Rain splatter from the ground onto your underquilt

**Crawldaddy** · 05-25-2017, 15:54

Which option works best for you to keep splatter at a minimum.. Raise your hammock higher and lower your tarp best you can or..lower your tarp all the way to the ground and then your butt in the hammock drags the ground?

**OnTheMove** · 05-25-2017, 16:08

Very good question and I sure hope somebody comes up with a welcomed suggestion as I've been wondering about that for some time now as I have a great wooded area in which to hang on our property but I not only deal with the rain spatter but mud as well which is even worst.

**Brunay** · 05-25-2017, 16:21

I use an underquilt protector (UQP) from 2QZQ. not very heavy, and can help keep the wind from pulling heat from the UQ as well.

**TrailSlug** · 05-25-2017, 16:28

Originally Posted by Brunay

I use an underquilt protector (UQP) from 2QZQ. not very heavy, and can help keep the wind from pulling heat from the UQ as well.

I use this setup as well but I also use as wide a tarp as I can to help elevate this.

**dkurfiss** · 05-25-2017, 16:30

Originally Posted by Brunay

I use an underquilt protector (UQP) from 2QZQ. not very heavy, and can help keep the wind from pulling heat from the UQ as well.

I also use a UQP from 2QZQ along with a larger tarp to ensure side blowing rain is kept out of the area.

**T- Minus** · 05-25-2017, 16:51

Wider tarp + Proper pitch for weather + hang higher than water droplets splash and maybe select a better camp site with natural wind blockage = dry you.

**OneClick** · 05-26-2017, 07:30

I'm not calling anyone a liar, but I have a hard time believing you can get splashing on an UQ if you're using a decent size tarp (i.e. 10' wide hex) and not hanging in a muddy cattle pasture.

This topic comes up a lot, but every time it seems to be out of precaution or curiosity than actual necessity (i.e. someone has been having actual splatter issues)

**tollermama** · 05-26-2017, 08:07

Knock on wood but I have never had splatter. I do have a Superfly and I am short so I hang it lower if there is going to be any weather or in the winter for warmth. Yes, I have to crouch but big deal. I stay dry.

**dakotaross** · 05-26-2017, 09:10

Originally Posted by markr6

...This topic comes up a lot, but every time it seems to be out of precaution or curiosity than actual necessity (i.e. someone has been having actual splatter issues)

I've hung in some overused camp areas where there was nothing but exposed dirt, and plenty of puddles - in a Hennessy with stock tarp, mind you. Still had no issue with "splatter", so I'm with mark6 on this one. That's not to say it can't happen, but like a lot of things in hanging, this is a site selection issue and one that is not typically one to worry about. To answer the question more directly, though, hang the hammock higher, tarp as high or low as you please.

If you'll just not hang where a tent would go, then you'll never have a problem. Most backcountry sites are completely devoid of any splatter. In fact, its one of my favorite sublime pleasures of the hammock is to be able to look out during a rainstorm and be amazed by how the earth swallows up all the water being dumped on it.

**OneClick** · 05-26-2017, 09:13

Originally Posted by dakotaross

In fact, its one of my favorite sublime pleasures of the hammock to be able to look out during a rainstorm and be amazed by how the earth swallows up all the moisture being dumped on it.

Me too! 9/10 I'm in the red pines, so it could literally rain 3" in one day and the soft carpet of pine needles and sandy-ish soil underneath drinks it right up.