Found this interesting blog entry about hammocking on the PCT in SoCal and the Sierras.
http://ramblinghemlock.blogspot.com/...ing+Hemlock%29
Found this interesting blog entry about hammocking on the PCT in SoCal and the Sierras.
http://ramblinghemlock.blogspot.com/...ing+Hemlock%29
Thanks for the interesting read!
excellent, thanks for posting
This sums it up pretty well:
"So in writing a review about using a hammock on the first 940 miles of the PCT (including Southern California and the Sierras- the most questionable sections for hammock hanging), you might expect me to recommend a hammock unequivocally to everyone. But that is NOT the case! "
Great write-up. I enjoyed the other posts about the preparation phases as well. This could not have had better timing for my trip coming up out there. Thrilled we even have the same tarp.
She also did a gear review mid way thru the trip.
http://ramblinghemlock.blogspot.com/...al-sierra.html
Good stuff!
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Interesting article. I am one of those "section hikers" she talks about who find a hammock ideal in the Sierra. She apparently had trouble in more brushy areas in southern California, which is an aspect of things I am not familiar with. But I have to applaud her "leave no trace" ethic. I have yet to find myself in this dilemma, in fact I find myself able to stealth camp and use sites that tent or ground campers could not possibly use. With a hammock I am able to much more effectively do "leave no trace" camping in almost every situation, even here in southern Arizona.
When I am hiking with other non-hammock backpackers, the situation does arise where there are wonderful hammock spots with no nearby ground camping sites, and it is frustrating to have to pass them by. And I have also had to give up the "lay side by side in sleeping bags and chat" mode -- but these days I am often ready to hit the sack earlier anyway, so a period of socialization is followed by retreat to sleeping spots.
Thank you for the interesting read. I hammock camp in the Sierra and prefer stealth camping off the trail, also enjoy the challenge to leave no trace. I would rather stay by a small tarn than a destination lake.
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