Pretty new to the whole hammocking thing, but just about 95% sold on it. I took a 3 week moto trip this past August and spent 14 of 22 days outside in my HH Exped. Loved it! Strung up in the Ozarks:
I ran into two issues, namely setup time (minor) and a few instances where I could not hang (medium). I like to ride through the day and start seeking out a campsite as the sun is getting low. After riding 8-12 hours and about 2 weeks on the road, I stopped liking how long it took me to get the tension right and the knots tied (at least until it came time to lay down, I hate my bed now). Looking around here, I've learned about other suspension options so thats no longer a huge concern...
The big problem I had on several occasions was not being able to find a place to hang. Once was in Colorado, when I stayed in Mueller State Park surrounded by big, beautiful, wonderful trees that I couldn't use because the rules said "no tying anything to trees".The others were in Oklahoma (going west) and Kansas (going east) where the landscape at bedtime looked a lot like this:
At Mueller, I resorted to tying off to the picnic table and a big rock, sleeping on the ground with the netting inches from my face. No fun. Out on the plains... no tables or big rocks so I ended up hoteling it.
Is there a decent way to set up a hammock as a bivy when there's nothing around? I know I could always tie one end off to the bike, what about the other end? If it affects the setup options, in the future, I'm going to be buying a Warbonnet BB as I could really use the storage shelves for my moto gear and like the double bottom option (and I've already sold the HH). Worse case I'll get an ultralight bivy and keep my air mattress, but in general I don't like to carry duplicate gear as I like to keep the bike as light as possible with the smallest bags as I can get.
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Originally Posted by skierd
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