So finally, the weather was good enough to get over to a nearby FP. Found a couple of trees not exactly optimal distance apart for a setup, but they were close enough. What a soggy mess it was but we do have a pretty high water table here.
I set up the Mountain Fly tarp with the Hardware I had, I left the longer one piece ridge line I wanted to use at home thinking it was already packed up ready to go. The spread of the trees and girth was further than I'd like to of used but that's the way it goes sometimes.
I have to say that comfort wise the Banyan is pretty nice. I'm 6'2" and 215lbs on a good day. Could of easily taken a nap. Set up will get better as I get more used to doing it. Bug net was riding high unlike last time I did a quicky setup in the yard from my truck rack to the garage door rails. Poles feel lighter than the poles from Quest I have which if I remember right are the Easton brand.
I put my Mountain Fly tarp up over the Bayan pretty low and used the DAC pole mods from Dutchware. They seem very light. I'm not a gram counter.
The foot end of the hammock cleared nicely but the head end didn't clear the sides of the tarp, but again I had it pretty darn low. Next time I'll have the ridgeline I meant to bring with. What I had was a two piece and the lines weren't long enough to make it from tree to tree. I tied some extra lengths of cord to the ridge line to reach the trees.
Banyan Mountain Fly tarp set up storm mode .JPEGBanyan foot end under 11' Mountain Fly.JPEGBanyan Mountain Fly foot end clearence.JPEGBanyan Head end clearence from outside the tarp.JPEGBanyan Head end cleaence close up.JPEG
If the tarp was set higher and I had remembered to bring the continuous ridgeline then set the spreader poles over it might get a slight higher lift to the ends of the tarp where the poles come out to. I do think this tarp set up will work for now but a wider and longer tarp will be a nice addition the Bayan. Drip lines will be needed.
I also tried to figure out some way to use my Cedar Ridge full length 20 degree UQ but that'll need some more tweaking. The end channels fit nicely but the sides and bottom were loose. Further futzing around will be needed when I get more time and it's not raining. Pretty much the whole upcoming weeks weather so they say.
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