Yeah, the air underneath will still be cold in cold weather.
I figure it will get me off the earth, decreasing heat loss from that heat sink; it will decrease weight compared to a tent; and I won't have to worry about a rolled tarp...
Depends on your budget and what you shoot. The fixed ('prime') 50mm 1.8 or 1.4 will allow for great portraits and low-light shooting. The 18-55 zoom will serve as a good 'walk-around' lens to grab shots in most typical situations. Next...
The 1.8 is the f-stop of the lens, how 'fast' it is so to speak. The smaller that number, the wider the aperture can be held open (since it's actually f/1.8). The wider the aperture, the more narrow depth of field.
Basically, the...
Recently, I've decided I wanted to get into bike camping/touring. This made me reconsider any gear I had, and its room and weight.
I've always been a tent kinda guy, but apparently a lot of guys use hammocks to get off the ground....
Yep. I've been a packrat the better part of the last 10 years. The past 6-7 months, I've been bouncing around the Gulf of Mexico, living in a different state about every day. With every damn thing I cared to own shoved in my vehicle....