what do you guys do with your rucksack to keep it safe and dry?

**monkeyman** · 06-11-2010, 15:15

hi, im getting a HH at the end of this month, anyone got any tips on keeping a 45 litre bag dry and out of sight?
I live in england so i'm rationally worried about rain and irrationally worried about people nicking my stuff if im at a festival or stealthing.

**Kukri** · 06-11-2010, 16:16

You could always put it under your knees/feet after the contents are emptied out at camp (assuming you bring the bare essentials and don't have an overloaded pack.

I frequently hang mine on the hammock's suspension at the foot end of my hammock.

I've heard of others bringing a small piece of plastic, which is placed under the hammock, then set the pack on top of that plastic to keep it dry. If you hang your hammock fairly low, along with your tarp, it should stay pretty dry unless a stream roams through your camp in the middle of the night.

**Mustardman** · 06-11-2010, 16:21

This has been discussed MANY times before, but some of the common tips are to put the pack under the hammock on a ground sheet, to empty its contents and put it under your knees, to hang it from your hammock suspension covered with a pack cover, do the same from a tree, or to make a gear hammock like Just Jeff's pack cover/gear hammock or mini hammock and hang the pack inside the gear hammock, hidden and suspended under your hammock.

**daltontr** · 11-28-2010, 10:59

Originally Posted by Mustardman

...or to make a gear hammock like Just Jeff's pack cover/gear hammock or mini hammock and hang the pack inside the gear hammock, hidden and suspended under your hammock.

I bought a Jeff's pack cover/gear hammock from JRB's. Works great and a fantastic multi-tasker. Pack cover, gear hammock, catch or carry water, wash basin, etc...good price too!

**Highbinder** · 11-28-2010, 11:15

I have carabiners at the cinched ends of my hammock, so I just hook it up there to keep it off the ground.

**2Questions** · 11-28-2010, 17:58

I have doors on my tarp and simply button everything up if I go to far from camp. Everything is out of sight and I also never worry about rain while I'm away.

**steveflinn** · 10-21-2012, 16:23

Originally Posted by 2Questions

I have doors on my tarp and simply button everything up if I go to far from camp. Everything is out of sight and I also never worry about rain while I'm away.

Amen!

Hey, it's Sunday and the Giants are still in the playoffs (for now), so it's a holy day.

I love my HHMonsoon. Covers the whole shebang and it has blast doors. Plus, at 23 ounces it provides the ballast I need on holy days.

**shuag** · 10-23-2012, 21:54

I purchased a small mesh hammock that hangs underneath me. It holds my pack and all of my gear off of the ground. I think it weighs around 3 oz.

**steveflinn** · 10-24-2012, 16:52

Originally Posted by shuag

I purchased a small mesh hammock that hangs underneath me. It holds my pack and all of my gear off of the ground. I think it weighs around 3 oz.

ooh. where'd ya get that?

**Chard** · 10-24-2012, 18:51

I'd say it depends on the type of tarp you have at the size. I use a 12' x 10' BlackCat with DIY grizbeaks and I run a loose ridgeline underneath the tarp to hang light gear from (mostly the stuffsacks and toilet kit). I find that I can tuck my pack up underneath my head or feet (depending on the prevailing wind) and haven't had a problem getting things wet. If the weather's looking bad, I'd pack the bag up with all of the loose gear and put on the rain cover. In dry or slightly moist weather, you can get away with hanging it from a tree and again using the raincover.