6'2" 250 fella interested in exploring hammock camping, largely from the perspective of kayak camping - my conventional tent does fit into the 'yak, but it get's awful crowded pretty quick - so i'm looking for smaller options. I don't care about weight of the gear, and i'll never use it in the winter. What i *think* i know from what i've read is that generally speaking, 11' (ish) seems to be the sweet spot length wise for most folks (largely to enable finding a comfy non-banana sleep POS), and an insulation system of some sort is super helpful to enjoying one's hang. Given that i've no idea if i like this or not, i'm hesitant to buy a ton of high end gear at first - so my approach is to try to identify the min 'must have' list to get me into the game and if i like it - great - i can upgrade, but if i don't, them i've managed my risk.
So, that said, here's what I've come up with - i think this ticks quite a few of the boxes of things to look for - but again, i've never done this, so it may be a case of i don't know what i don't know. How does this look to your more experienced eyes?
Hammock - the Ridge outdoor 360 pinnacle - $65
https://www.ridgeoutdoorgear.com/product/lay-flat-hammock-blue/
Rainfly - (i actually just bought this because an amazon flash sale popped up today) - free solider waterproof tarp 11x12' - $33 (i'll need more guy lines/ridge line, i know)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Underquilt - i'm looking at the one tigris lines - i *think* the shield product is more suitable due to it having more width?
shield - $74 -
https://www.amazon.com/OneTigris-Underquilt-Lightweight-Underblanket-Insulation/dp/B07D3RM7HG?ref_=ast_sto_dp
Trekker - $60 -
https://www.onetigris.com/sleepsystems/twilight-trekker-under-quilt-04.html
Would this be a reasonable - lets call it entry level setup? I'm not looking for the absolute cheapest setup out there, but am looking to be spend conscious while still ensuring i've done my due
diligence in trying to gear up for success.
Thanks so much for the consideration.
SJ
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