I am going to spend the last two weeks of Sept. in the Colorado high country with my camera. I am wanting to get a hammock setup that will will keep me warm and not over load my pack. I have never camped with a hammock before so it is all new to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
It's not the hammock but the insulation that is important. A combo of top and under insulation is whats needed combined with good wind protection via a tarp or even a hammock sock. If you have the money, look into the underquilts and top quilts offered by the vendors here.
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the best hammock really depends on how you are going to do your insulation. a double layer is good for a pad, a single if you are using an underquilt is fine, there are those with built in pockets for shoving various things in to keep you warm, and I've even seen one made out of all down like sleeping in the underquilt itself.
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In september you probably will not need a hammock with a bug net.Originally Posted by elk71
What's you height and weight? Hard to suggest a good hammock without that info.
2x on Bubba's post. The hammock is the cheap and easy part.
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Camera huh? I do a bit of that myself. What are you hunting?
Here's some of what I hunt out here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/outandb...7638016955915/
There is a reason so many hammocks and styles exist. There isn't a best piece fo gear, or a best method. Even though I agree with my esteemed brother OandB on many things, I disagree with his conclusion of not using a bugnet past september. I use a bugnet post bug season as it provides significant warmth, stops crap from falling on my face when I have the tarp pulled back for clear nights, etc... Neither of us is right, it is only what is right for us.
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A few hammocks with the same common denominator come to mind. They all have a form of weather shield that blocks the wind and raises inside temps a reported 10 to 20 degrees. They are Dream Hammocks Dangerbird/Thunderbird, all Clark Hammocks, and the Warbonnet Ridgerunner with the Spindrift. I own all three and can testify that they all work as advertised making a huge difference when it's cold and/or windy. Of the four I believe the Dream Hammocks are the lightest. All are very high quality.
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Thanks for all the input. OutandBack Iam 6' 200lbs. I am going to try and get some good pictures of elk in the rut. I was an outfitter in the Platoro area for several years. I have started doing most of my hunting with a camera. This will be my first major backing trip. I have always used horses to pack in with. Next year Iam headed to Alaska I also use to outfitt up there. I had a bunch of good pictures from there till we lost our house to a fire a few years ago,so I am going to try and replace some of them.Thanks fro your help.
Pagosa Springs is a very nice area. I hope you will share some of your trip when you return.
@6' 200# just about any hammock in a 1.7 single layer ripstop will be fine. You can go thicker (1.9ish) if you prefer a little less stretch.
I would checkout Wilderness Logic's http://wildernesslogics.com/
Snipe 11' single layer and for a tarp look at their Tadpole.
WL also makes some really nice quilts.
If you have a sleeping bag that will work fine however an underquilt would be in order for Southern Colorado in September at altitude.
For fall hanging I use a Snipe hammock and 20F underquilt.
My tarp is a touch larger than the tadpole.
If you'd like to checkout several hammock setups feel free to look thru some of these picts. There aren't many I have not tried over the years.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/outandb...7632322638444/
If you are going to base camp I wonder if a bigger tarp with doors would be better - an extra half pound might make a lot more comfortable camp with better weather protection.
YMMV
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