In a couple weeks 3 of us hammock hangers are heading out to Pictured Rocks, a heavily traveled area. We have the required reservations etc for campsites. However, in the past, on other hikes, it has not always been easy to find enough trees for all three of us to hang…although we have managed.
So my question is, I don’t want to carry extra weight for a ground pad etc… if I can help it, “just in case I have to go to ground”. The only things I can think of is #1 carry a ground pad and live with the extra weight (10 - 20 oz) just in case or #2 put a piece of plastic/Tyvek down and sleep on the hard lumpy ground. While my hiking poles would probably hold up my tarp they aren’t going to cut it for the hammock. I guess I could also cut out some of my items that we all 3 will have like 1st aid kit etc…figuring to “share” the weight that way.
Any of you that have had this situation I’d be very glad to hear what you did.
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