, and the temperature went down to around 50F in the early morning. How did that feel? I have no idea, because I slept great all night, which counts as a success. It was warm and cozy and the bug net actually seemed to wick condensation up through the inner layer to help it dry faster, which I hadn't even considered but will now pretend was the plan all along.

Basically, there's a shorter layer of breathable ripstop nylon in between the ground sheet and bug net, and you can sleep under or over it depending on weather conditions. It's definitely heavier than the first version, but I kept having flashbacks to all the improvised stretchers falling apart in my wilderness first aid class and decided to prioritize durability. Besides, I can use my rain poncho as a tarp, so overall the whole system still weighs much less than a tent, and unlike a tent it can be used inside an Adirondack lean-to without getting yelled at by park rangers.

Materials:

1.6oz silpoly bottom layer

1.1oz calendered nylon inner wind layer

1.0oz Monolite bug net

1.5" Mil-spec grosgrain edges