ultralight hammock camping

**Chandlercole** · 05-22-2015, 21:41

Hey I was wondering what are some good ultralight hammocks and general ultralight conversationsuch as suspension tarps excetra

I'm trying to assemble complete system under 2.5pounds lf at all possible

**bigguy** · 05-22-2015, 22:10

As far as I can tell the Dutch gear hammocks are the lightest. Also his Kevlar tree straps are pretty light. Get a Cuban fiber tarp and you should be able to have it under 2.5. Unless you want that to includ insulation.

**brianb** · 05-22-2015, 22:48

Originally Posted by bigguy

Unless you want that to includ insulation.

Good advice from Bigguy. Dutch doesn't plaster UL all over his site, but his stuff is some of the lightest. Insulation will push you over 2.5lb.

My DIY hammock, whoopie sling and nylon strap suspension, & sil diamond tarp are just under 2.5 . Once you add in TQ, UQ, bugnet, and pillow; I'm just over 5lbs. My goal is total weight under 20, so 5lbs works for me.

Good luck

**Chandlercole** · 05-22-2015, 23:03

Thanks a lot for the input and I'm weighing the under quilt and top quilt separate from the hammock, tarp, and suspension, for the purpose of separating things into three separate categories( the big 3) backpack shelter and installation. Also any other ultralight gear you guys can recommend would be great

**craige** · 05-22-2015, 23:20

11ft 1.1oz single layer hammock with loops - - 8oz or so
Fronkey bugnet - 6oz or so
4ft kevlar straps and hammock anchor suspension - 2.1oz
11'x10' silnylon hex tarp - 15oz or less
Guys, rl and hardware around 1 oz
Pegs - 2oz
Total 34oz give or take. Easy

Obviously that'll depend if you are light enough (both in actual bodyweight and in how you use your gear) to get by with a 1.1oz fabric.
You could lighten it further by skipping straight to cuben to knock off 10oz, lighter guy/rl, use sticks for pegs, shorter and/or narrower hammock (also saves weight by not needing as large a tarp) and use a H.U.G or head net for bug protection and you can be hovering around a pound without too much difficulty.

**slbear** · 05-23-2015, 00:23

Anti gravity gear has muletape suspension that might be the lightest if you skip the huggers. I'm planning to take it along as a backup in case of a big tree or Amsteel failure.

I picked up a cuben asym tarp from zpacks that I think is only 4 oz. It's lighter than a hex or winter tarp, and you also save with fewer guylines and stakes.

I'm thinking you could connect the tarp to the hammock suspension, and skip the continuous ridgeline like the Hennessey expedition setup, but for me the would be approaching stupid light - giving up usefulness for very little savings.

**locknload** · 05-23-2015, 07:34

I just weighed my 11' Dutchware Nylon D 1.6 with whoopies, aluminum toggles and 6' poly straps and it came out to 15 1/2 oz. SUPER comfortable!

**Briguy114** · 05-23-2015, 09:12

Dutchs polyD 1.2 halfwit hammock with whoopie hook suspension with 4 ft huggers is like 14.5ounces. that takes care of hammock, bugnet, and suspension. then if you go hammock gear cuben fiber hex, its 5.3 ounces. You're at just under 20 ounces there without ridgeline, guylines, and stakes for the tarp. Then a 40 degree set of quilts from hammock gear will come in at 23-24 ounces. That'll get you to 2.75 lbs for your whole set up

**sargevining** · 05-23-2015, 09:23

Check out the Butt In A Sling Weight Weenie.

11 Foot hammock weighs in at 6 oz:

http://www.buttinasling.com/wewemi.html

**SGT Rock** · 05-23-2015, 18:58

Originally Posted by sargevining

Check out the Butt In A Sling Weight Weenie.

11 Foot hammock weighs in at 6 oz:

http://www.buttinasling.com/wewemi.html

That looks like the ticket. I'd use one of those and some AGG mule tape straps with a HUG and a Zpacks cuben tarp. That would be right in the range you want.