If anyplace says "No hammocks allowed" just say the Tensa4 isn't a 'hammock', it is a tent on stilts.
If anyplace says "No hammocks allowed" just say the Tensa4 isn't a 'hammock', it is a tent on stilts.
Come check out the Tensa4 tensahedron stand and other hammock stands at http://www.TensaOutdoor.com and [email protected]
As I recall another possible objection to hammocks is that they don't provide the level of privacy of tents, leading to modesty breaches when changing, etc. Tarps below the knee required in some parts I understand, for lady campers anyway . Some civilians I've shown photos of the stand with winter tarp haven't understood that it's not just a tent though. Tent with sleeping loft!
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I have traveled only a few miles at a time by bicycle with the Tensa4. I just strap it to the top of my Brompton's front touring pannier. I consider it too heavy and bulky for my preferred ultralight style of bicycle touring. I would take a single side of the developmental Tensa Solo flavor for bicycle touring (or backpacking) in tree-insecure areas, using the bicycle and/or slope as opposite support when necessary. At age 51 I caved to the dark side of motor vehicle ownership: a 400cc scooter. Tensa4 fits fine any which way on that.
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They sure are. A couple I know toured all over the world on their Bromptons -- made it way easier to make connections via train and air. (Probably also boat?) They even wrote a guide: Brompton Touring Guide
I got to spend some time on one and it was awesome! Though I nearly got it permanently wedged under a subway seat...
What bags are those in the second photo? Looks like possibly a Brompton bag in front, and a Brooks in back? Nice Brooks saddle and Ergon grips there, classic long-distance touring setup.
I know Russ & Laura; my bike shop was pleased to help support their journeys. I followed in some of their path on those bikes, as they sometimes followed mine. I rode down half the Pacific coast hammock camping on one in 2010, right after the bikes gained factory gearing adequate to loaded touring; Laura dropped news of their conversion in early 2011: http://www.pathlesspedaled.com/2011/...-small-wheels/.
It's a Brompton T bag up front, with 2 Carradice bags supplementing. I was packed for mountainous winter hammock camping: https://clevercycles.com/blog/2017/0...ins-in-spring/ . I had been dinking already for a couple months then with carbon fiber poles...
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There was some conversation about anchoring it to doors. It got me thinking about anchoring in general like say to a car door, below is a link to an anchor I use for my kayak. I have not done it yet but I could see anchoring to the rear of my car or one of the doors using this...
https://www.amazon.com/Sherpak-07811...LJL&ref=plSrch
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