I don't have a bunch of photos but Friday night my wife, Tina, did her first overnight hang. It was a hot day (106 when we arrived at the ranch). After setting up hammocks we drove down to Uvalde, TX (40 miles south), to help with a Star Party using our telescopes. Then at night drove back to the ranch, watched the meteor shower a bit, turned in for a while into our hammocks with iphone alarms set to wake us up around 4am for more meteor action. We started the night tarps on (basic blue ones) but when we went back to hangn' around 5am we took them off to let more air in. It was a warm night. At 1am when we hung the first time it "cooled off" to a nice toasty 84f.
Tina slept in the Woot.com special Yukon Outfitter's single with attached bug net. She used stock quick link carabiner and rope. Harbor Freight straps as tree huggers, marlin spike hitch. We "rednecked" it up at least until payday comes around. (see my redneck thread: here at this link)
I hung in my Eno DN, with the ENO Guardian Bug Net. No underquilt or pad. Had a REI 50+f sleeping bag liner but didn't use it to cover up with. I mention the bug shield because I guess the underside of it was pulled tight because about about 10 minutes during my first lay I got a mosquito bite through the underside of the hammock on my butt... seriously... not a good place to get a bug bite while you are laying. After watching meteors until 5 am, I decided to use the sleeping bag as a pad to prevent any more bites. It was a rough night because I was first HOT with tarp on while at the same time my backside was a buffet for mosquitoes even with the ENO Guardian Bug Net. I'll be writing about this issue else where on the forums... It was zipped up. My second lay of the night was much better with the addition of the sleeping bag protecting my rear and the removal of the tarp.
Here are the few photos I have:
My wife with her hammock - Setting up hammocks in 100+F temps:
Temperature in the Shade:
The Double Hang:
Star Party we helped out at:
Morning time in the Eno. If you look closely you'll see I detached the clips on the bug net to allow it to hang below my butt in the hammock that and using the sleeping bag as a pad (although made it hotter) kept me from any additional bites.
My wife said she was snug and liked the hammock. "It's better than the ground or the cabin" she said as we headed back home. A few moments before posting this she said "Hey, I'm a Hammock Camp Champ!" I'd agree... here is a closer look at her suspension (keep in mind we are strapped for cash until payday but for car based camping I think this takes the cake on "utility"...
She is even now interested in attending the November group hang at Fairfield state park.
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Originally Posted by SkyPainter
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