Gear Hammock Troubles

[tygr]

Everytime I try to use my Grand Trunk Ultralight as a gear hammock either right next to me or underneath me, I've always had things falling out and onto the ground.

What do others in HF do with their gear? Do you use a gear hammock? Please help me solve this problem.

Thanks!

[raiffnuke]

I usually hang it on one of the trees that my hammock is hanging from or put it ona ground cloth beneath me.

[gargoyle]

A couple tricks for a gear hammock.
String it tighter to form a cocoon around the gear.
Or
Sew on two small loops to the hems, it'll allow a 'biner to hold it closed.

[Raul Perez]

Blackbird has a shelf so I stow most of what I need in there. Food is hung up, the rest stays in the pack under my hammock

[G.L.P.]

i pretty much do what Raul does... but i do have a DIY just jeff pack cover/gear hammock i use once in a blue moon.. works great JRB sells them there really nice ... i hang it off my Whoopie sling next to my hammock so everything is off the ground if it's raining... but most of the time it's on the ground under my hammock..

[FLRider]

I usually hang stuff that needs to dry from the suspension or a small amount of "camo cord" (cheapo braided nylon line) that I bring with for small tasks. Food gets bear bagged and hung, and everything else either goes in the bike's dry bag (if I'm bike camping), or in a mix of my pack (carabinered at the peak of the foot end of my Hennessy; I got the huge model, so it's got enough room for that and me inside), a pair of plastic s-biners hanging from the ridgeline, and the ridgeline mesh gear storage area above my head.

It's worked well so far.

[ccathcart72]

I made my gear hammock from a pack cover I bought at Walmart for less than $5. It is blue and has cord sewn into the perimeter with cord locks for tightening it around your pack. the cord is exposed on the top and bottom of the cover so I hook a length of cord to the exposed cord on each end of the pack cover and then to each end of the hammock suspension lines. When I put my gear in the suspended cover the weight causes the cord in the cover to tighen around the gear. The gear hammock is suspended by the cord sewn into the pack cover and not the cover itself. Hope this is clear. If not i will be out this weekend and try to take a couple of pictures.

Chris

[RockChucker30]

I made my gear hammock from a pack cover I bought at Walmart for less than $5. It is blue and has cord sewn into the perimeter with cord locks for tightening it around your pack. the cord is exposed on the top and bottom of the cover so I hook a length of cord to the exposed cord on each end of the pack cover and then to each end of the hammock suspension lines. When I put my gear in the suspended cover the weight causes the cord in the cover to tighen around the gear. The gear hammock is suspended by the cord sewn into the pack cover and not the cover itself. Hope this is clear. If not i will be out this weekend and try to take a couple of pictures.

Chris

Sounds like a DIY version of this:

http://www.jacksrbetter.com/JGHPC.htm

I've been thinking of getting one of these gear hammock/pack cover combos. Anyone have one? Any thoughts?

[Tendertoe]

A couple tricks for a gear hammock.
String it tighter to form a cocoon around the gear.

+1 you aren't sitting in it so rake away. I've used this method with a GTUL and it does bring the sides up to form a cocoon as mentioned.

[NewtonGT]

ive had the problem with my gear rolling out of my jrb gear hammock. after reading this thread I think ill be able to figure it out now