I've seen many threads on treeless options but am coming up short finding info on (gasp!) going to the ground with a hammock when absolutely necessary. Searched here as well as the Googles and 'Tubes for ideas but have come up mostly empty-handed; perhaps I'm searching for the wrong terms. More specifically, does anyone have experience with ground set-up options for a WBBB? I just ordered a 1.1 dl this morning (Where is it already?!? ha ha), and was hoping to find some instructions or pics on how to use it on the ground. Please know that I fully accept the risk of being forever shunned and silenced here for even PROPOSING to use a hammock as a...tent. Of sorts.
Before I get blown to bits with your understandable hatred for my heretical thoughts of fouling a nice hammock...I recently got a cuben fiber ground sheet from Joe at ZPacks for just such a ground emergency. Uber-light and tough--methinks it shall make a worthy buffer for the BB and thus an acceptable 'luxury' item in my pack.
Assume I'll be using trekking poles for staking out a MacCat Deluxe and, hopefully, the BB bugnet in some fashion. Is it as simple as hanging the bugnet from some sort of tarp ridgeline, or even the poles themsleves? I expect to do quite a bit of experimenting when I get my paws on that sweet hunk of Warbonnet love. I'm relatively new to both hammocking and tarping, so any experiences you folks can share would be greatly appreciated.
I expect to be above treeline for some trips this summer and just want to know I'll be prepared for any situation. My (crazy) bigwall climbing brother said he'd hook me up with climbing hardware for rock hanging, so I'm pretty stoked about that!
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