out in the hammock last night and just thought i'd post a couple of photos and tips
rucksack on a classic tripod with boots, i carry two short lengths on rope in my bag, one for making this and one for bundling firewood or dragging lengths back to to camp.
fitted my light in the top. it's about head height when in bed, but with the reflector bouncing light down onto the snow which reflects back up. also note the honey stove handy by. with all the wood being frozen i found it easiest to get the honey going and then warm and dry wood around and over it before starting my fire. and i kept the honey running until the fire was well established. once the fire was going the honey stove was filled with new sticks and put over the embers to "cook the sticks" ie dry and defrost them/ part char them. then it was put aside, these are the sticks that you can see in the photo. this meant that if i woke in the middle of the night needing a brew that the stove was good to go with it's own fuel, otherwise the morning brew up. i've found the honey stove great for this type of thing, lighting a fire under shelter and moving it out with dry fuel when it's chucking it down, or putting embers in it for cooking whilst leaving a main camp fire in it's current arrangement.
a small bag made from two trouser leg pocket sections. this lives on a ridge line from the hammock ends, to put keys and glasses in etc. and because i didn't sew up the side edges you can fit a half bottle of brandy between (for medical purposes)
you can also the bungees from the UQ (right hand side of the hammock) and one of the tabs for them to go through (on the left)
resting my hot drink on some sticks, to protect it from the cold ground
when looking to hang something, don't focus blindly on up pointing branches, note the use of a down pointing piece here.
hope these tips are of some use to someone,
dunc.
rucksack on a classic tripod with boots, i carry two short lengths on rope in my bag, one for making this and one for bundling firewood or dragging lengths back to to camp.
fitted my light in the top. it's about head height when in bed, but with the reflector bouncing light down onto the snow which reflects back up. also note the honey stove handy by. with all the wood being frozen i found it easiest to get the honey going and then warm and dry wood around and over it before starting my fire. and i kept the honey running until the fire was well established. once the fire was going the honey stove was filled with new sticks and put over the embers to "cook the sticks" ie dry and defrost them/ part char them. then it was put aside, these are the sticks that you can see in the photo. this meant that if i woke in the middle of the night needing a brew that the stove was good to go with it's own fuel, otherwise the morning brew up. i've found the honey stove great for this type of thing, lighting a fire under shelter and moving it out with dry fuel when it's chucking it down, or putting embers in it for cooking whilst leaving a main camp fire in it's current arrangement.
a small bag made from two trouser leg pocket sections. this lives on a ridge line from the hammock ends, to put keys and glasses in etc. and because i didn't sew up the side edges you can fit a half bottle of brandy between (for medical purposes)
you can also the bungees from the UQ (right hand side of the hammock) and one of the tabs for them to go through (on the left)
resting my hot drink on some sticks, to protect it from the cold ground
when looking to hang something, don't focus blindly on up pointing branches, note the use of a down pointing piece here.
hope these tips are of some use to someone,
dunc.
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