i agree with what everyone else has suggested. the only other thing that i can think of adding is practice setting up the gear once you get it. good luck!!!!
i agree with what everyone else has suggested. the only other thing that i can think of adding is practice setting up the gear once you get it. good luck!!!!
Hops
Don't forget the guylines for your tarp.
Just got word my bb and bmj shipped yesterday. Super excited, hooray for top entry.
Definitely worth repeat'n.Originally Posted by RootCause
Ken T.
“Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.”
― John Muir
Watches synchronized, sharp mind and empty bladder. You get caught, demand an attorney and don't ever say my name. - Agent Simmons
"With your eyes closed you can't tell the difference between Tyvek and Cuben." - Knotty
Get a couple of practice campouts to test your gear where you can easily bail if things go wrong and remember to have fun while doing it
I am still 18 but with 52 years of experience !
If it gets below 75 degrees your back is going to be really cold so you are going to need some sort of insulation. Sleeping bags will not work. A closed cell foam pad from most any place that sells camping supplies will get you started. Its a blue roll up pad about 3/8" thick and too narrow wide. There are lots of other things too, but you will be miserable w/o back insulation. A blue pad plus a Thermarest will get me down to about freezing or a little below.
"To turn from this increasingly artificial and strangely alien world is to escape from unreality. To return to the timeless world of the mountains, the sea, the forest and the stars is to return to sanity and truth." --Robert Burnham Jr.
Oops, I see you already have an UQ. I don't have any experience there but it might be a bit much in the summer.
"To turn from this increasingly artificial and strangely alien world is to escape from unreality. To return to the timeless world of the mountains, the sea, the forest and the stars is to return to sanity and truth." --Robert Burnham Jr.
I thought this was worth repeating as well.
My youngest and I both just got our hammock setups a couple of weeks ago. He was gung ho to roll out with some friends and do a three day camp trip in the freezing rain two hours away from home with no backup plan.
Luckily I convinced him that wasn't the best way to go. Our first trip in the hammocks was a resounding success (we were warmer and more comfortable than my other two sons who slept in the tent), but we had a backup plan of an extra tent and/or moving to the car.
Get some comfort and experience with your setup in a "safe" environment before using it in a situation where you have no backup plan.
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