Hammock Camping the JMT

[tandrewmalan]

Hello,

I'm considering hammock camping the JMT and am playing around with my set up. People say that you get forced to the ground at Guitar Lake. Also, I'm going with two other hikers I don't want to inconvenience going over passes.

To me this means I should swap out my UQ for a sleeping pad incase I get forced to the ground. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

I'm worried if I get forced to the ground that the mosquitos will eat me alive since my bug net is part of my hammock. If I sleep on a pad in my sleeping bag and bring a face net do you think that would be enough to protect me?

All thoughts and advice are welcome! Thanks for reading!

Hmmm... also I have a quilt so they might be able to get under the bottom of it.