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I just came back from a shorter-than-expected solo trip where I used my new hitchcraft.net cleat ("mini RopeTie") with my HH backpacker asym.

Summary: I love this Hitchcraft unit, and had/have...

Yup, this is a good part of why I don't think I'll switch to a hammock any earlier. Too few trees I expect in the desert, but you also have lots of water weight to carry, don't need the extra pound...

Each to their own. I've never used or even seen snakeskins used; I'm sure they're nice, but putting the underpad(s) in and then taking them back out takes time and effort too.

The one...

FWIW, my experience is exactly the same as BillyBob's --- standing at the foot end, facing the head end, I stand with the hammock to my left, and push the underpad to the left of the opening to get...

"Except for one planned hammock hike (with BrianLe), I have yet to encounter another backpacker, or even car camper for that matter, using a hammock for sleeping "

Oh, you're that Scott --- Hello!...

"Excellent. looking forward to a report."

BillyBob, if I forget to do this by the third week of September or so, PM me and I'll write something up. After I get back from a more relaxed backpack...

Maybe something about "leave no trace" camping, not damaging trees, and in particular, not doing anything to cause any authority figure to disallow hammock use in their park/wilderness/whatever ......

I just got my hitchcraft.net ropetie cleats in the mail, I ordered the smaller size. Specs say they're 0.92 oz (26 g) each; on my digital scale the one I weighed came out at 27 grams, close enough. ...

Using a nalgene inside the hammock never occurred to me; seems like it's more complicated and more stuff to deal with than I'd care for.
I use a little water bottle of the sort you sometimes get on...

Since I use the HH supershelter system, I have the volume of the open-celled foam underpad to deal with, and I sometimes even take a second underpad. To handle this volume and avoid having to...

Just pushing it aside to enter/exit works fine; I do tend to fiddle with it a little after I'm in to make sure I've got coverage. The velcro of the HH opening can stick to the underpad.

Where it...

My intention is to thru-hike the PCT in 2008, and I'll start with a tarptent, but I too am thinking of switching to a hammock along the way.

My tentative plan is that my wife will meet me near...

I live in the PNW and sometimes use an HH backpackers asym.
I bought the longer straps from HH and carry them along with the default shorter straps. You can easily interlock these to make different...