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    Hello all. I'm a long-time lurker finally getting serious about buying my first hammock setup for backpacking, so I'm interested in ultralight gear and skills. I'm learning much from reading posts here and appreciate all of the great information.

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    Welcome from the Eastern side of Texas! Be safe and have some fun out there (well, maybe once fall gets here - camping in 100* is not much fun)

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    Quote Originally Posted by bogardaw View Post
    Hello all. I'm a long-time lurker finally getting serious about buying my first hammock setup for backpacking, so I'm interested in ultralight gear and skills. I'm learning much from reading posts here and appreciate all of the great information.
    Welcome from NY.

    There is an ultra lite gear sub forum here with lots of info pertaining to UL backpacking with a hammock. It is for donating members only but is well worth the $10/yr for it and other non-hammock-specific topics. It is way down at the bottom of the list, perhaps befitting its niche status, although there's a significant (and growing!) number of folks now who appreciate the joys of going light and simple.

    For the longest time I avoided hammock set-ups because I didn't think they would be "UL compatible" but there's a lot of gear now that makes it entirely possible. For example, complete warm-weather setups (hammock, tarp, TQ and UQ) with combined weight of ~2.5lbs.
    Five Basic Principles of Going Lighter (not me... the great Cam Honan of OZ)
    “If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.” ~ Gen. George S Patton

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    Thanks for the tip cmoulder!

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    Learn the cmoulder fold and defy the volume myths associated with DCF tarps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bogardaw View Post
    Hello all. I'm a long-time lurker finally getting serious about buying my first hammock setup for backpacking, so I'm interested in ultralight gear and skills. I'm learning much from reading posts here and appreciate all of the great information.
    Welcome! There are some of us where hammock camping and ultralight intersect.


    I think you can easily go ultralight in the summer but may have to accept going just lightweight during the shoulder seasons, especially if hiking up in higher elevation.

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    Seconding the recommendation for donation and the forums that come with! Welcome!


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