Has anyone gotten wet?

[Red Wing]

This isn't the rate of rain that I would call sideways

Color me surprised. You didnt watch the whole video. 10.23.

It was bad.

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[cneill13]

The only time I got wet in my hammock was with my first hammock, the Hennessey Explorer with asymmetrical tarp. It was 5 years ago at Lance Creek on the AT. I was out in early-April camping with the thru-hikers for a week. It used to be fun before it got so crowded over the past few years. Anyway, we had a nice fire rolling and a huge storm was coming in. Everyone knew it, we just waited for it to come. Pretty soon, you could hear the rain coming through the trees. Someone started yelling, "Hold, hold" like in Braveheart but we all made a mad dash for our hammocks but mostly tents back then.

I was fine until about 2 am when I felt water coming in under my pad which was inside my hammock. It was not the tarp's fault, it was mine for not having it aligned correctly. I could see where the water was coming in by my right shoulder but there was nothing I could do about it. If I got out to adjust, I would be sopping wet as the rain was howling outside. So I sat there all night waiting for either the rain to stop or day light to come so I could get up and moving. That was a long, long night.

The rain never stopped until the next evening so I got up and packed in the rain as soon as it was light. It was like trying to pack standing in the shower. I was soaked from head to toe and all of my clothes were wet.

I hit the trail and hiked south to Gooch Mountain shelter where someone actually got a fire going near nightfall so I was able to get my sleeping bag dried out along with some clothes.

From then forward, I have been upgrading my tarps and now have several UGQ Hangers and Winter Dreams, all 12 footers. I also make sure to always have extra clothes in a dry-sack.

You learn tough lessons on the trail. The important thing is to never repeat your mistakes again.

[Red Wing]

The only time I got wet in my hammock was with my first hammock, the Hennessey Explorer with asymmetrical tarp. It was 5 years ago at Lance Creek on the AT. I was out in early-April camping with the thru-hikers for a week. It used to be fun before it got so crowded over the past few years. Anyway, we had a nice fire rolling and a huge storm was coming in. Everyone knew it, we just waited for it to come. Pretty soon, you could hear the rain coming through the trees. Someone started yelling, "Hold, hold" like in Braveheart but we all made a mad dash for our hammocks but mostly tents back then.

I was fine until about 2 am when I felt water coming in under my pad which was inside my hammock. It was not the tarp's fault, it was mine for not having it aligned correctly. I could see where the water was coming in by my right shoulder but there was nothing I could do about it. If I got out to adjust, I would be sopping wet as the rain was howling outside. So I sat there all night waiting for either the rain to stop or day light to come so I could get up and moving. That was a long, long night.

The rain never stopped until the next evening so I got up and packed in the rain as soon as it was light. It was like trying to pack standing in the shower. I was soaked from head to toe and all of my clothes were wet.

I hit the trail and hiked south to Gooch Mountain shelter where someone actually got a fire going near nightfall so I was able to get my sleeping bag dried out along with some clothes.

From then forward, I have been upgrading my tarps and now have several UGQ Hangers and Winter Dreams, all 12 footers. I also make sure to always have extra clothes in a dry-sack.

You learn tough lessons on the trail. The important thing is to never repeat your mistakes again.

Sounds about right. People dont consider the splash or mist in the air during rain. I was adamant the next morning that minimal tarps work but you NEED a UQP. My 2qZq is what saved me. The bonus is my asym ans uqp weigh the same as my cuben with doors but the uqp gives me warmth and weather protection instead of just protection. It's a wash on weight but extends my temp range with the uqp. My asym and uqp also pack smaller than my cuben with doors so theres a volume savings as well.

It's not for everyone, which is why you have to do it yourself and see what makes sense for your system. But it does work.

[IRONFISH45]

Hummm...I have been soaked too many times to count.

My first hammock was an ENO DN that was the only hammock I have not neen soaked in. Mainly because I never used it in storms.

I had about six inches of H2O in one hammock when I first started Hanging. I took some Vicodin before bed---wipped me out...awoke in a bathtub. Yuck

I learned with my HH stock tarp how to keep dry in gale force winds on the North Oregon Coast. Rain and ocean spray from every direction.

Under protection is a must for splash and flexible wind gusts.

Anyway I learned how to pitch my tarp so whatever the storm does I am covered. I absolutely love hanging in storms as long as trees are not coming down around me. I love the feel of the hammock moving in all directions (up, down, forward, back and side to side absolutely a power trip). Warm cozy and dry in a driving storm.

Anyway, I learned how to stay dry in windy wet storms. Not easy but I am tenacious.

[SilvrSurfr]

If you haven't gotten wet, you're a fair-weather camper. I've gotten wet even with a 4-season tarp with doors.

[DGrav]

I’ve never gotten wet in a hammock. Even in the stock Hennessy tarp or my stupid light spinnaker hex tarp during crazy “frog choking” “gully washer” rains. But in those minimal coverage tarps even though I never got wet I didnt’t sleep well because I had one eye opened all night worried I would get wet. Give me a good 11 x 10 tarp or larger and I’ll stay dry AND sleep well with no worries of getting wet.

[Skytow]

Oh yeah... very! Wind changed direction multiple times and blew in foot and head ends and pulled my stakes. Twice! Sheesh.

I’ve frequently have had splash underneath and my UQ got damp but I was dry inside. It’s not so much the rain amount, it’s the wind driving the rain all over. I was in an 8 hour plus thunder storm at scout camp two summers ago. We had torrential rain but were protected from strong winds - dry as a bone!

[y not]

https://youtu.be/aVR5Q6oJR6E

This is my HG Asym cuben tarp in a rainstorm. Sideways driving drive. Camped on a ridge. Interesting result.

good video!

[Red Wing]

good video!

Appreciate it friend! It was fun.

[Randonneur]

https://youtu.be/aVR5Q6oJR6E

This is my HG Asym cuben tarp in a rainstorm. Sideways driving drive. Camped on a ridge. Interesting result.

(Warning for language if you have little ones about while watching.)