What is that one weak spot that you know you need to address with your hammocking experience?

[jabraso]

I also need to tether my pillow, but my bigger issue is putting things away and then being able to find it all the next time.

[DutchConch]

My weak spot is getting my tarp up high enough so its not right in my face but still being nice and tight. Porch mode is great but when its windy or rainy I like it tight. Just got the new Journey tarp and thinking about the single inner pole mod to give more space and I assume it will make it easier to keep it higher.

[Floridahanger]

Pillow tether- check
Tarp location- check
Quilts set- check
Hammock tilt for feet- check
Suspension angle- check
Bug net- check
Gear hammock storage- check

So pretty much I'm happy with the rig I use. My biggest problem the past few years is to stay hydrated or to learn how to keep the dehydration headaches at bay.
I've had to cut a few trips short due to this one issue.

Will I ever learn? Maybe...

[rodentface]

I initially set up a no-knot system. I thought knot folks were nuts. How wrong I was!

Weak spot for me is clearly knots - but I'm working on remedying that weakness. Now that I've explored it a bit I wish I had been in BSA or involved in this type of thing as a youngster.

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[Benbjamn]

Triangle Thingies worked for me before JRB changed their suspension. Now I do not use them.
The GL4 has replaced my GL3+1

My quilt is a Leighlo, I'm glad to hear that the triangle things worked for you. My plan is use the Leighlo on my new XLC with the Triangle thingies and then have the STD length wookie for my original WBBB thus giving me a complete no fiddle factor loaner setup!

[Benbjamn]

I'm also replacing / Upgrading my tarp sleeves (Hennessy) to Mesh Dutch style which hopefully will make tarp take down smoother, even though my previous snake skins worked they required alot of work to get the tarp into the sleeve. If your fingers were cold at all it was a serious pain.

I'm also upgrading the tarp ridgeline in hopes to reduce the time to deploy. I went with a Dutch WASP / Hook Tato tarp connect system that I hope will speed up and simplify my tarp hang!

[unreqistered]

less time hanging in the yard, more time hanging in the wild

[Benbjamn]

Not enough hang time is definitely a weakness!

[SilvrSurfr]

I should probably embrace electronics (GPS, etc.) a bit more than I do (which is zero). Growing up in south Alabama, I used to start hiking in the morning, and hike till dusk, without so much as a compass with me. I relied on my own sense of direction, and while I got lost occasionally, I eventually found my way. I always came home in time for dinner!

Now that I'm older, I find that old approach does get me in trouble from time to time. Especially when I'm night hiking, I can get lost as heck. Once lost, I usually just set up camp and wait for daylight (when it's always easier to find your way). There is no sense in continuing hiking when you're already lost, so I at least have the common sense to stop hiking until daylight.

Last March I went hiking in the NJ Pine Barrens and refused to look at my Google maps or GPS - I really screwed up and ended up having to swim across two rivers (not advisable when the temps are freezing), and I still wasn't back on track. I finally whipped out the IPhone, determined where I was, and realized that I was totally screwed. I either had to swim back across those two rivers, or someone needed to come rescue me. Luckily, someone came in a canoe and rescued me. Kind of makes you think about whether you want to keep doing what you've always done, or stay alive.

[Shug]

People that think I will be eaten by a bear as I drink my Medaglia D'oro and eat a pop taaart as I enjoy the Glory of Breakfast from the Hammock.
A risk I assume and relish.
Shug