hammock or tent ??
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I'd use a hammock, but use a different tarp setup, to get a little more protection from the wind.
Like:
Folding the tarp diagonally, and put half underneath the hammock, and half on top.
Two tarps / one big mother ****** tarp, and fold it around the hammock.
Mainly, i like hammocks, as they get you off the cold ground, and they are lighter to pack than a tent/ basha with rollmat etc.
Ph34r
Like:
Folding the tarp diagonally, and put half underneath the hammock, and half on top.
Two tarps / one big mother ****** tarp, and fold it around the hammock.
Mainly, i like hammocks, as they get you off the cold ground, and they are lighter to pack than a tent/ basha with rollmat etc.
Ph34r
Good man, you know it makes sense
Hammocks just don't work for me but are great for others.
One thing that bugs me though is they do limit you to woodland camping. Take into account the very very small area of land that woods make up in the UK and you hammock only users are missing out on the big picture. There is so much wonderful open space still in the UK for you to use, wild camping is still allowed in some parts of the UK above a certain height for example, its all there for you to use.
Members here talk of traditional kit but the hammock is not traditional kit, certainly in the UK unless you were in the Navy of ye olde days.
As much as I admire Ray Mears I wish he had never strung up a hammock; he has inadvertently limited so many who enjoy the outdoors in this country to little pockets of land
Good man, you know it makes sense
As much as I admire Ray Mears I wish he had never strung up a hammock; he has inadvertently limited so many who enjoy the outdoors in this country to little pockets of land
Not at all, rik.
I carry a bivvy bag and tarp wherever I go, but if there's a good chance of finding some woodland, I always take a hammock as well.
That way I can camp almost anywhere.
tent for me solo one when backpacking, its got a small pack size and weights 1.8kg very low to the ground and storm proof
I generally do. If I need to go to ground in my dd travel, I do.
I've got 6 tents, all just about unused since my first hang, except for snowy mountain top camps.
I rarely see the need for a tent, as a hammock with bugnet and a tarp do the job better IMO, in most situations i'm in.
Tents are nice, warm, cozy. A bigger tent you can share and talk, play cards, drink beer etc, so much nicer than a hammock
To make the analogy more accurate, would I choose the most comfortable bed in the world over a tiny, wet floored room that had a lumpy uncomfortable bed, crippled my back and cooked me everytime the sun came out, then I take the comfy bed.
I'll take a tent or a tarp thank you I think a hammock would be ok in the backyard but for camping no I don't think I could do that route. Besides if I need to get out quickly say if mother nature calls tarp or tent wins for me I am a bit clumsy when I first get up at time lol. Other reason I don't think I could take the swaying say if it gets windy out.
What's wrong with taking a tarp, hammock and a thermarest? That way you can enjoy the best of both worlds once by choosing to use the hammock depending upon the suitability of your chosen site. If you improvise wind protection once you're out there and choose a good campsite to reflect the conditions, then that's surely the easiest and lightest way of making life more comfortable.
I have camped in a tents and many an occasion but only used a DD hammock once,total comfort,loads of fun,so much so i got my own today
