My hammock situation for last weekend

[blgoode]

Man I love a hammock for the south east! Hard not to be comfortable and enjoy a spot like this. I don’t get out as much as I’d like but I wanted to share the setup.
Warbonnet Thunderfly tarp
Warbonnet blackbird hammock
Hammock gear incubator Underquilt
Enlightened equipment top quilt.

 

[GotDraw?]

love my hammock/tarp set up too.

HATE being all stooped and crunched up to get dressed or undressed though...

JL

 

[blgoode]

I haven’t had many issues. If it isn’t raining I’ll pitch tarp differently during day. Let me see if I got a picture of that.

 

[blgoode]

I thought I had a picture. Sometimes I’ll only do 1 front corner like this and drape it Over the backside of the tarp. It helps to get it out of the way and only takes a second to pitch it when leaving or rain moves in.

 

[Midwest Firecraft]

Hard to beat the view from a hammock. Just upgraded to the new Dream Tex fabric and love it.

 

[Midwest Firecraft]

love my hammock/tarp set up too.

HATE being all stooped and crunched up to get dressed or undressed though...

JL

If you hang the tarp in porch mode that helps a lot, but for winter or bad weather a tarp with poles makes a lot of room inside

 

[blgoode]

Awesome dome for that snow!

 

[Team4LongGun]

If you hang the tarp in porch mode that helps a lot, but for winter or bad weather a tarp with poles makes a lot of room inside

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What tarp is that with the poles?

 

[Midwest Firecraft]

Winter Haven from Simply Light Designs.

 

[Boudreaux]

If you hang the tarp in porch mode that helps a lot, but for winter or bad weather a tarp with poles makes a lot of room inside

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What hammock?

 

[Fishnowhuntlater]

My back hates the hard ground. Hammock all the way.

 

[Midwest Firecraft]

What hammock?

Warbonnet Ridgerunner. Started out with a Warbonnet Blackbird, but gathered end hammocks hurt my knees. The bridge hammock has been the ticket for me.

 

[Midwest Firecraft]

My back hates the hard ground. Hammock all the way.

When you are in the boreal forest on rocks and roots, even a 3 inch air mat with a half inch closed cell foam pad did little to stop the pain. Nothing like floating above the rocks and water!

 

[maverick]

I just ordered the Winter Haven with the pole mods from SLD earlier this week. I went with the 13' XL.

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[Midwest Firecraft]

Do you have a bridge hammock? I bought mine used, but I made sure it was set up for a bridge hammock and it has been wonderful. Putting the poles in takes some practice, but worth it, especially in inclement weather.

 

[maverick]

I have a couple gathered end hammocks. 1 SLD and 1 Dream Hammock.

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[Midwest Firecraft]

Let us know what you think, it has been a game changer in inclement weather for me.

 

[assquatch20]

Looks like a nice spot to set up for awhile. I just got into hammocking. I have a Hennessy Explorer Deluxe I think it is, with the zipper entry. I gotta get a quilt or two now though. I have a good rainfly and the Hennessy insulation system but would like to get a an underquilt, plus a regular quilt actually.

There's a hang event going on down at the Cherokee National Forest this weekend but I'm not quite ready to go hang in the cold, I don't think. I'm a bit underequipped. Are you on the hammock forums?

Here's a picture from a test run. My tarp was a bit high and alignment was off but it was comfy still.

 

[Midwest Firecraft]

There's a hang event going on down at the Cherokee National Forest this weekend but I'm not quite ready to go hang in the cold, I don't think. I'm a bit underequipped. Are you on the hammock forums?

My tarp was a bit high and alignment was off but it was comfy still.

Hang looks great to me, especially in the winter. The biggest problem I have in the winter is condensation, so I like the tarp high. I had so much condensation on my top quilt from my November trip I bought a gortex bivy to use in the hammock! The great thing about the group hangs is all the great advise you get from experienced people who are there to help, but I agree, if you don't have a proper underquilt, it could be miserable.
I'm on the hammock forums under same username.