Not how I meant to do this.
Got my XLC on Friday, set it up for the first time yesterday, but only for about 10 minutes. I also received a bunch of stakes, a Superfly, a pair of carabiners, and some line for the ridgeline and tie outs.
The Superfly has not been out of the stuff sack.
Problem is that my camping gear was taken down to nothing recently, and I'm trying to figure out what I need to stay warm and dry on a camping trip starting Thursday. Normally I'd set stuff up a couple of times, squirt on some permethrin, seam seal the tarp, make sure I had all the pieces. But I don't see a dry day in the forecast between now and when I shove off, so I'm sharing my gear list to see if there are any obvious omissions. Once I get to camp, I'm not in a position to get any new gear unless it can be found at the Piggly Wiggly grocery store.
- XLC -- webbing suspension
- Superfly
- carabiners (2) -- thinking these will work with the webbing suspension
- 10 stakes -- 4 corners + 4 for doors + 4 for tarp pull outs + 2 for hammock pull outs, but I can probably skip the tarp side pull outs, since I seem to be 4 stakes short, maybe 1 stake for 2 doors? Never had to deal with doors
- 100' dyneema -- plan on making a ridge line, some prusik loops, and some tie outs.
- 6 figure 9s with extra line
- Sinylon seam sealer
- Gossamer Gear thinlight hammock pad for underneath
- 40 degree mummy bag for top insulation
- 2 space blankets, just in case
- half a dozen S-biners in various sizes
- I might grab a bottle of permethrin to treat the hammock when I set it up.
Forecast for the weekend is dry, but that could change easily. Overnight temps between 47 and 61.
Now that I have it all written down, I feel better about it because it looks like a lot of gear, but another set of eyes (or 20) would be welcome. Especially seasoned XLC and/or Superfly users, because this will be a first run for me with this gear.
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