hello fellow hangers,
I'm not really new in the hammock world, but gone through a rather long (sometimes painful) trial and error way... even almost gave up this autumn on a last desesperate attempt to add it to my ''flexible-4-season gear pack'' where I got butt frozen and soaked again...
hammock sucks:
- you can hang anywhere... but spend the evening on sloppy rocks or brambles!!
- you can hang anywhere... where 2 hanging point are perfectly spaced and orientated
- you can hang anywhere... but have to carry tons of extra gear and ropes to get 1/2 of the protection you'd get on the ground...
i'm a very enthousiast and fullfilled ground-tarp camper... why the heck should I bother ?
i'll keep it for garden naps and a few summer nights, that's it!
let's go back to the good-old-bombedproofed way!!
or my favorite all times:
...
... but...
I still felt sad about this partial failure, I hate blaming a piece of gear, when I know Inside that roots cause is almost always the way you use it!!
started to think about pro and contras, I wanted winter insulation, but no extra gear
>flat inflatable mat+bivy bag+survival cover as ''underquilt''
i struggled every time with the tarp set up and got poor protection / Wind-kite effect
>started to train at each bivouac A-frames and flying diamond... actually start to enjoy it quite a lot
I then started to seek for places where it was not possible to ground camp...
and well...
slowly but surely...
until last saturday... where i kind of marked a new step in my outdoor life:
such a marvelous night and waking up!!!!!
i'm now officially in love with the system... and have so much to learn!!!
see you there then^^
Ben
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