Hammock on the ground?

[fullcount]

Okay - been thinking of this all week and had to give it a try. I found out a Surly Long Haul Trucker with Jandd Expedition racks are quite stable when taking off the front wheels. Since the Expedition Rack reaches below the drop outs and flares out somewhat, it is pretty stable when setting up. I probably did not have to add the guidelines to the handlebars, but figured in a high wind, I would want the extra anchor. I only had 8 stakes and realized if I would have had two more to pull out the middle of the sides, the tautness of the tarp would have improved. I will try to attach some pictures.

BikeTent_Front.jpg

BikeTent_Dropouts.jpg

BikeTent_Back.jpg

BikeTent_Side.jpg

BikeTent_InsideOut.jpg

BikeTent_Inside_Front.jpg

[MattK]

Okay - been thinking of this all week and had to give it a try. I found out a Surly Long Haul Trucker with Jandd Expedition racks are quite stable when taking off the front wheels. Since the Expedition Rack reaches below the drop outs and flares out somewhat, it is pretty stable when setting up. I probably did not have to add the guidelines to the handlebars, but figured in a high wind, I would want the extra anchor. I only had 8 stakes and realized if I would have had two more to pull out the middle of the sides, the tautness of the tarp would have improved. I will try to attach some pictures.

BikeTent_Front.jpg

BikeTent_Dropouts.jpg

BikeTent_Back.jpg

BikeTent_Side.jpg

BikeTent_InsideOut.jpg

BikeTent_Inside_Front.jpg

That looks fantastic! Well done with the pitch. I have noticed that when I pitch on theach ground, I want more stakes. I bring a whopping 14 with me if I think I might see some decent wind. I have been grateful for them during thunderstorms in the alpine, but that would be overkill for just about anything else. Plus, your tarp most likely doesn't even have that many tidbits to use.

Looks like you got your ground pitch figured out though! Well done.

[Scottybdiving]

Hey, looks like there's some hammock habitat in the background of that photo .

The trees were too far apart and on a talus slope, with 2' granite boulders. Believe me, if there was a safe option, we would have taken it.

Fullcount, that is a very creative use of your bike. Nice job. You can use about anything for the poles from cut sticks to hiking poles. Personally I would like to see more pitch for crawl space and water shedding.