Ask away, I've done that section several times in a hammock. I'm sure once you post your question you will get lots of answers. This group is a pretty helpful lot.Originally Posted by ShadowSoul
Ask away, I've done that section several times in a hammock. I'm sure once you post your question you will get lots of answers. This group is a pretty helpful lot.
Such a cool reply.When I want privacy I do about the same thing I do at home. I shut the door
I set up so I can pull my tarp down into A Frame then install a Grizz Beak on the end (if there is one) that faces the camp. I am also not shy about announcing what I am doing be it changing clothing or cleaning up. Besides, if someone "peeks" in at me, I am not responsible if they go blind!!
I usually require privacy to protect others or if near the sea I may get mistaken for a walrus or beached whale and harpooned
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I know the whole issue of having to go to the bathroom has been addressed before but I was wondering about hammocks and bugnets. I am annoyed that I have to get out of my hammock, but anatomy is what it is. But... Is it more convenient to have a zipper net or the Fronkey style. Pros and cons of each?
For me, I like the zipper bug net. Others take to long and that is not good. The zippered net does not require me to think too much in the middle of the night and I make sure that the zipper pull is pretty much in the same place. Fronkey style, I expect, would work well, but I hate thinking too much or fumbling with netting. I also have a tendency when getting back in the hammock to sit into the netting, and this is less of an issue if it is a zippered net.
I'm a lazy backpacker, the less thought I have to put in to my equipment the better. With that being said, I like the zipper. I keep the pulls at my shoulder, so I know where they are at all times. Easy in and out. It is fun to try all kinds before you pick one.
I'm a guy, but I doubt there's much difference between guys and gals when it comes to needing to getting out of your netting in a hurry.
My netting has a bottom opening. What I did was sew a channel around the opening and thread through a nylon strap.
This does two things:
it weights the bottom of the netting (which keeps it tensioned for a clear unwrinkled view while also keeping it pressed against the sides of your hammock to keep the skeeters from finding a way in, and the wind from lifting it like Marilyn Monroe's skirt in that famous photo, letting in all the skeeters)
And, it gives your net opening an "edge" that you can find in a hurry with your feet... No worries about a zipper getting jammed. I just put my shoes on, find the edge with my toes and lift it over my head as I get out.
I experimented with other weighting methods after the waking up with mosquitoes buzzing around a few times when the wind had opened up gaps. Rock pockets, Sewn in magnets, they worked mostly but left gaps along the sides, and finding the opening could be tough and I ripped these earlier versions thinking I'd found the opening when I hadn't. It was two 6ft by 1" utility straps from the camping section at Walmart, buckled together, end to end. As a closed loop it makes an opening smaller than the width of my hammock with me in it but big enough to put over my head while I'm seated in my hammock.
Nothing worse than a stuck zipper combined with late night bathroom emergency, or, I guess ANY emergency
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I have has both and really enjoy my fronkey style. It means that I can sit up and get my shoes on with minimal bug exposure.
I don't have a problem with bugs coming in if I cinch it on the bottom and when I am laying down in the hammock the net touches my under quilt and seals me in
Also I can remove it in the colder months when the bugs are sleeping and leave it at home.
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I typically end up with Captain Ahab chasing me when I get near a beach with exposed flesh. . .not nearly tan enough to be mistaken for a walrus.
I prefer a zipper integrated net. Easy in and out. I used the 360 style net for a bit and while it worked fine it was heavy and bulky. No experience with a Fronkey style though.
I posted this in the paddling forum, but someone suggested it might be helpful in this thread as well for lady paddlers. I shared my kayak toilet set-up that I used on a recent 4 day kayak trip on the Colorado River in Utah. We were a group of 4 guys and two gals. We were required to use a "wag bag" type toilet, and we were allowed to carry out the used bags in a dry bag. Some rivers require that the used bags be carried out in a hard sided container. I don't know about the rest of you ladies, but I really prefer a "real-ish" toilet. I was happy to discover the Turbo Toilet at Emergency Essentials Store here in Salt Lake City. It packs down flat, fits in my medium sized kayak hatch, and pops up easily to hold a wag bag. It will support 330 lb. , had a sturdy metal frame inside it, and it's much easier to fold up and store than the Pett type toilets with the folding legs. We used 1-2 bags per camp/day (3-4 deposits per bag). I used the Rest Stop II brand bag this time and prefer them over the Cleanwaste brand. Much easier to unfold, use, fold up, stow in the zip lock bag, and way less odor than the Cleanwaste. Here are some pictures of the toilet. It can be found online at Black pine.com or Amazon. I transport it in a dry bag and it weighs 4.5lb in the dry bag. Picture #3 shows it set up for use, with the carry dry bag acting as a cover when not in use. We would set the other dry bag with the new(unused bags) on top to keep the wind from blowing it off. We had no problem with wind or critters messing with it like this, but that could be an issue.
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