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Re: Backpacking with Hammocks
Board: Camping, Backpacking, and the Great Outdoors
Reply to: #635651 by Fire Neck
Sep 1, 2011 4:50am
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Never used one myself, but I've seen a few and have always worried that a driving rain with high winds would leave you drenched. Also, I don't know where you hike, but I've been able to set up my tent in tiny places in high-ish New England terrain that it would be impossible to put a hammock simply based on tree height, tree strength, or the amount of dead fir/pine/spruce limbs jutting into space.
Re: Backpacking with Hammocks
Board: Camping, Backpacking, and the Great Outdoors
Reply to: #635709 by greenmountainhiker
Sep 1, 2011 8:58am
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I've seen a few and have always worried that a driving rain with high winds

I mostly camp in Oregon.....RAIN or shine (and we get a LOT of rain at times). At the Coast, in the Mountains and Foothills, and in the Valleys and Deserts. Wind and rain, and even snow can be handled.....you just have to think about your situation and prepare for the possibilities. I've camped with folks that didn't have an adequate tent for the rain. (Why do some companies make a tent that leaks when "Brand New?) There can be times when it's difficult to find suitable trees......but there can also be times where it's difficult to find ground suitable to pitch a tent or tarp....or just lay out in the open. You just need to be flexible in deciding where you are going to sleep for the night. I've seen folks lay out their hammocks on the ground with trekking poles at the ends to elevate the ends along with their rain tarp when they were above tree line.

No matter what form your bedroom may take when camping.....you need to consider what the requirements may be and be ready to handle situations as they are dealt to you.

Y~K b
Re: Backpacking with Hammocks
Board: Camping, Backpacking, and the Great Outdoors
Reply to: #635764 by Yak King blues
Sep 1, 2011 6:35pm
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trekking poles at the ends to elevate the ends along with their rain tarp

Paddles work well too.
I have been in spots at the right side coast where my boat was in one spot and I was a short distance away in the only other spot open enough to set a bivy (sp?) sack and tarp with the two halves of a paddle.
Re: Backpacking with Hammocks
Board: Camping, Backpacking, and the Great Outdoors
Reply to: #635982 by figureeight
Sep 1, 2011 9:20pm
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my boat was in one spot and I was a short distance away in the only other spot open enough to set a bivy (sp?) sack and tarp with the two halves of a paddle.

YES!!!

Well, I haven't been kayaking over on that "right" side .......but I've used my paddle in the same way MANY times. It works great as a tarp support. Always try to use all your gear in more than one way. Then you don't need to take twice as much stuff!

Y~K b