Ground cloth under hammock

**TrailSlug** · 01-13-2016, 15:07

What do you guys use as a ground cloth or drop cloth under your hammock in adverse weather?

**pgibson** · 01-13-2016, 15:10

A piece of Tyvec is a very common choice. It's light, affordable, and waterproof.

**Flash Grundelore** · 01-13-2016, 15:15

Mine has GoRilla tape on the corners with a hole punched if I want to stake it off.
Mostly my shoes and gear will weight it just fine.

**kenbo** · 01-13-2016, 15:19

Originally Posted by grhughes

What do you guys use as a ground cloth or drop cloth under your hammock in adverse weather?

gr, +1 on the tyvec...saw it on a shug video and never turned back...love his hillbilly solutions....also did the hillbilly $7 walmart grease pot for cooking. sure beats $70 for titanium...also got that from a shug vide0..saves money to spend on hammock gear.

**kenbo** · 01-13-2016, 15:21

Originally Posted by Flash Grundelore

Mine has GoRilla tape on the corners with a hole punched if I want to stake it off.
Mostly my shoes and gear will weight it just fine.

Grund, nice upgrade! I'm gonna do that to my tyvec...occasionally tyvec gets a little ruffled from stepping on it, stakes would help...

**oldfatguy** · 01-13-2016, 15:40

I use a cheap Walmart tarp and just stake it down under my tarp. I think this helps keep moisture from condensing on the under side of the tarp, plus, it is nice being able to step on something other than grass in the dark when you get up to pee.

**Zilla** · 01-13-2016, 15:47

Originally Posted by oldfatguy

I use a cheap Walmart tarp and just stake it down under my tarp. I think this helps keep moisture from condensing on the under side of the tarp, plus, it is nice being able to step on something other than grass in the dark when you get up to pee.

Same here,, works just fine.

**Jeff-in-AL** · 01-13-2016, 16:33

tyvec-cheap, weighs nothing and you can hold it down in the corners with a few small rocks.

**kafer4life** · 01-13-2016, 16:43

Definitely my tyvec combo rain kilt the stuff works great and for the price you cannot beat it. If you have an old tarp lying around with a good section that would be great too. I did that for probably ten years before my tyvec kilt.

**sparky32** · 01-13-2016, 16:55

Another +1 for Tyvek. I have used it for years as a footprint for my tent to keep it from picking up dust, dirt or mud and also as something to stand on when changing clothes. Now, I still bring it along with my hammock. It's lightweight and can pack down small and can easily be rinsed / washed off when I get home. The other nice thing is that you can probably find large pieces of it at construction site in the garbage piles...that's where I found mine.