I live in central Sydney, don't own a car, and catch trains to go camping in the bush. Yesterday I took a 60-minute train-ride south, and then a 30-minute walk, and ended up here, my hammock perched on the edge of a rocky outcrop above a beautiful fresh-water creek.
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Apart from the strange animals roaming at night and making alarming noises, I had the whole place to myself.
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This is probably the easiest "wild" spot for transit-based camping in Sydney. There's heaps of others, including multi-day walks. North, west and south, Sydney is surrounded by wild bush.
Trekking Treez
This was the first time I used my Trekking Tree (from TensaOutdoors). I have only one as I figure I can always find a single tree. I didn't use stakes because there was large rock and a small tree conveniently located for the two anchoring ropes. These were very solid, and I quickly forgot that one end of my hammock was being held up by a trekking pole. It felt the same as a tree.
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However my one big fear about the Trekking Tree is the ground anchoring. The ground in Australia tends to be very rocky and filled with large surface-level tree roots. It would be a rare site where I could drive in those big stakes.
I have given up on using the Trekking Tree tarp extension. With only one Trekking Tree it adds a bunch of complexity for not much benefit. If I need more headroom I can connect the tarp higher on the tree at the other end. That's what I did here. I can see how the tarp extensions make more sense if you're using Trekking Treez at each end.
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