beardedbowhunter
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First year backpacking in and spending several nights in the back country. Should I go with a tent or something else more lightweight?
First year backpacking in and spending several nights in the back country. Should I go with a tent or something else more lightweight?
Where? When? How far? Etc...First year backpacking in and spending several nights in the back country. Should I go with a tent or something else more lightweight?
Where? When? How far? Etc...
Live2hunt custom shelters
Central Idaho. Sept-Oct. Probably 5 miles in.
I am sitting here in Idaho having lunch before heading out of service and into bear camp.
The solo shelter I have with me is a hammock and tarp. I haven’t slept on the ground in the last three years. I love how great my back feels getting out of the hammock in the morning. You may want to consider it.
William will never toot his own horn on this site so I'll do it for him:If you're going solo I would go with something like a simple tarp bivvy combo or maybe in A frame like a Mega tarp style. If you are going with 2 guys I would go with either the A frame or a 4 man tipi And possibly a bug bivy. A lot depends on your personal style and preference however it's not too often that I will recommend A lot depends on your personal style and preference however it's not too often that I will recommend A tent over a floorless In the high country
Live2hunt custom shelters
I have thought about bringing my hammock. I have not slept in it yet so I don't know if I would like it or not.
Yup. Nothing worse than getting out there and finding you can't get a good night's rest hanging. Also be sure you're comfortable sleeping under a tarp. Some like the security blanket of being zipped in an enclosed shelter.Read up on hammock camping on here before you do. You will need an under quilt or a sleeping pad if it gets cold at all. I did trial runs in the back yard before I took the leap. Haven’t looked back.
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Lighter, no mud/dirt on the floor, larger square footage, flexible pitching options, ability to run a stove...the list goes on.So what is the draw to go with floorless over a tent?
So what is the draw to go with floorless over a tent?
So nasty lol.I can just roll over and move my EE quilt to take a leak in a floorless, instead of having to crawl out of a tent to go outside.