After checking out this forum and tent camping a few times (a newbie) via bicycle, I decided to downsize to a hammock and my Hennessy Hammock is on it's way in time for a cycle trip to Salt Spring Island! Reading through your forums helped me make my decision. Plus HH is made locally.
I forgot to say that I put purchased the HH Exped Asym Zip with snakeskins, upgrade to 72" tree jiggers and 70D Hex rainfly upgrade and also a Thermarest NeoAir mattress with Mylar centre that kept me very warm on cold ground and weighs 12 ozs along with a Bike & Hike mummy sleeping bag to keep weight down. I travel with a Burley Travoy trailer and have used it on tent camping tours on both Pende Islands and Salt Spring Island (Ruckle Park) as I cannot use panniers an don't do well with a pack on my back an the trailer feels like nothing is there. It's not for mountain bike trails, but works everywhere else and now I can hang and have the big rainfly and not be stuck in a tent, should it decide to rain here on the wet coast. I have already checked camping areas on the gulf islands and haven't found one (so far) that says I cannot use a hammock and the one I am going to in just over 2 week is managed by a lady who has used hammocks before so she found me a great spot to "hang".
Hello and Welcome from north of Toronto!
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Hello fellow Canuk Hanger.
Welcome from a little east of Toronto, Ontario.
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Welcome Traceyge,
I'm in Victoria, new to hammock hanging but definitely enjoy my WBBB.
Are you camping in Ruckle Park on Saltspring?
Have fun!
Coffeedrinker
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Thanks so much for the welcome! I hope to have a really good experience on my hang in just over 2 weeks with lots of photos and such.
To Coffeedrinker - I am going to Ganges this time. I was at Ruckle on the 28-29 of June so want to try Ganges. May go to Ruckle again at the beginning of September depending on work.
Hello Traceyge,
This hasn't been a good year for camping for me, so I'm glad to hear that someone is getting out! I thought of doing Sydney Spit Park, but haven't been there in years, so don't know if there are any good places to hang.
I found, much as you have, that there was nothing specifically against hammock camping, other than don't damage the trees and camp on (over) a designated camp spot.
Summer certainly has arrived! Enjoy the sunshine!
Coffeedrinker
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