RE: [Paddlewise] [PaddleWise] Kayak Camping

From: Carey Parks <carey_at_jimparksfamily.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:01:40 -0400
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I second and third the Hennessy Hammock for kayak camping. If it's rocky or
whatever, or like here, if there is shade there's also a lot of undergrowth,
you can hang up off the ground above the lumps. If it's hot, nothing is
cooler. I would go into the tents of others to change if there were too many
people wandering around camp to know everyone is on the other side of my
tarp and just hate how stuffy it is. That said, on a cold night being on the
ground can be warmer, if less comfy.

If there's flying bugs or crawlies it's good to be above it all.

There's a couple shots of the hammock in this trip album...

http://picasaweb.google.com/parkscarey/WhitehorseKeyCamping

Cheers,

Carey

-----Original Message-----
From: Tord S. Eriksson

Bob Wrote:

>   "what is the one luxury item you have to bring even if the
> > weight ought not allow it"?
>
> A two person tent for a solo trip. Or a three person tent if my son goes
> with me. I like the luxury of the extra space especially for bad weather
> days.

Amen to that - till we discovered Hennessy's Hammocks! Normally we still
bring our three-person tent, to keep all the stuff in during the night,
or when we need some privacy (lovemaking in a hammock ain't for us over 50,
no way!).
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