Show me your “go to ground” setup!

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On a hike to Middle Sister (mountain near Bend OR) one fellow just carried a tarp, ground sheet, and sleeping bag - maybe some non-cook food in a bag. Pretty simple.

That's how i went around Mt. St. Helens. It worked out really well. Exploded volcanoes are just not good hammock country.

@Aaronbagby: You can try a hybrid pad/quilt combo if you want to hang but there is a high chance of not being able to. That's my plan this upcoming year. Here's how it works:

My kit would include:
- Double layer hammock (WBRR)
- Inflatable pad (the light, non-insulated, non-self-inflating kind).
- Costco Quilt underquilt (specifically, half of my Gemini quilt set i already have)
- Ground sheet (plastic or tyvek)

The plan is to hang the hammock with the quilt AND the pad. The costco blanket isnt really very warm by itself, but the pad+quilt together would be warm enough.

On the ground, you get the direct benefit of the pad, and the quilt rolls up into a stuff sack to serve as a down pillow. If weather and bugs are fair, you can just plop right onto the ground and ignore the tarp and hammock. If rain is a possibility, put the tarp up with trekking poles. If bugs are an issue, hang the hammock up on the tarp corners to create a bug shelter.

Cowboy camping around St. Helens:
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You have to earn this view! (Plains of Abraham. We camped on the flat spot at the bottom you see here).
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