Good Day All...
Forgive me if this subject is covered elsewhere, I searched but did not find much info specifically about high wind set-up.
Newbee here in NC, I've got a grand total of 2.5 nights of hammock camping, if you include the one night test run out behind the house. I have not sunk big bucks in equipment to date as I am still in the investigate/experiment phase. I've got about $30 each in the hammock & tarp, links below and using my tent camping sleeping bag(s) & Thermorest pad for insulation.
Planning to try a DIY underquilt & overquilt from clearance priced Eddie Bauer down throws as soon as they arrive.
My half night was Saturday 10/22 on the Blue Ridge Parkway with the family in a tent on the same site. That night we had 40-50 mph wind gusts varying from all directions as a cold front moved in. By morning it was 30Deg and the winds were still probably going 25-30mph.
Being 6'5" I had my hammock & tarp set fairly high, enough so I could stand under it. Just before midnight, my tarp stakes pulled out on one side for the second time. I assume that I should have had it set-up with the hammock low enough that my tarp could be staked right on the ground? If I had been out by myself, I would have got up and corrected that error. But since the tent was there with the family, I just unhooked the tarp & hammock, put them in the truck & crawled in the tent. I hindsight, I should have moved everything down before going to sleep, but I didn't and learned a lesson.
All that being said, is my assumption correct? Is the most successful set-up when the wind starts really gusting to snug everything down as close to the ground as possible?
My Hammock: https://www.sierratradingpost.com/gr...g=s~hammock%2F
My suspension: https://www.sierratradingpost.com/en...ing=s~atlas%2F
I regularly get 25% off coupons from Sierra Trading Post.
My Tarp: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...0?ie=UTF8&th=1
Thanks for your patience & insights.
Jim
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