Got bored and did some number crunching.

[thatguy]

I know I'm kind of preaching to the choir here... but listen to me anyway :P

I was looking at my pack weight template and went ahead and put in my desired hammock setup and figured out I'll be saving 5 pounds by converting over. How did I ever convince myself that carrying that tent was what I needed to do?

I ran some other suspension and tarp setups and found I can almost clear 6 pounds of difference.

My wife said "go for it" when I told her how much weight I'd be saving. Guess I need to start making some decisions...

[Aardvark]

Can you throw in a little comparison data, like to see where you are getting the 5 pound improvement. Not deterring you in any way, only time I sleep on the ground anymore is when I confuse my sleeping aids with M&Ms!

[lubbockhammockguy]

A great resource for a ton of hanging information is the book titled The Ultimate Hang

[canoe]

my weight is lighter but not by 5lbs and I have a heavy tent 3person tent

[thatguy]

Current tent/sleep system

• tent (fly/ground cloth included) - 5.9lb
• thermarest pad - 2.4 lb
• sleeping bag 1.5 lb

total = 9.8 lbs

playing with stuff I'd like

• wbbb - 29.6oz (1.85 lb) [includes adj.webbing and clips]
• sf - 19oz (1.19 lb)
• 3 season yeti - 12.5oz (0.78 lb)
• 3 season mamba (reg) - 19oz (1.19 lb)

total 80.1oz (5.01 lb)

*all weights taken from manufacturer websites except for tent that I have actually weighed.

admittedly, I have the basecamp thermarest which is far heavier than I need 90% of the time. my total pack weight (pre food/water/clothes) is a little over 17 pounds. I'm not sure I ever realized that half of it was my shelter/sleep system

[thatguy]

Most of my gear was pieced together over my college years so it was what I could afford at the time. I never claimed to be an ultralighter...

[BlackHand]

pretty nice. even if you just switched to the hammock and tarp instead of your tent setup you'll still be saving ~3lbs which would be a pretty good starting point

[thatguy]

pretty nice. even if you just switched to the hammock and tarp instead of your tent setup you'll still be saving ~3lbs which would be a pretty good starting point

True, but I somehow got permission from the wife... seems that I should jump before she changes her mind

[Mort]

Better hang on to that awesome wife of yours! Ha!

[cfi on the fly]

You were packing a heavy tent and pad. Yes you will get lighter with a hammock system and by all means I say go for it. But you could have also got to your targeted weight with newer, lighter tent and pad....if that was your only objective.