i just got back from a trip south to the s.f. area. on the way down i tryed my set up for the first time. i found a good spot to "stealth" camp outside of yereka calif., at the 4000 foot level. had to drive up a jeep trail a few hundered feet to get away from the road, set up was in the rain..the 12 foot square kelly tarp went up first . and then the hammock and quilts/sleeping bag. untill that point i was having misgivings about the tarp size- after getting under it i dismissed any ideas of up grading to a smaller, more hammock designed tarp (for back paciking i will probably still, buy a purpose built design tarp) the set up was probably not well done, but served the purpose. i did have to readjust the suspention in the middle of the night, since i had slumped to with in 4inches of the forest floor. this was the first time i camped outdoors in over 25years, so i was not all that well rested in the am. i'm sure that once i get accumated to it, it will get much better. confort level once inside was superb!
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Originally Posted by the_gr8t_waldo
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