Bivvy

I have a Goretex bivvy bag, can't remember the brand but I would have got it from Paddy Pallins.

I really only use it inside my tent to enclose my 150-gram sleeping bag on cold nights, but have on occasion used it in the open and also with my "half tent".



Something I designed years ago to provide shelter for just my top half.

Say "Ahhhh"

Off topic, ive got a clark nx-250, new model is the 270 i believe. I have a superfly sil nylon rain fly which turns into a full tent to cover it, and a custom made goose down underquilt from the US underground underquilts. Had it for years, and awesome sleep on hunts in the freezing cold, no more ground mats for me. Light as gear, and a good nights sleep with an asymmetrical lay also, plus you can sleep on your side in them as well. No sore shoulders in the morning. You can hang high in a tree, but be careful, to get right above ground and any foot travel or wild dog issues that may be around.

www.junglehammock.com/product/camo-nx-270-camping-hammock/

I've been thinking of using a hammock, historically it hasn't been suitable for the terrain I walk in (often above the tree line) but around here it would be fine. 1.3kgs + fly is a little heavy though I think, but OTOH if I include the bivvy and mat and ground sheet and internal mozzie net weight to that poncho I posted to above I'd be looking at the same I think.

If the dogs are smart you might wind up wrapped up in your hammock like a fly in a spider web 😂 dogs have moved even closer in the last few year, they are a huge presence only 70km from us now and we get the occasional one here.

I have had used a hammock camping out with a tarp suspended above before. Didn't like it as much as I'm probably too big to sleep comfortably in one.

Never thought before about wild dog packs when setting up camp. Should keep that in the back of my mind from now on.

I have a friend who is 6ft7" and a very thick man at that. He loved my hammock and no issues. Hammocks have come a long way and it very much depends on what type of hammock you have. A lot of military persons purchase them when on tours and hang between tanks and equipment, they also double as an on the ground unit.

Im 6"2 and just come down from 110kg, and i sleep predominately on my side, i have trouble in a bed let alone a ground mat as my shoulders are broad and crush in to my head causing me to wake up in pain and stiff quite often, not so with the hammock, i also get a flat lay in mine, not a banana lay as you put your feet (in a well made hammock) into one corner and your front in the other side.

They double as a chair also, and you can take off and put on your shoes with ease whereas with a tent you can get stuck on your butt, and then dragging muddy boots into your tent unless you have a front that covers them externally to your tent.

If you get snowed or rained in, you can also cook with a view outside of being confined to a tent. Believe me, being stuck in a small light weight tent in strong rain for days sucks! In a hammock, with a rain fly, at least you can move around and any water that passes underneath sees you above it.

I was long term light weight tent and ground mat camper, never again unless it was badly needed.

The other reason why i am comfortable hanging higher is because i have spent a lot of time in a tree stand hunting. In the right spot you can move from your hammock to your stand, all the while harnessed safely. The feeling of being in the trees above the ground for hunting and or vantage point for any human traffic possibly passing through is awesome! But again, thats just me.

It does however make a good point for WROL scenario, learn to look up, not just forward, you never know who might be up there.

Where do u live that the trees dont grow big enough?

Righto, i thought as much. You can still hang off different stuff like your car or trailer, and set up different set ups to hang without trees as well. Here's one option. Yer certainly no good trying to get up high when there's nothing to climb up high on though lol