Where to hang backpack

**brooklynkayak** · 01-10-2014, 12:06

I usually keep mine on the ground cloth under my hammock for easy access to any items I have inside, but hanging under the hammock sounds good.

In areas with problem critters, I hang my pack high on my hammock suspension.

**lesspayne** · 01-10-2014, 15:46

I have a small gear hammock (it also doubles as a bushcraft chair) that I hang underneath my hammock to store my gear for the night

**HammockHunter** · 01-10-2014, 17:18

I usually just put mine on a small piece of 3 mil plastic where I take my kicks off.

**CB200T** · 01-10-2014, 17:33

In the hammock with me as a foot box pad.

**brooklynkayak** · 01-10-2014, 17:37

Be aware that in many locations you will want to hang your pack.

Porcupines in the northeast will chew the fabric of your pack to get the salt out.

Raccoon, skunks, deer and many other critter will chew, lick and or crap in your pack if it is within reach, especially if you are hanging near an established camping area or shelter.

**scandalofgrace** · 01-14-2014, 10:38

Originally Posted by JTEW

Hello I'm new to the page and was wondering what yalls thoughts were on hanging your back pack under your tarp? Do you put it on your hammock suspension or on your ridge line for your tarp or neither? just curious been hanging mine on a tree but would like to get it in out of the weather when those surprise showers show up in the night

If you use trekking poles I use a small sheet of plastic to go under it and then stand it up against my poles that I stand up by sticking the tips into the ground! This method wrks great for me if your pack is to heavy this might not work but its worth a shot!!

**FLRider** · 01-14-2014, 12:55

Depending on my pack configuration for the trip (my pack's a little screwy compared to most), it usually gets hung from the suspension. The main pack usually gets hung from the foot-end suspension via sternum strap; there, it helps to stop any windblown rain from hitting the foot end of the hammock (my blackbishop bag and/or my Camelbak holder/daypack [told you it was an odd design] does the same thing at the head end and my poncho/undercover covers the remainder of the hammock). This helps me to get by with a smaller tarp than otherwise.

Hope it helps!

**mgreg.scout** · 01-14-2014, 12:55

Originally Posted by Bayrat

Thanks for the question because I have been thinking about protecting my backpack from theft at night in parks, beach areas, and hostels in Ecuador. I am thinking about taking a BIAS 12' partially because I might have room to rest the pack on the hammock at the foot end, attached to the hammock suspension with a short cord. I will probably need to also attach it with a cord to the SRL, but not necessarily load bearing. I have been meaning to mess with it, but haven't gotten around to it yet. I may find out in five minutes that this is a stupid idea.

Take a look at pacsafe.com/products , I have one of their backpack protectors and it works well. It discourages theft and increases the amount of time it takes to steal something, which gives you time to react.