Just wondering ?

[Jolly]

Weather nice I put hammock up first and take my time.
If raining or snowing tarp up first.
Just makes sense to me that way.
Enjoy your hammock quest.
Shug

Agreed. There's nothing quite like throwing up the hammy first after putting some miles on a backpacking trip. Weather pending, the tarp can wait - I gotta dangle my legs and enjoy the view for a bit.

[rerun]

I don't get it. I hung my tarp first...maybe twice in 7 years. Only if it's raining or just starting to rain and you need to get some dry area to work.

Otherwise, getting the hammock set perfectly is more important. You'll be in it all night sleeping and need to be comfortable. I want the angles right, good sitting level, and hunching under a tarp tweaking things sucks.

Depending on the tree spacing, the height of the suspension will change. So I want to get that nailed down then mess with the tarp. Sometime I want that really high in warm weather, lower for cooler/wet weather. That's a lot easier to decide with the hammock already up.

Yep, me too.

[rerun]

I'll add, many times I won't hang the tarp until later in the day. If I'm sitting in camp relaxing, it's nice to have a clear view above. I'll put it up eventually, still sometimes just in the sleeve. That way I can still adjust it easily. Once the 4 corners are staked out, I don't want to have to be adjusting it.

Yep, me too.....Again

[Sunny Bear]

Weather nice I put hammock up first and take my time.
If raining or snowing tarp up first.
Just makes sense to me that way.
Enjoy your hammock quest.
Shug

This is exactly right! Nice weather, take my time, adjust everything just so, lol. Rain or snow, tarp goes up before I open my pack to get anything else.

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[MikekiM]

I don't get it. I hung my tarp first...maybe twice in 7 years. Only if it's raining or just starting to rain and you need to get some dry area to work..

This ^^^^^^

My tarp pitch is dependent on my hammock hang. Unless it's raining, or a serious threat of rain, hammock goes up first. Plus, after some miles I can't wait to take a load off. Can't sit on the tarp!!