How does everyone setup their campsite? I'm particularly interested in what you do with your pack. Do you hang it from a tree, leave it on the ground, or what?
My last time out I used a ratchet strap to attach it to the tree, but was trying to figure out a way to keep it dry if it were to rain.
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I have a 1/8" braided nylon cord with a caribiner that I use to hang from a tree. Just wrap and hang. I cover it with the pack cover if it is going to rain. If very heavy rain I will place under the hammock sometimes. But I like my stuff up off the ground.Originally Posted by SirDonB
Dutch sells super lightweight tree huggers that I use to hang my pack from a tree.
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I hang mine ( once basically empty ) at the head end, using a carabiner
I have a hammock chair for the day hikes, and it doubles as a gear sling at night. That’s where I put my backpack. I can pitch the gear sling really low and the main hammock slightly higher than normal, so as to leave a bit of clearance between them when both are loaded; but I try to find campsites that have a third tree slight off to one side so that I can hang the gear sling off at an angle. That way it still under the tarp, but not directly below me when I go to sleep. It’s also more convenient that way, as it acts like a side shelf in case I need to reach into my pack. My main hammock has zippers on both sides so I use one zipper as the entrance/exit, and the other one facing the gear sling, to reach out for items from my pack.
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I tie mine to the hammock CL with a spare 3' dog bone or some Zing-it, using a slipped clove hitch.
If it's likely to rain, I will cover it with my poncho.
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Great ideas. Most along with what I came up with myself. Just need to find a strap options lighter than my ratchet strap I'm currently using for the time being.
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
What's your base weight of your pack? I'm looking at a 38lb base weight right now. I've got a few ideas where I can shave some weight off, but I just want to make sure whatever option I use will be sufficient for the weight of my pack.
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I carry a 2m piece of 3mm Dyneema rope with loops on each end and an S-biner.
Useful for all sorts of situations, including clipping my pack either to a tree or to the ridge line of my hammock to keep it under the tarp.
I've done both those things but have settled (I think) on using a gear hammock I made. I'll link in some pictures that show it in action. You could hang the gear hammock elsewhere, but I like it on the ridgeline. It's relatively handy, out of my way, off the ground and under the tarp if it rains.
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