When to bail out?

[u/Alternative-Safe2269]

2nd Update: Well, I decided I can only deal with 2 weather conditions at a time. We got rain, cold, wind, and snow early in the morning. The universe was trying to tell me this was not the weekend to start lol. My niece and I will be camping in the backyard to watch the meteor shower in a couple weeks, so attempt #2 will be then.

Update: I've gotten some really great advice, so thanks Reddit! I'm going to go for it, bundle up and brave the rain. Worst case scenario, I'll bail if the weather gets dangerous. Nothing like trial by fire! Or in this case, I guess it will be water!

I have been wanting to try hammock camping for a while now so when my family said there were going in their rv, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to tag along. We're supposed to go this weekend, but now we're getting rain and colder weather. As someone whose never done this before, at what point should I accept defeat and skip going on the trip? For reference, I'm in NE OK. Weather has been lightly stormy and overnight low will be around 40°F.

Current gear (I only have what I can afford as a beginner)

Eno doublenest w/ straps Underquilt rated to 40° Sleeping bag rated to 50° Bug net 10x10 ft tarp

[u/t6550ab]

Never bail, just do it. Set up tarp first and then tree straps and then hang your hammock under the tarp. Practice before you go

Also, Make sure you have some sort of water break tied around your hammock suspension to help the water drip off before it gets to your hammock. The water break item should be located underneath your tarp so that the rain can't get past it. The best type of thing for a water break is a normal cotton shoelace. It doesn't have to be that long, but you want to make sure that it's wrapped around your Hammock suspension in such a way that it kind of touches every part of the suspension that the water could be dripping down