UL Winter Hammock

[kayak karl]

2011 Jan and Feb i'm doing 500 mi.+ on AT ( mt.rogers>>>> north). i want to cut my base weight. i have Mt Wash 4 UQ and Rocky Mountain Sniveler w/hood ( been down below 0 with these). i like my UL HH Explorer, but why carry a bug net and all those zippers. my challenge to yous guys is this.....
lightest bug less hammock (with ridge line or HH similar diagonal sleeping)
lightest suspension
and lightest winter tarp

the quilts are 3.5 lb. i want my winter base to be below 10. my pack is 1 lb. cooking gear is 9 oz.

i do not DIY., but have fun with this. any ideas or thought would be great.
TY
KK

[Just Jeff]

Grand Trunk Nano
MacCat Micro
BPL Air Core Plus w/ no hardware; HH 1" nylon tree huggers

[kayak karl]

Grand Trunk Nano
MacCat Micro
BPL Air Core Plus w/ no hardware; HH 1" nylon tree huggers

links

[Just Jeff]

Search.

[kayak karl]

Search.

i tried LOL, but the
BPL Air Core Plus w/ no hardware; HH 1" nylon tree huggers
sent me nowhere.

tree huggers 3' or 4' ?

[Just Jeff]

You'll find the Air Core Plus at www.backpackinglight.com

The lightest huggers I have came off my HH BULA. I think they're 3' long but I haven't measured. They're about an ounce.

[MedicineMan]

WB Traveler and amsteel whoopies--tried and true BUT
there is a cuben gathered end maybe soon to be on the market--3.5 ounces without suspension.
The GrizBridge sub one pound hammock (with cf spreaders) and you already have a Mt.Washington which is PERFECT for almost any bridge.
Winter tarp-Warbonnet with doors, spinnUL.. or the King of all tarps, the McCat Ultra in spinnUL with the TQ/ZQ pole mod and doors.
With a Traveler get an Unsponsored sock no matter what else you do.

[Just Jeff]

Not so ultralight at that size!

[Festus Hagen]

The Grand Trunk Nano previously mentioned is said to weigh under 7 ounces. Size advertised is 9'x4'.

I purchased my Grand Trunk Ultralight from Sportsmansguide for a whopping $16.17. It is advertised by SG at 7 ounces but mine weighs 10 ounces and GT advertises them at 12. Size advertised is 9'-6"x4'-6"... I think the extra bit of length and width is a good thing.

I use whoopies and tree slings from AHE. I wouldn't say they are the lightest possible setup but close enough and so nice to use...

[WeekNDHiker]

I think that UL SG has is the same one I have only mine is a double. If it is it's a silk/nylon blend. That would be about right as mine probably weighs a little over a lb w/ 2 carabiners. Cuffs can probably tell us for sure. Point being is if it is the same hammock that's a hell of a good price.