Hammock set up weight?

[craige]

Well a standard 0º hg burrow is 1lb 10oz so yeah they are a fair bit lighter

My setup is heavy atm, I'm saving for new gear.

Hammock - 12oz
Hammock and tarp suspension + stakes in a tyvek sack - 9.1oz
Bug net - 6.2oz
Tarp + guylines - 20.5 oz
Total - 37.8oz

0ºf synthetic s/bag - 69oz
Snugpak uq - 46oz
Total - 115oz

[Catavarie]

So all of my gear is DIY, this is my 3 season setup. Certainly not the lightest setup ever. But I'll eventually shave some more weight off of it.

Lean Green Hmk V3 (1.1)--->5.75
Tree Straps (8ft x 1in)----->3
Toggles (Carbon Fiber)----->0.125
Carabiners (2)------------->2.25
DIY Down TQ-------------->20.875
DIY Down UQ-------------->21.75
DIY Hex Tarp-------------->13.375
4 Y Stakes---------------->2.125
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Total--------------------->4.3 lbs

[SwinginIt]

Summer rig:
Darien UL- 14oz
HG hex tarp- 6.7oz
Custom HG TQ- 10.5oz
WL SSUQ- 10oz

Total- 41.2oz

[Armor Like Fire]

Well a standard 0º hg burrow is 1lb 10oz so yeah they are a fair bit lighter

My setup is heavy atm, I'm saving for new gear.

Hammock - 12oz
Hammock and tarp suspension + stakes in a tyvek sack - 9.1oz
Bug net - 6.2oz
Tarp + guylines - 20.5 oz
Total - 37.8oz

0ºf synthetic s/bag - 69oz
Snugpak uq - 46oz
Total - 115oz

How is that heavy? And how could you shave off weight, or do you mean with your sleeping system? What kind of hammock/what material is your hammock?

[Armor Like Fire]

Summer rig:
Darien UL- 14oz
HG hex tarp- 6.7oz
Custom HG TQ- 10.5oz
WL SSUQ- 10oz

Total- 41.2oz

What dementia is your hex tarp? And does that include tieouts?
What's it made of?

[Armor Like Fire]

Dang you guys have me confused, hen when I seem to use the lightest materials (with in a reasonable price range) (30d silnylon tarp) or 70d ripstop nylon hammock.
You guys still lighter then mine is and it confused me how that happens 0_o
The only thing I have on any of my stuff that's not needed is a bit of grosgrain around the trimming of my hammock (I like to be a bit different)

[craige]

How is that heavy? And how could you shave off weight, or do you mean with your sleeping system? What kind of hammock/what material is your hammock?

Mainly the insulation that is heavy tbh.

The hammock fabric was sold to me as 1.6oz/y but I worked out that it was more like 2.0oz/y so my next one will be 1.1oz/y, and I'm going to experiment with lengths/widths/footbox etc. that will half the hammock weight.

Suspension - I am planning on getting dynaglide for ucrs, and webbing with a lower breaking strain (currently 3500lb I think, going to 1500lb), that'll shave an oz or more. Also going to lose the tyvek bag, and may just carry ti pin stakes and use sticks if I need better hold.

Bug net is fine.

I already have enough silnylon to make another tarp or two, so a hex instead of a winter tarp will shave some weight.

It should be quite possible to knock almost a lb off without losing any comfort

Insulation, going to get some downy goodness from hammock gear when I can afford it. For 0º and full length uq and tq it should be around 56oz halving the weight there too. Obv summer setup will be even lighter.

I'm saving atm but it is slow progress.

[CrankyOldGuy]

Two words: cuben tarp. You can get whatever coverage you desire at a fraction of the weight and 3 times the price. As one with a reputation for "thriftiness" it hurt to pay that much but the weight savings is significant.

[craige]

Two words: cuben tarp. You can get whatever coverage you desire at a fraction of the weight and 3 times the price. As one with a reputation for "thriftiness" it hurt to pay that much but the weight savings is significant.

That's most people's problem, price. Say you save 10oz with a cuben tarp, cost may be around $250, that's $25/oz of weight saved. Almost nothing else will cost that much for the weight saved. Therefore cuben will probably be one of the final things to be added to my arsenal... really looking forward to when that day finally comes though!

[dakotaross]

What dementia is your hex tarp?

HA! Wait, you didn't really think that was plural for "dimensions", right?

Occasionally mine gets that way after I drink.