[Paddlewise] Tent

I knew this tent thread would finally get to the use of a hammock. In my
former life I was a serious mountain hiker-peak bagger in the N.E. The
Adirondaks of N.Y. are sometimes refered to as a vertical swamp with
very little dry horzontal space for a tent.  This problem has been
solved by a co. in Vermont with a hammock that they developed for low
impact camping. This is not your normal hammock!! 

 I first used mine on a trailess peak assent  and ended up the day too
high on the mt. to be able to find any flat area. (no place for a tent)
All that was needed was a couple of trees The hammock is two layers of
nylon with nylon rope at each end. The top sheet of nylon has netting on
the top half. You crawl into the hammock like a sleeping bag. The top
sheet is lifted off your face with a cord that runs from the top sheet
to another cord that runs between the trees above the hammock. This
second cord also supports a rain fly that is draped over it and the
hammock and is anchored to the ground  "A frame" style. This setup can
be used wherever two tree are close together. I have used it during
violent thunder storms and never got wet. The ground below was a river
and would have drowned any tent. 

When not sleeping I use the hammock as a seat and can cook under the fly
while its raining and be quite comfortable. A thermarest pad makes
sleeping very warm and comfortable. This hammock opens many more
possibilities for camping while paddling and never have to worry about
making the next camp site.


Another plus has been not camping near others with their noise and the
attraction of bears has been reduced. The hammock is dry, bug free and
light weight. hammock and fly under 4#.

Need more specifics, E-Mail me.

Larry C.



 

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