Oregon (or Pacific NW) backpacking paradises?

[Playapixie]

Gary: bring LONG tree straps and extra line to Enchanted Valley. Those trees are big! Plenty of smaller deciduous trees to pick from too, but they don't shelter you from the weather as well. I just came back from there a couple days ago. :-)

[Insaniac99]

Gary: bring LONG tree straps and extra line to Enchanted Valley. Those trees are big! Plenty of smaller deciduous trees to pick from too, but they don't shelter you from the weather as well. I just came back from there a couple days ago. :-)

Out of curiosity, how long was each side of your suspension? I use 12' straps and 6.5' whoopee slings and want to know if I need to plan on extending them for that area..

[Playapixie]

Gary: my straps are 8 feet and way too short for many of the trees. 12 would be closer but still possibly not enough. The first trees I tried didn't work because my tarp ridge line wasn't long enough. I ended up using some cord to extend my tree strap on one tree. I did find trees 12-15 feet apart though so standard whoopies were fine. It's the getting around the girth of those old growth trees that's a challenge.

There are other trees to pick from though, but it was raining when I arrived and I wanted the cover of the forest rather than the openness by the river.

Sorry for hijacking your thread, Chadwick (but Enchanted Valley is a super nice hike!)

[slugbait]

I've hung there several times using 12' straps- no issues.

[Gary_R]

Gary: bring LONG tree straps and extra line to Enchanted Valley. Those trees are big! Plenty of smaller deciduous trees to pick from too, but they don't shelter you from the weather as well. I just came back from there a couple days ago. :-)

I use adjustable webbing suspension.. I have nice long straps already, I live in the PNW after all....