It is finally here (leaving 6/19). The trip that pushed me to jump feet first into hammocking. We fly into Boise and drive a rental to Hailey, where we will stay in a home on the Big Wood River for 4 nights. Then we meet the rafting crew in Stanley on 6/23 and begin our rafting trip on 6/24. We will be joined by Dave and Sue, from Massachusetts, and Frank from NJ, whom we met on last year's Grand Canyon trip. My BIL Jeff will be joining me for the 3rd year in a row. My wife Kristen will be on her 2nd rafting trip.
After sleeping on the ground the last two years in the Grand Canyon, I knew there had to be a better way to enjoy these otherwise fantastic adventures. Up until now, I have only done a few one-nighters in a hammock and slept out on my property. There's no turning back now. The learning curve has been a blast and I will forever be in debt to the people on this forum and their ingenuity, and helpful attitudes.
It will be 6 days of high water (class III and IV) and surprise campsites, without knowing what's in store. I never asked whether a hammock is allowed or recommended, not wanting to get the dreaded "uninformed answer". I have tried to plan for all reasonable contingencies, whether it be hanging from rock cliffs or for the unfortunate event of having to sleep on the ground. I even found a website Whitewater Campsites, that gives a lot of information and has photos of many campsite along western US rivers. I will be using the WBBB 1.7 DL, 3 season Incubator, Burrow, and Granite Gear 10 x 10 tarp, while my wife will be sleeping comfy in the Switchback 1.9 SL, Incubator, JRB Sierra Sniveller, and the BDWD. Both setups will be stuffed into GG dry sacks that will go into the HD dry bags. We both have pads, hers a BA Air Core, mine a Neoaire. We will take trecking poles for porches and hiking. I will also be carrying CAMP USA Tricams for the rock.
I have my Canon G9 and underwater housing that has been through the Grand Canyon on both trips. I am hoping for a ton of good photos and maybe some video as well.
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