I think the going theory is that you don't really save that much in weight or complexity by going to a hammock over a simple tent setup though the more complex ones are a different story. And a tarp tent setup is even more minimal. However, the comfort of a hammock setup is so hard to beat I gave up sleeping in a bed for a hammock every night. Now when I go camping, I essentially just move my bedroom. Where ever I go to sleep I know exactly what the comfort is going to be. No stones, now weird slopes, no funky crawling things. Theres a recent video on this forum of a member, justjeff I think, that wakes up to heavy rain and then videos a stream form UNDER his hammock. If he'd been in a tent his hike would have started off with a hunt for washed away equipment followed by salvage. As it was he merely reached down and grabbed his shoes then video'd the runoff.
And of course, watch SHUG's how to hammock series on Utube and it'll cover everything to get you started. Also, forum member Dejoha has a wonderful new book "The Ultimate Hang" which you can buy at Amazon.com. Get it in paperback OR on kindle, heck I got em both. Now I can go somewhere remote and read it if I want to OR bring it up on my kindle reader for Iphone OR kindle reader on pc. It's a great deal with a great deal of information on it.
Honestly, it seems hard for a Hammock in a stuffbag and a Tarp in a similar sized bag with to be as much trouble as a tent with poles in a bag not counting any of the other things that both have. Pad, sleeping bag, pillow, whatever comforts. Nice thing about the hammock is the two stuff sacks can be situated on different part of the motorcycle. Always seem to have to strap the tent on sideways so it isn't poking something on my Kawi Vulcan 900.
but heck, the last time I went out with the bike I had the trailer on behind it anyways. Tons of room that way, for foamy model airplanes for combat!
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Originally Posted by Mikeinajeep
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