Last week i got my first hammock and on friday I took it out to the piny woods.
It was a beautiful day and to start with everything went according to plan.
I went to a nationally own forrest near my house where solo camping is allowed in most of the area.
The WB Blackbrid was a breeze to set up with webbing and carabiners. I have made a continual ridgeline with Prusik knots and Figure Nines for the Edge Tarp which worked really well. Only thing was that i had underestimated the size of the trees so the ridgeline did not come all the way around both trees. Luckily there was a small branche that i could secure the tarp to.
After making dinner I went for a walk in the area and then it was off the sleep in the hammock.
3:30 in the morning I woke up freezing from the dreaded cold butt syndrome. My pads were not up to the task of keeping me warm in 37 degrees, and after an hour of trying to get comfortable, I decided to pack up and go home
It would appear that i do need an underquilt after all Thinking about making one out of an old sleeping bag that i have - maybe that would work
Here are some pix... and a link to an interactive panorama of camp
Panorama of camp.
View from the hammock
A walk in the woods.
Cooking dinner.
A cool interactive panorama of camp... i love this thing
http://360.io/aVpahc
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