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I have always hiked with an umbrella - and a rain skirt! I never sweat from what I am wearing.
I even bungy cord my umbrella to my backpack so I am hands free.

Great article.

I leave from Springer Mtn for my 9 week section hike June 5! Lots more to do but getting close.

My quilts pack incredibly well in a trash compacter bag at the bottom of my pack. Would never...

How did you tie your trash compacter bag?

I started playing with a few options from suggestions given. I like my quilts in a separate trash compacter bag at the bottom. It really compresses. I have a Sea To Summit waterproof compression...

Sounds like a great trip!!! I leave for an 8 week solo hike starting from Springer Mtn on June 5.

After lots of research, talking with hikers... I am going to use a 30* EE Top Quilt and a 20*...

I came to my senses after all the replies and lots of research.

I was able to buy a HG 20* UQ and an EE 30* TQ - both from the "For Sale" tab. Have slept twice in it. Very happy I did not go...

The information from these posts is incredible. Thank you all! I have been playing with packing methods. I am leaning to NOT using my water proof Sea To Summit compression bags. My top and under...

Needleisure, (Great name!) Clingman's Dome is 198.9 miles from Springer Mountain.
During my gear shakedown hike the end of March - flip flopping back and forth around Harper's Ferry - I carried...

Well written article. As a hammock newbie it helped me to understand the use of under quilts year round and site selection - using the winds to my advantage.

Thank you!

12trysomething,

Thank you for the video. It REALLY made me think! I have to really think my packing process through.

I start the trail June 5 and start heading north from Springer Mtn. I have 8 weeks to see how far I go.

I use the Gregory Baltoro 75. Love how it carries.

I have been playing with my gear as I prepare to hike for 8 weeks on the AT this summer. Being new to hammocks has me rethinking how to pack after always bringing tents, pads and sleeping bags. I...

I am new to hammocks. I have seen the continuous ridge line be on top of and underneath the tarp. Many of the people I talk to say it is personal preference...

What do other hangers prefer and...

I am new to hammocks and just did a week long shake down hike flip flopping around Harper's Ferry. I have an incredible DIY hammock made by Floridahanger here on the site. He also made a 4 season...

I will take it!
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I'll take the Incubator 20
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Just completed a week on the AT flip flopping around Harper's Ferry for my gear shakedown. Had some wonderful cold temperatures. Slept in an 11' gathered end double bottom hammock homemade by...

Wow! This site is amazing!!

I have been introduced to amazing new hammock friends, lead to books to read and videos to watch and incredible sharing of knowledge.

A HUGE shoutout to...

Ratdog,

I have started to look at several of the sites you suggested. Thank you for the help.
I will followup after I learn some more.
Thank you very much!!!

A step back in time... Two years ago while backpacking, I came across a group of campers that were all sleeping in hammocks. One of the "hangers" actually had a second hammock and let me use it for...

This summer (June thru mid August) I am section hiking the AT. I am switching from my tent and joining all of you in the trees.
I am looking to buy my first hammock within the next month.

Does...

AT Hanger
I went on the website and looked at DD Hammock. It is really a nice and easy to read site. I just have to go back to middle school math and convert everything to pounds.

I have...

dkesari (and all)
I have replied to a few messages about how incredible this site is for me as a newbie. I have some vocabulary to learn and also have never set up a hammock by myself. I have a...

AT Hanger!!! (and all other hangers)
This site is incredible! We are just starting to really live in our 50's. I am not the fastest but I see the sites and love the views!
You know the AT! ...

I am 57. 6'0" and weigh 260. 10 years ago I was 205. Sad. Still trying to figure all this out.

I have so much more planning to do. You are much more streamlined than I am. I have been...

I need a hammock dictionary next to me to make all of this make sense.

I went to college at Colorado State - many years ago - and that is where Warbonnet is located. After a few months of...

gnomad
I worked in corporate for 20+ years as Director, Leadership & Employee Development. I took an early retirement, reinvented myself and have been teaching 7th grade literature and language...

We are so close!!! I had no idea that ham mocking was so popular. This is a great forum. There is snow on the ground but that hasn't slowed me down...

I just finished a masters program this October and would rather study hammocks than write papers about school leadership! I am like a little kid in a candy store!!! My wife and family are very...

Thank you for calling me young! I have really enjoyed my 50's! Now that our two sons are out of college it allows a little more freedom.

I do have a lot to learn. A little scary but a fun...

White Walker
Great name! My sons are starting to call me EWOK because I want to live in the trees and not on the ground anymore.
I am actually a little intimidated to get and set up a hammock but...

I am brand new to this forum and hammock camping. I am looking to purchase my first hammock for an 800 mile section hike of the AT this summer. Have no idea where to start.

I know this is all...

BongsAway
Your journey begins very soon! I am very new to forum and also to hammock camping.
I am starting my AT section hike the first week of June. I have to be back home in IL mid August. ...

JimyJam,
I am brand new to this forum and hammock camping. Have not purchased or used a hammock before. I am excited about my AT section hike this summer - early June to mid August. One of my...

Brand new to this forum and hammock camping. Saw your post! Congratulations on your thru-hike! I am reading and rereading your post! This is all so new to me! Seems complicated at this point.
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Longrun here from Libertyville, IL. After some web searching I stumbled upon this forum. Glad I did!

I am brand new to hammocks. I have always been a tent camper but am beginning to see...