SLD hammock catch-all

[cneill13]

I think Jared took Snap's idea of half noseeum, half sil 1.1 and improved it. I think the strip of noseeum is a great idea.

[ShortRound]

I think Jared took Snap's idea of half noseeum, half sil 1.1 and improved it. I think the strip of noseeum is a great idea.

Were all in this together to help evolve a awesome product one after another hahaha

[HandyRandy]

So if it’s raining, are you able to set up the tarp first and take it down last when using this single line suspension rig?

[Chesapeake]

So if it’s raining, are you able to set up the tarp first and take it down last when using this single line suspension rig?

Yup. And now that I have a skin for the hammock too, I don't have to worry about a wet suspension getting on my dry hammock and precious, LOL. Just as long as you get your suspension at 30°( or close to it) your tarp won't sag when you load the hammock, and everything will stay nice and taught with no readjustment of lines necessary. This tends to be a love it or hate it way of doing things I've noticed. Those that do it really like the ease and lack of extra steps when setting up. Those that dont , tend to like a dual or single RL for its adjustability and the tarp being separate from the hammock when wet. But having an all-in-one system makes set up super easy and can reduce pack weight some . I liked having it on my HH Expedition, which was my first real hammock, so I've always had that positive experience with it to go on. I still have and like my zing-it RL with Dutch bling and it still has a place in certain setups. But now that I've got the SLD catch -all, I can use this setup when I'm hiking, especially when it's dark or in the rain. Get to camp, attach tree straps, put whoopies on toggles, pull back tarp skin/stake out , then pull back catch all while I'm under the tarp and dry. Then reverse the order like you said to take down if it's still raining.

[HandyRandy]

Get to camp, attach tree straps, put whoopies on toggles, pull back tarp skin/stake out , then pull back catch all while I'm under the tarp and dry. Then reverse the order like you said to take down if it's still raining.

Are your whoopies tied directly to hammock? Tell me if I have this right:
1-wrap the trees with straps
2-attach the skinned tarp to straps
3-attach the sleeved hammock with whoopies to straps
4-deploy the tarp and stake out
5-deploy the hammock and leave sleeve bunched at one end

If it’s raining hard, I imagine the hammock sleeve getting fairly wet during that 3rd step. Do you think it might get the hammock wet now that it’s bunched up wet sitting on the hammock?

[canada_doug]

This looks like a really great idea to save time. In terms of saving weight, has anyone tried just packing everything together into a pack or dry bag without the catch all?

[Snaps]

Are your whoopies tied directly to hammock? Tell me if I have this right:
1-wrap the trees with straps
2-attach the skinned tarp to straps
3-attach the sleeved hammock with whoopies to straps
4-deploy the tarp and stake out
5-deploy the hammock and leave sleeve bunched at one end

If it’s raining hard, I imagine the hammock sleeve getting fairly wet during that 3rd step. Do you think it might get the hammock wet now that it’s bunched up wet sitting on the hammock?

I set up in dry conditions and packed away in wet, wet conditions at HangCon. I made the mistake of bunching up my full-sil catch-all sack outside of my tarp... because it was sunny and dry, and I didn't give it another thought. Until Sunday morning.

Luckily I'd cinched both ends of the sack tight around my suspension, so even with as wet as it was on the outside, none of the moisture seemed to make its way inside the sack. I was able to leave my tarp up and pull the sack down my straps and over my hammock without getting anything too damp. But I have a dedicated tarp ridgeline, too.

Either way, if you're clever enough to bundle your catch-all under your tarp (and ideally, downstream of your drip line), you should be fine.

[MAD777]

This looks like a really great idea to save time. In terms of saving weight, has anyone tried just packing everything together into a pack or dry bag without the catch all?

Dry sack is my method. Hammock, both quilts, bugnet/sock, inflatable pillow all get stuffed into a roll-top dry bag.
Not necessarily better or worse. Different strokes for different folks.

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