Here's my lighterpack if you want to see that weight broken down better.
Here's my lighterpack if you want to see that weight broken down better.
The lightest hammock i found was Dutchs netless in hexon 1.0. I find the fabric soft feeling and very comfortable. Weighs 7oz with ridgeline, cont. loops and dual Knotty mods..
My suspension is two 15' straps, Dutchs spider something 1.5 or another with warbonnets new fancy hooks sewn on the ends, becket hitched to hammock. Weighs 1.7oz
For summer dutchs side zip hammock is 12oz, cant find any lighter with a net.
Tarp is one place I won't sacrifice. I have the HG palace tarp.its huge and i love it. Whole thing tarp, cuben skin, lines all weigh 14oz.
Quilts i got 900-950 fill. Makes a huge difference in pack volume too.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Pine Barrens Leather
Ca-Ching!
For youth of today who pay for things with their smart phones - that's the sound of something called a cash register. It was a box that the money you paid for something in a store. When the register opened, it made this Ca-Ching sound. A store was a building you went to where you could actually see and hold the actual item you were purchasing.
In order to see what few have seen, you must go where few have gone. And DO what few have done.
Keep in mind that sleep and shelter items are just part of the base weight, which for backpacking is everything you carry minus worn items and consumables... water, food and fuel. FSO (from skin out) is everything you are carrying and wearing on the trail, and TPW (total pack weight) is base weight plus consumables. Clothing items that are not normally worn while hiking are part of base weight. Trekking poles, if you're using them, are not, and the same goes for Microspikes and snowshoes if those are part of your kit.
In the context of a discussion like this it is helpful to have a common definition so that we're comparing apples-to-apples and not apples-to-Buicks, and the above is commonly accepted by the tiny fraternity of fringe UL nut-jobs such as myself as the standard.
So it also comes down to what else is in your pack, and even the pack itself.... if, for instance, you were to carry all your stuff into a 7.5lb McHale alpine pack, you'd be starting off at a huge disadvantage. Or a white gas stove with a few pots and pans, etc etc, and axes, saws, chairs... and on and on. I once saw a couple of guys with some Bowie knives that must've weighed 4 lbs each.
Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter (not me... the great Cam Honan of OZ)
“If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” ~ Gen. George S Patton
FWIW,I am using the Dutch Side Zip in Hexon 1.0 year round because the net helps hold in some heat.
I have noticed that when the net is opened to get out there is a noticeable difference in air temps.If you want to roll the net out of the way it is configured for that too.It's a system that is hard to beat and it is light weight.The only con is that its a bit stretchy but I have gotten used to it.
Exactly. Just pitch it really low over your ridgeline. Maybe you carry an underquilt protector with you anyway. The amount of sag of the hammock plays a role as well concerning the coverage you need. A little extra material + tie-outs at the foot and head end of the asym tarp may help. The only time I got wet using an asym tarp was while in a 12' hammock using an 11' asym tarp.
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