I find it a shame that I'm the only one from the Pacific NW that I've seen on her. I figure there are plenty more, but considering we're known for camping and being green.. I feel we should really have a bigger foothold

Anyway, I am planning on backpacking across Asia and figured this would be an excellent option. Extremely light and cheap and portable, just my kind of traveling.
I plan on making all my own gear so any straight up noob advice would be greatly appreciated. I already have a hammock built from rip stop and am now looking to build a tarp. I hope to have my first winter excursion in a week so I need some shelter and something for warmth..

And lastly, it feels great to be apart of the great hammock community