Great double hang. With an even larger tarp it is possible to hang diagonally under the four corners as well as criss-crossed orthagonally.Originally Posted by miisterwright
Any way you do it, the Ghillie Kettle makes a hot beverage a quick reality. I love my 1.5L with the bean cooker pan.
"Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle."
-- Michaelangelo
Seems like you'd have to the tarp way high to hang orthogonally. Is this only feasible with hammocks that aren't using bug netting. I could see this working if it weren't for nets or rigelines.
I've got the 1.0 and that is plenty bulky for me. The Ghille it hard to beat when heating water for groups for and extended period of time. Takes about 5 min. for first boil then it whistles about every 3 min after that IME. I found out last weekend that it's REALLY fast when you just throw it on the campfire. When I got my kettle, it leaked a bit around the bottom seam. They said it would probably stop leaking after a few uses. Well, on this last trip, it would barely hold water. It's nothing a little JB Weld can't fix. The leaking water was putting out my fire in it's base, so I just set it in the campfire. I'm very satisfied with the Ghille, but I'm not sure it's going to keep coming with me on short trips. It's not all that heavy, but it takes up space and it's not like a pot you can fill with other stuff. I also have the pot stand for it. It's nice to be able to cook and boil water at the same time.
~Bryan
I almost always hang double when camping w/ my son. We use a Speer Winter Tarp and it works really well. We have done this in pretty heavy rain and both stayed absolutely dry. The trick for pitching over 2 when you expect rain is to hng the hammocks closer so the tarp is a steeper pitch. Looking at some of the pictures in this thread you could do the same thing by stacking the hammocks.
If you count the blanket underneath for Annie the dog we actually have 3 under this tarp...
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