Hey y'all! I'm too old remember my first camping trip (probably with the Cub Scouts), but I'm still young enough to remember my last (with my son's Boy Scout troop). We're planning a Northern Tier trip next summer and I have set my mind on never sleeping on the ground again. Back when Gander Mtn. was bought out, I purchased a ENO on a whim. Napped in it a few times in the back yard, but decided it would do the trick on our trip. I wasn't sure if BSA would frown on using a hammock, so I tried to find something packable to hang from. Woah but did I have some culture shock. I found Shug's videos, which led here, and Syntax's videos. LSS, I cobbled some gear together and my son and I had our first real hang out at Firelands BSA camp last month. While everyone else was trying to keep their gear our of the mud, I was high and dry, and quite warm thanks to my unplanned research.
So anyway, a big thanks to everyone for doing what campers do best, sharing and caring for fellow campers. Even when y'all don't know you're doing it.
Y'all are going to get a kick out of this rig, but I threw this hammock together in a couple of frantic hours. Just about all of it (minus the TQ & UQ) is from True Value and Home Depot.
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The UQ is a summer weight down quilt that my wife sewed a casing in and I ran shock cord through. I just used a sleeping bag for my TQ.
This was my son's rig. UBOWear integrated hammock and IDK the tarp brand, but the total was $50.
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BTW I am a displaced Southerner, born in Memphis, raised between there and Texas, and moved to OH to get married. Still stuck here, but making the best of it. I like to lurk, and I'm surprised this post is as long as it is.
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