Hi.
I took time to read as much as i can here before asking question. Still a lot of things i am not sure to fully understand. I mainly do bicycle touring (as lightly loaded as possible) with a few hikes each year. I usually travel with my wife. We use a Bilgy tarp tent. It weight 3 lbs complete (groundsheet, stake and all). We take around 1.5 lbs each. I plan to do a few short solo tour this year. I could take the Tarp tent BUT i don't find really funny to crawl to the ground. It is much easier to sit on my Risk test hammock. I slept once in it last year. I was feeling great but a bit cold.
Now, for my solo tour, i would like to use a hammock. Ideally a 2 lbs setup would be nice (lighter than Bilgy tarp tent, more comfortable and hopefully a bit more compact inside my panniers). I don't want to spend too much since i will use it (at first) a few times each year. I was thinking a 2 layers hammock to use a pad for insulation (i will not do cold hammocking). Bugnet is important to me. Fast setup would be nice. Ground setup possibility could be interesting too.
What do you think of:
Option 1: Claytor Mosquito Hammock. It is listed at 1.5 lbs. Dual layer. Bugnet. Suspension could be modified for easier setup. Cheap at 70$ US (I am canadian) shipped. I could use my PU coated tarp at worst (weight too much) or sew a silnylon one. Easy solution but even with a light tarp, can i reach 2 lbs?
Option 2: Sew a 2 layer hammock. i was thinking 1.1 ripstop and no-see-um netting. Maybe with Just Jeff nice How-to. I could sew a light tarp too.
Option 3 or more: ??
How light could i expect my 1.1 ripstop 2 layers hammock to be?
Could you tell me how light is a 8 X 8 1.1 silnylon tarp?
How much lighter could be option 2 over option 1? Worth it if i don't have too much time?
Hom many different bugnet solutions?
Thanks for your help!
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