You're grounded. (Pun?)
You're grounded. (Pun?)
“Republics are created by the virtue, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens. They fall when the wise are banished from the public councils because they dare to be honest, and the profligate are rewarded because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.” ~Judge Joseph Story
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IMPOSSIBLE JUST TAKES LONGER
I hear you. My kids have been backpacking all their lives and they love it. All of them did an overnighter by the time they were a month old. The problem is that we just moved to Pennsylvania. The state forest right next to us, at least, is very, very rocky. I don't mean little rocks; I mean the ground is covered with rocks about a foot in diameter. If you look long and hard you can find a place to pitch a tent but it's just often not comfortable and those places are usually close to cabins (why does this state have private cabins covering gov't land?) or the roads. To get out of site of roads and cabins you're often on ridges or steeper ground. What PA does have, though, is a lot of trees - thus my leaning toward hammock camping and trying to make it work.
Along those lines, I'm also looking at getting in to tree climbing (ropes, harnesses, zip lines, etc). We did a lot of rock climbing in Utah but there aren't any really good places very close for that.
I backpack and camp with my son and we set-up our hammocks together under one tarp. I use three trees so that the head end of both hammocks share one tree and the foot ends are separated by a couple feet. I use my Speer Winter Tarp and it gives plenty of coverage for both. I like being close enough to reach over and check on my boy during the night or if he wakes up. Here's a picture of that set-up. My son's hammock is a Hennessy Scout. The blanket on the ground is for ny Bernese Mountain Dog, Annie.
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