From: <Gypsykayak_at_aol.com> > In a message dated 02/08/2002 12:08:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, > michaeldaly_at_rogers.com writes: > > << My only regret is that I didn't know at the time that a Hennessy Hammock > could be set up as a tent. >> > > Mike, that is my goal with my HH....are you referring to the set-up on their > website using trekking poles???? Or have you hopefully come up with > something easier and less intimidating. Yes, that would be my approach. I'd try half paddles instead of trekking poles. If that didn't work, I'd get creative. I'm sure I could rig something up with spare lines if I was in an area with trees and bushes that weren't big enough to support it in hammock mode. Driftwood would work in treeless areas. But to be safe, I'd want to be able to bring along something that suffice and not rely on scrounging. Living in Canada means a steady supply of broken hockey sticks is always available. They can be found in the trash wherever there are kids - free, biodegradable and easily replaced, I'd probably just stash a couple, cut to size, on the rear deck and not worry about the effects of water on them. (broken hockey sticks are so plentiful, I've often considered collecting them and making a skin-on-hockey-stick kayak!) Mike PS - I've modified a tarp to use ski poles to create an emergency tent when backcountry skiing, so this sort of thing isn't intimidating to me. Take a survival course and you can turn almost anything into a shelter! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Feb 09 2002 - 10:27:41 PST
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