George Kaplan
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O.K., you hammock guys have gotta post a pic or link or something. Color me intrigued. 
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GuitarMyFriend
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That's AWESOME!!!!!
I'm planning my next trip for August, so I'm saving for one of those!!!!!!!
Zach
I'm planning my next trip for August, so I'm saving for one of those!!!!!!!
Zach
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I take it that you do not have mosquitoes.
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Sure, plenty. And ticks, too.
But think about it...I hike all day (or whatever portion) and then camp close to dusk. You get your fire going and the smoke scatters the bugs. Then, by mid-night or so they're all gone anyway. So by the time I'm swinging, there's nothing buzzing about. Then, it's usually until about 9am or so before they start popping around.
There's also room enough (especially in the ENO) to wrap the side of the hammock around your face, if you're that whigged out.
The trip the pictures are from was cool. About 3am it started pouring (I almost didn't put my fly up, 'cause the weather was so nice). Talk about awesome! I'm able to peek out around the corner of the fly and check out the sky, all while being perfectly dry. Next day, it's raining in the am...I have a nice little compound and place to sit. Either in the hammock, or on my bear can. It was fun.
But think about it...I hike all day (or whatever portion) and then camp close to dusk. You get your fire going and the smoke scatters the bugs. Then, by mid-night or so they're all gone anyway. So by the time I'm swinging, there's nothing buzzing about. Then, it's usually until about 9am or so before they start popping around.
There's also room enough (especially in the ENO) to wrap the side of the hammock around your face, if you're that whigged out.
The trip the pictures are from was cool. About 3am it started pouring (I almost didn't put my fly up, 'cause the weather was so nice). Talk about awesome! I'm able to peek out around the corner of the fly and check out the sky, all while being perfectly dry. Next day, it's raining in the am...I have a nice little compound and place to sit. Either in the hammock, or on my bear can. It was fun.
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Puff Daddy":ag64vzlj said:
light is right sho'nuff. :!:
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Here's my set up with the rainfly deployed. Mine has a built in bug net so mosquitoes aren't a problem. It's basically a suspended tent.
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Oh My Gosh.... I want one of those so bad. I just looked up prices... They ain't that bad. I showed my girlfriend, (whom loves camping...Almost... as much as I do), and she goes, "Wow! That's cool... but when we go camping... are we not... going to... be sleeping... together...?" With a big ol' frown on her face. She likes to camp, not backpack. So she apparently thinks that when I'm gone for a week or two each year, I'm camping in my friends back yard. I should take her one of these times...
Zach
Zach