First Wilderness Hang, Solo Canoe Trip

[bcaron]

Just returned from my "shake down" trip of my new hammock. It was a short three day solo canoe trip into the semi wilds of Central Ontario. The area is a small chain of lakes two hours north of Toronto. These lakes lie on what we call "Crown Land" meaning it's owned by the people of Ontario, and camping is free and unregulated



Very nice small lake with some great Largemouth bass. The area is rarely busy, with only a few established campsites on each lake.




The Hennessey Expedition Zip enjoying it's first real hang! The side zip model will likely outsell the bottom entry shortly. It's amazing how much air the netting blocks. It was great to be able to unzip even a small way to add some breeze to an otherwise clammy humid hang.



View of the campsite from the water.



Looking out on the lake.



I spent most of the time under the tarp. It rained for all but a couple hours. The Chinook tarp saved the trip. The mosquito's enjoyed the tarp as much as I did.




I found it challenging to gauge the distance between trees for the hammock and tarp, I'm certain that will get easier with more practice. I can confirm that mosquito's certainly bite through a hammock Thanks to the forum I was prepared!

Blair

[WonderMonkey]

Can't see the pics yet but maybe that is because I'm at work.

As far as the distance goes you can always have a thin rope with knots at different distances.

[Poppabear]

Thanks for the trip report. To for help posting your pictures go the FAQ section clink on "General Forum Usage" then "User Profile Features" finally click on "Albums and Pictures" and there you should find what you need to get your pictures uploaded. As for rigging your hammock. Practice makes perfect the more that you hang the easier it will be to judge your tree distance.

[Niloc]

That's a nice spot to camp at. Got to love being on the water in a remote area.

[Shewie]

Great stuff, stunning country

[mbiraman]

Sounds good and the pics are great. Don't worry about the tree distance , you'll get a better feel for it in no time. Spent a bit of my teen yrs paddling in that general vicinity.

[Knotty]

"Camping is free and unregulated." We need some of that "Crown Land" here in the states.

Sorry about the rain and skeeters. Still better than a day at work.

[JayS]

Thanks for sharing your trip. What a beautiful location. Too bad about all the rain but the memories will erase a bit of it!

For tree distance, it does get easier with time. I know how many paces make a good distance for me, as well as how many are "doable".

[Salty]

You guys are making me want to move to Canada. Beautiful place.

[Triggerhpy]

What no deer/moose hanging in camp? Looks like you'll find some big ones up there.
That's some nice flat water.