Hammock Camping in Patagonia

**vuanguyen** · 10-30-2016, 01:06

Hello,

I will be heading to Patagonia in March 2017. I will be backpacking the "W" Torres Del Paine (West to East). I tried to google "hammock" and "Torres Del Paine" and got nothing useful. For those who have done the "W", do you think it's possible to do hammock camping?

Thanks.

**dkurfiss** · 10-30-2016, 07:51

Moved thread to the trip planning area from the DM section.

**woodspek** · 11-29-2016, 13:45

I'm curious as well! Potentially looking at late January to early February. A quick look at pictures didn't show many trees I fear.

Mobile send - typos beware!

**dunestunes** · 02-13-2017, 22:59

I will be heading to Patagonia in March 2017. I will be backpacking the "W" Torres Del Paine (West to East). I tried to google "hammock" and "Torres Del Paine" and got nothing useful.

I've done the same Google search, with little luck. Thinking of doing the Torres Del Paine next winter, so if you do end up bringing your hammock, let me know how it goes!

Originally Posted by woodspek

I'm curious as well! Potentially looking at late January to early February. A quick look at pictures didn't show many trees I fear.

Mobile send - typos beware!

woodspek, apparently we have similar taste in vacations.

**ggreaves** · 02-19-2017, 13:16

RedBeard over at ZPacks just posted an epic video from his W circuit. He could probably tell you if he saw any hammockers at the campsites.

**Peanutdude** · 08-17-2017, 00:31

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vuanguyen - Did you end up using your hammock on the W trail? I'm hoping to do the trip with a hammock in November 2017.

The only information I could find was a blog where someone mentions that they use a hammock, but not a lot of details. From what I've read online, there are no trees at the first campsite (Paine Grande), but the rest of the campsites should be among the trees.

My concern is with the wind speed. I've heard it getting up to 100 mph (close to the glacier). While I'm not expecting such high winds by the campsites, it would be good to know if it's feasible.

If anyone has some info, please share! If not, I'm willing to be the guinea pig and can let everyone know how it went by late November. I'll be bringing a simple grand trunk hammock, with a warbonnet yeti, a 2qzq underquilt protector, an inflatable & insulated sit pad (for my feet), and a warbonnet superfly.

**vuanguyen** · 08-19-2017, 17:35

Originally Posted by Peanutdude

[Bump!]

vuanguyen - Did you end up using your hammock on the W trail? I'm hoping to do the trip with a hammock in November 2017.

The only information I could find was a blog where someone mentions that they use a hammock, but not a lot of details. From what I've read online, there are no trees at the first campsite (Paine Grande), but the rest of the campsites should be among the trees.

My concern is with the wind speed. I've heard it getting up to 100 mph (close to the glacier). While I'm not expecting such high winds by the campsites, it would be good to know if it's feasible.

If anyone has some info, please share! If not, I'm willing to be the guinea pig and can let everyone know how it went by late November. I'll be bringing a simple grand trunk hammock, with a warbonnet yeti, a 2qzq underquilt protector, an inflatable & insulated sit pad (for my feet), and a warbonnet superfly.

No I have to cancel my trip last year because of a family problem. I will do it this upcoming December but I will not be carrying my hammock. I am renting the tents, sleeping bags, and mats from Vertice and Fantastico Sur. Please let me know if it's possible to use the hammock on the trail. Thanks.

**Peanutdude** · 02-08-2018, 01:01

Hey Everyone,

I ended up bringing my hammock to do the W-Trek (West-to-East) in Torres Del Paine in November of 2017. There is nowhere to hang a hammock at the first campground (Paine Grande) and the wind is very strong. I stayed in a friend's tent for the first night and I rented a sleeping pad from the camping office. Your best bet is to rent everything for the first night. The second night, we stayed at campground Frances. There are plenty of trees, perfect for hammocks, at both Frances and Italiano. While there is still some wind, it's broken by the tree-line. For the last night, we stayed at campground Central (Torres Central). Central had significantly fewer and shorter trees, but it is still doable. While the wind was not bad at Central, I'm attributing it to luck, as it's along a valley and parts of the valley can get extremely windy. I also hiked up to the Torres and passed Refugio Chileno which has plenty of trees for hammocks as well.

Overall, apart from the park rangers thinking I was crazy, it worked just fine. The W-trek is a must, with or without a hammock.

**Levi Tate** · 02-08-2018, 07:22

Originally Posted by Peanutdude

Hey Everyone,

I ended up bringing my hammock to do the W-Trek (West-to-East) in Torres Del Paine in November of 2017. There is nowhere to hang a hammock at the first campground (Paine Grande) and the wind is very strong. I stayed in a friend's tent for the first night and I rented a sleeping pad from the camping office. Your best bet is to rent everything for the first night. The second night, we stayed at campground Frances. There are plenty of trees, perfect for hammocks, at both Frances and Italiano. While there is still some wind, it's broken by the tree-line. For the last night, we stayed at campground Central (Torres Central). Central had significantly fewer and shorter trees, but it is still doable. While the wind was not bad at Central, I'm attributing it to luck, as it's along a valley and parts of the valley can get extremely windy. I also hiked up to the Torres and passed Refugio Chileno which has plenty of trees for hammocks as well.

Overall, apart from the park rangers thinking I was crazy, it worked just fine. The W-trek is a must, with or without a hammock.

Thanks for the info.