The rest of your gear?

**Otter1** · 06-20-2018, 16:31

Typically place it inside my pack liner and lay it under the hammock

**JMS210** · 06-20-2018, 16:41

Hang it from a Dogbone wrapped around a tree.

Works great for when I need something I don't have to bend over.

Haven't had the misfortune of a wet camp yet, but I'm liking the packcover under the hammock plan.

**markhait** · 06-20-2018, 21:03

I hang mine from the ridgeline or lay it underneath. My nephew had his laying underneath too, but forgot to take a granola bar out of it and I heard him yelling at something at 1 a.m., whatever it was, it dragged his pack a couple feet! He won't do that again and I make sure I stay a little ways away from him now.

**Billy Goat** · 06-20-2018, 21:24

Originally Posted by SilvrSurfr

Most of the time I just lay my pack on the ground underneath my hammock. If there's a rainy frog-strangler storm where my pack could potentially wash away, or if there are critters about, I'll use a carabiner to clip the pack on the foot end of the ridgeline, on the opposite side of where my feet are. I don't even notice it's there.

There's nothing in my pack to make critters interested, but I've learned it all depends on where you are on how critters act. Critters don't show the slightest interest in my pack when I camp in the Pine Barrens. However, in the Adirondacks, squirrels and chipmunks will chew on your pack just for giggles - that's what they do. If I'm in a place I've never been, I'll hang the pack on the ridgeline.

This. My pack is generally empty or nearly empty after camp is set up and my bear bag is hung. So if it's going to be dry I'll set it on the ground under me with the dog. If it's likely rain upside down, I'll hang my pack from my ridgeline to keep it "safe" from all the woozles in the woods. Sometimes when it's windy and warm and we didnt bring the dogs pad (because its windy and warm) the dog sleeps ON MY pack. He's weird.

Cheers,
The Goat

**SavageX89** · 06-20-2018, 21:32

Lol! Almost thought my brother was on here. He goes by Bill sometimes on the interwebs. Our last name involves goats

Originally Posted by Billy Goat

This. My pack is generally empty or nearly empty after camp is set up and my bear bag is hung. So if it's going to be dry I'll set it on the ground under me with the dog. If it's likely rain upside down, I'll hang my pack from my ridgeline to keep it "safe" from all the woozles in the woods. Sometimes when it's windy and warm and we didnt bring the dogs pad (because its windy and warm) the dog sleeps ON MY pack. He's weird.

Cheers,
The Goat

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**jeff-oh** · 06-20-2018, 21:45

I use a line and carabiner to hang the pack from a near by tree. This keep all my gear clean and off the ground. The pack cover protects every thing from the weather if needed.

**cmoulder** · 06-21-2018, 05:52

When critters chew the pack for no apparent reason, it's usually for the salt.

**michigandave** · 06-21-2018, 09:13

For me, it all depends on the weather and site conditions and feeling comfortable of where things are overnight. Remember, there's no right or wrong, so HYOH and find what works best for your style of camping.

Here's how I handle it:
1. If I know it's going to be dry, I'll put my pack in my gear cover and use my Big Carl pack hanger on a tree.
2. Put my pack on a small piece of plastic under my tarp.
3. hang it from the hammock suspension
4. (my preferred) balance it on my folding camp stool under my tarp and close by.

Here's some links to other threads that may be of help:
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...9-Gear-Storage
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...c-when-hanging
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...en-backpacking
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...-Gear-Keep-Dry

**kitsapcowboy** · 06-21-2018, 10:56

MIDave is correct; HYOH. The reason I have never gravitated toward "welcome mats" and ground cloths under my hammock -- always opting for an elevated solution like a gear hammock or suspending my pack from the hammock ridge line under the tarp -- is that it rains here a lot, especially during the colder months of the year. If the ground isn't already mud (or standing water) under my hammock, it may be after a hard overnight rain, even if everything looked high and dry when I pitched camp. I would need to pack a bathtub ground sheet if I wanted to be certain something laid on the ground did not get wet. Gear hammocks in the 3 to 8 ounce range with suspension are safe, secure, and relatively simple, so that is what works well for me. Even my biggest conventional gear hammock fits freely between my underquilt and the ground directly inline and under my hammock, and I can reach it from inside my hammock to stow or retrieve items during the night.

**SavageX89** · 06-21-2018, 11:02

For sure HYOH. I like all the different ways people stash their gear.
My thoughts were: I've only done tent camping where you can keep your gear in the tent, or I have a backpacking tent where the rainfly extends beyond the tent to make a small 'porch' area for keeping gear. Since hammocks don't really have anything like that, I've been puzzling over where to keep gear. I really like all the suggestions and different ways people stash their gear.

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