ViDEO: Hammock Camping.....What To Do With Your Backpack and Boots

[Fire-Bug]

I passed on placing my gear on the ground a couple weekends ago, didn't feel right - paid off big in the end.

This is my site after a torrential rain came down for two hours, it was dry as a bone before that!!

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[Suede]

+1 on the Salomon Quest 4d gtxs.. I got a pair early this summer and haven't had sore feet since. Best pair of boots I have ever had.

Great, entertaining video as always! ... and are you trying to destroy that Ohm?? Methinks you are looking for an excuse for getting the 2.0 dropping that pack from 20 some odd feet. Didn't work.. haha!

[Nodust]

I passed on placing my gear on the ground a couple weekends ago, didn't feel right - paid off big in the end.

This is my site after a torrential rain came down for two hours, it was dry as a bone before that!!

RainNotStoppnMe.jpg

That's why I hang my pack in south Louisiana also. The ground is always wet. Also keeps the fire ants out or makes them work to get in.

Shug, you must have some tough cameras.

[Shug]

If you have this: http://dutchwaregear.com/big-carl-pack-hanger.html

Your bag is hung out of way, clip your boots to your bag, cover with pack cover.

Good stuff there!

Another high quality educational piece of entertainment from the ol' shug shug shugity shug shug shug shug

Thank thank thankedy thank you.

Whooooooo buddy that pack looks ultralight.

Oh yeah...nothing but down in it))))

I passed on placing my gear on the ground a couple weekends ago, didn't feel right - paid off big in the end.

This is my site after a torrential rain came down for two hours, it was dry as a bone before that!!

RainNotStoppnMe.jpg

Haaa...you set up in a dry pond...good that you hung that pack.

+1 on the Salomon Quest 4d gtxs.. I got a pair early this summer and haven't had sore feet since. Best pair of boots I have ever had.

Great, entertaining video as always! ... and are you trying to destroy that Ohm?? Methinks you are looking for an excuse for getting the 2.0 dropping that pack from 20 some odd feet. Didn't work.. haha!

Good to hear. Love those boots.
I got the OHM 2.0. Just stress testing it.

That's why I hang my pack in south Louisiana also. The ground is always wet. Also keeps the fire ants out or makes them work to get in.

Shug, you must have some tough cameras.

Them fire ants is cruel......
I am a bit tough on cameras but all the fun filming takes a stunt camera. Or two. I have killed 4 cameras now.

[Mumbles]

+1 on the Salomon Quest 4d gtxs.. I'm well into my second pair. I use them for hunting, backpacking and day hiking. This summer I got some of the trail runners that are built on the same footbed, love them too, for when I'm carrying lighter loads, going faster or know the trails will be less challenging.

I have hung my pack from trees from the suspension straps and 'bieneer, set them on the ground and hung then from the suspension under the tarp. All work, I agree what you end up doing is what works best for you. I'm often concerned that my sweaty boots will be enticing by some creature that will want to drag one of them off. Tough to fathom hiking with one boot on and one boot off.

When I camp in the winter and use my spindrift sock, I often will carry a Ikea shopping bag (blue purchased one, not yellow ones that are supposed to remain in the stores...) inside the sock, boots inside the bag. No carry away boots, no creatures in boots and boots generally don't freeze as solid.

Where I'm from it rains a fair bit, and like Fire-Bug's photo a lot of camping areas have turned wet and muddy. I have found that intentionally setting my hammock up over areas that have some slope to them is a fine solution. Rain runs away from the hammock instead of pooling under it. I often carry a small tyvex rectangle that allows me to put my boots/pack/crocs on the ground next to the tent if needed.

[Sailor]

So you take your pack off before you climb in your hammock?! I'll have to try it that...

[Lepmeister]

Nice job Shug... Ladder action was great!

I have run your method for a few years after checking out how the pro (you) did it back in the day. Still use it but have messed with a gear hammock of late. It's shown at the 1:55 mark in the below. Great if really wet or extra scary with spiders





Found a photo :-)

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It's just my bags rain cover.

[Wallyrob]

Thanks Shug for all you do. You've been an inspiration to the hammock community.

[Dos]

Loved the vid Shug. Always puts a smile on my face.

I use a packleash I made from amsteel. Put a biner on one end, and a biner with a sliding prussik to adjust the height of the pack.
Similar to Dutch's Big Carl, but with an adjustable biner and prussick.

I'm all for the "tie-the-shoes-over-the-ridgeline" method.
I like my shoes dry!

[rofo]

Shug,

those are multi purpose camp shoes not to be made fun of! check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAlpZvev_a0