Hey everyone. I just got my hammock today, the Yukon Outfitters hammock with bugnet that was on Woot.com. I have been lurking around and soaking up all of the useful info on here and I am learning a bunch, but the wealth of information on here sure is overwhelming for a newb trying to figure this stuff out. I am getting there though.
I am not really an experienced camper but I am really excited to get some trips in this coming year because it's something I have wanted to do for a long time. My girlfriend and I are looking at taking a few days to a week this March to get out and backpack somewhere, possibly the MD section of the AT. I am in the western Philadelphia burbs in Chester County and I see there is some activity a little bit west of me with some group hangs which seem really cool.
I am currently trying to figure out what type of suspension to use with my new hammock since it is pretty bulky. I was thinking of just using some nylon tree straps and making or purchasing whoopie slings and attaching using the toggle method. Does anyone have experience with this hammock, or one like it, that has the channel built in - and is it safe to run a whoopie through it versus some of the other methods like a continuous loop or just rolling up the end of the hammock and tying it on? I know there are tons of options but I thought this might be the simplest to run as a beginner. When I figure that out I can move on to ridgelines a tarp setups.
OK, this was a lot more than I planned on writing but it's great to have this resource and I hope to learn a lot more. Thanks all.
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). I hope to do a group hang in the spring either in Chicago or Philly.
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