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    Hammock setups as ground shelters

    I want to get some ideas of how you guys have been using hammock setups as ground shelters when there is a lack of trees. I will be thru hiking the PCT this summer and want the ability to set up on the ground when I need to.
    I have set up my HH as a ground shelter and do not mind it but I am not planning on taking it with me due to weight. I have a set up with a grand trunk I'm working on that has the ability to be much lighter. Please share photos and details about your set up!
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    The photograph on the Hennessy web site is probably the best ground set up I have seen for a hammock. It's just two trek poles to suspend the tarp, and the hammock also suspended from the poles to provide a bug net

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    Last night I made two ground cloths out of Tyvek with 4" tub sides. One of them will be deployed beside the hammock as a foot fall in and out (welcome mat), or directly under in case of going to ground. It is 32x80 inches. It weighs 5.4 ounces. I'm thinking that trekking poles could hold up the tarp, bug net, and ends of the hammock.

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    Here is a picture of Ed Speer doing just that.....http://i928.photobucket.com/albums/a...cure/speer.jpg
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