Yeah the cold can get you big time, especialy if you get wet from dew overnight.
But in texas during early fall, summer and spring (like 8 months of the year) this setup works great. Watch your altitude as well as that can drasticly lower temperature at night.
What I do which works well for me at least until about mid novemeber is take the hammok, bungee it up, lay down a space blanket on the hammock, and then wrap up in a super light gortex throw I have which does a semi decent job of keeping me dry. In the spring though I typicaly run a slack line, and a tarp just thrown over it, or if in in the woods and have alittle shrub cover often a simple mosquito net.
I just like it b/c Im off the ground, and after you've be stung in the face by a scorpion (not those little borwn ones) while your asleep, the ground isn't as friendly looking as it once was
) Rainshadow. I think the Squall would probably have worked pretty well, but the larger area of the Rainshadow should provide better protection for my husband's camera gear in inclement weather (without requiring him to kick me out of the tent 
) Thanks to those of you here that suggested the tarptent. We will let you know how it works out.
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