Hello All. I'm trying to gauge the common interest between water sports and Hammocks. How many people take their Hammock on kayak and canoe trips?
Thank you for your input. If you do not take it with you, How many of you own a Kayak or Canoe?
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Hello All. I'm trying to gauge the common interest between water sports and Hammocks. How many people take their Hammock on kayak and canoe trips?
Thank you for your input. If you do not take it with you, How many of you own a Kayak or Canoe?
i at least throw my eno in the boat every time i go. you never know when you'll come across a cool spot to hang out or when the lazy bug will strike. but i also enjoy doing overnight floats and then i take my hennesy set up
I kayak fish quite often along smallmouth rivers and streams... enjoy taking the hammock when kayak camping.
In the Donating Members section, there is a Paddling Forum for those that enjoy the boats... encurage you join the Donating Members group - great value for $10.
I'm new to hammocking so I've only had tents in my canoe until now.
Will definitely leave the tent behind and trying out an all-hammock setup for me and the kids this year.
I own an Ally 16,5. Awesome canoe.
I kayak camp as much as possible and the hammock is a staple. As someone else mentioned though, I always have the ENO in the kayak...just in case
I try to do at least one canoe trip and several multi day backpacking trips each year. I have progressed from family size tent to solo tent to tarp only and now to hammock and tarp. I no longer own any tents - if I can't use the hammock I probably won't go. :)
I canoe and hammock more than I hike and hammock. What could be better than a nice day on the water and a great night in the hammock?
I always bring a hammock on my canoe/kayak trips. Even if the wife and I use a tent, I still bring my ENO along. If i go alone or with a friend, I'll use my hammock usually.
I do at least three paddle trips a year, one of which is always at least 10+ days long.
I paddle a Penobscot, Blackhawk Zephyr and I've been making my own mahogany kayaks for 20 years.
Hiking is something one does on portage trails...
What you really need to do is pay your $10 to join then look at the paddling threads.
I switched to hammocks because they are much easier to fit in a kayak hatch and take up less space.
The main reason I ordered my hammock is for portageing my 10ft Hornbeck canoe (19lb) into small Adirondack ponds and loops.
Another paddling hanger over here. I'd say my split at the moment is about 40% car camping to 60% canoe tripping, which is mostly done on crown land here in Ontario. Some of the spots I get into don't get much in the way of visitors and being able to setup just about anywhere I can beach the canoe is a great advantage over looking for tent pads.
Heck, now that I've got my 5 year old son hanging in his very own HH and initiated to the backcountry, I'm hoping to do the canoe camping thing almost exclusively...
I bought my hammock to keep my backside off the rocks in the BWCA from here on out. I have a feeling it will get its fair share of use on the car camping trips too.
There is a Paddling sub-forum in the Donating members section which explores this topic and many others related specifically to paddling.
For anyone wondering if the Donating Member Section is worth the $10 a year, just think how much value you would place on the freely available areas of HF. I donated because of the free areas and was amazed at how much more the DMS opened up.
I never had a pay pal account so I signed up for one to pay the $10 donation specifically. Had trouble verifying my card, but will be donating asap
Agreed, I have an Ally15 DR :D but also paddle a Kayak.Quote:
Originally Posted by fvreede
I have the DD Travel so I can hang or bivvi depending on terrain.
Rob.
I usually do 3 or 4 winter canoe camping trips now totally hammocking it. I do river trips and a hammock and tarp dry bag easier than a tent and take less space. Rest of the time is using my whitewater canoes and base camping which is really just car camping near the river. Have 4 whitewater, 2 flat water canoes and 1 sea kayak, a Pygmy kayak Coho which hasn't gotten much use lately.
A cool river in TX heat and a good night sleep with air moving all around you. Only way to camp in TX during the summer. Other wise you are just miserable.
I pack both hammock and tent in my kayak. Hammock whenever possible, but sometimes there are no suitable trees, or the wind and rain is just blowing too hard. You have to get pretty far back off the beach to cut the wind enough to make the hammock and tarp comfy. In that case, it's just easier to pitch a tent.
I always have a hammock with me when there's trees around. There was one trip when I had to use a tent, there were no trees and nothing to hang from, I kayaked the entire texas coast in 2010, I had to use a tent!
I use a 25lb 15' Placid Boatworks Rapidfire and in my adventures up in the Adirondacks I am always hammock camping! Trees are everywhere! Yeah, you may notice my fondness of trees because when you live at the beach they are far and few between.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boghollow
Bog Hollow, have you paddled the Whitney Loop yet? The Shingle Shanty lawsuit is over and we're now allowed to paddle the Mud Pond route instead of taking the carry. (in the dacks they are referred to as carries not portages)
My longest hammocking trip (one week) was a canoe-camping trip in the Adirondacks.
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I've been canoe-hanging for about four years now and don't think I'll ever look back, unless it's a trip with my girls and they want me as the security dog in the tent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny Hammock
I like the idea of hammock camping while canoeing for three main reasons.
- It's easy to find a spot and you're up off the ground and sure to stay dry in the worst downpour.
- A guaranteed good night's sleep in a lighter outfit
- Feeding the passion for gear tweaking
I am making my first trip to BWCA later this year and my hammock will be coming along and I can't wait!
I have one canoe and 4 kayaks... so far. Kind of like hammocks, you'll have more than one eventually :).
I enjoy kayak camping, although on the rivers I tend to go on, most of the trees are up the bank on private property, so I usually have to use a tent and stay down in the publicly accessible areas in the flood plain.
+1 on this challenge... most of my favorite fishing floats require some creative hanging to stay within the Riparian Rights of the river plain. I always get some ribbing from my ground dweller companions when I pass up perfectly level gravel bars to look for better hanging spots at each night's camp site.Quote:
Originally Posted by rodloos
I always have a hammock in my boat even if I’m only out for a day paddle. You just never know when you may want to take a break in total comfort. I love my kayaks. I love my hammocks.
Actually kayak camping is what got me into hanging. After spending a dreadful week on a kayak fishing trip stranded in a tent that eventually began to float. I started looking for a better way to camp than a tent. I considered campers including those little teardrop campers. I was about to pull the trigger on a teardrop camper when I found this forum. Even though I have 11 different hammocks that is still way less than the cost of a teardrop camper. And hammocks are much easier to travel with.
While we bring our 14' canoe with us on most camping trips, having 5 people in the family limits how many are out at a time, resulting in no canoe trips. :( Hopefully we can find a cheap used canoe this year.