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    Question Dealing with Snow

    Winter activities in general and especially camping just takes more stuff – planning, equipment, clothes, space, etc. A big part of these winter activities is protecting your gear and clothing from becoming wet either from sweat, water, or especially snow. Although hammocks provide a nice sleeping system and tarp systems, provide shelter for the hammock and hammocker, they do not provide the same kind of protective environment for the other gear and clothing in general.

    This last weekend, we took the scouts out for some snow shelter building practice. The temperatures where nice (teens both nights) and weather conditions in general were nice with about 2 feet of snow on the ground. The hammock was comfortable, the quilts kept me warm, the tarp in winter configuration stopped the wind and snow, so the sleeping part was great.

    As anyone who has dug quinzees, snow caves, and built igloos knows, by the time you are done, you are soaked head to toe, so there is a lot of wet (soon to be frozen) gear to deal with.

    I found myself really missing the floor space of the tent. Being able to spread out wet clothes, break out boot liners, etc. in a protected area out of the snow. I ended up having to use my bag as a shelf to keep things out of the snow, so they would not freeze into a ball and be unusable later. That made it a real pain to access the rest of by gear and not get snow into the bag.

    How are other winter hangers handling their gear and keeping it out of the snow?
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    Hi Lou,
    I use a much larger tarp in winter. If the wind is not blowing too bad I also do the walking stick porch on one side. If you select the right trees you can also hang a second ridgeline a few feet from the primary ridgeline under the tarp to hang wet items. A couple extra biners also let you hang you pack and stuff shacks from one of the hammock lines.

    I often though a cheap fishnet hammock hung in place of the 2nd ridgeline might even work better.
    hth

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    I always carry a gear hammock, even in the summer. I hang it underneath my hammock or to the side and it provides a place to keep things dry and off the ground. I sometimes hang it away from my stuff and cover it with a piece of rip stop to protect it. I really like it and I can stand up and sort through stuff, keeps my area neat and protected.
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    Quote Originally Posted by canoebie View Post
    I always carry a gear hammock, even in the summer. I hang it underneath my hammock or to the side and it provides a place to keep things dry and off the ground. I sometimes hang it away from my stuff and cover it with a piece of rip stop to protect it. I really like it and I can stand up and sort through stuff, keeps my area neat and protected.
    Do you have any pics? I'm having trouble imagining this setup.....

    Thanks!

    -jeff

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roundtrip View Post
    Do you have any pics? I'm having trouble imagining this setup.....

    Thanks!

    -jeff
    This is one option
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    Here's the original version from Just Jeff that spawned the Jack's product:

    Gear Hammock


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    I have been using the MacEntyre version of the Gear Hammock to store my stuff. I like having the SEEP to keep my gear protected if I decide to hang wet clothes over the top instead of inside with my other gear. I'm still playing with the hanging options, but winter is just getting started, so I have plenty of time to work things out.
    This will not dry your clothes out but it will keep your gear out of the elements. The only way I have been able to dry clothes is either wear them or hang them on a trekking pole by the fire.
    Hope this helps...
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    I usually carry one of those heavy duty 12 ounce space blankets. It can be sued to boost insulation, a tarp beak and in the case you were mentioning, a tarp floor.


    This picture was taken in the Spring when heavy rains had hit the night before. I went with a ground-dweller with a tiny tarp. We wound up sitting under my tarp on the space blanket from dinner until time for bed. While this was not in snow, the same concept applies. Its a dry spot to put your gear under our tarp and hammock.

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    If I'm not carrying a gear hammock, I usually clip my pack onto the hammock support. Anything that needs to dry gets hung on the support line or a separate clothesline. On winter, hanging wet stuff doesn't do a lot of good without a fire.

    You can actually let your clothes freeze and them bang them against a log to knock the ice crystals out. Not as efficient as a fire but it works a little bit.
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    Ridge line I use to hang stuff to dry and have a peace of tyvek to lay on ground as a flloor mat

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