Give me some tips on hammock camping

[omicron1792]

If you have already bought the hammock my advice is to sell it and buy a tent. In my opinion they are good for naps, but I cannot get comfortable for long stretches. I am not alone. I did a backpacking trip with a buddy who was trying out a new hammock. I woke up in the morning to find him sleeping on the ground underneath his hammock.

We already own the hammock. We love it and use it a lot at home.

It’s for a 10 year old boy. He will be fine

 

[Zeke6951]

I have a hammock but have only used it for mid day naps. My son and grandson have hammocks, under quilts, top quilts, rain and bug flies. They love them. The do a lot of Boy Scout camping.

 

[ohoopee]

I backcountry camp in mine quite a bit. Hammock gear has a Ridgeline gear bag that is handy. a cheap piece of tyvek under the hammock keeps gear off the ground and a tarp sleeve will help deploy the tarp in windy conditions. I prefer a mesh sleeve for faster drying. I have a top cover for "Winter camping" when weather is sub-35. Finally, the smaller tarps are great when weather is nice but a larger one can help with blowing wind and rain. You can use a smaller tarp but you have to pay closer attention to how you set up. Oh, the 3/4 quilts are great until it gets cold you dont have to fuss as much with a full size quilt in colder climes.

 

[ohoopee]

I like to pitch a larger tarp in "Porch Mode" for rainy weather or drop sides down all the way
in cold weather and have a place to eat or read out of the weather.

 

[Blurry1]

My son started Boy Scouts and I am setting him up for hammock camping. Have hammock, rain tarp, bug net, and sleeping bag. What else do I need?

In south so rarely that cold. Will get him an under quilt next season.

Assuming you know how to set everything up you need nothing else outside of the aforementioned sleeping pad.

 

[aclawrence]

A good set of quilts is the cats meow for hammock camping.


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[LongWayAround]

I don't often sleep in my hammock, other than mid-day camp naps, but a pad in the hammock makes it much nicer. I prefer a closed-cell foam or self-inflating. My self-inflating pads have a face material that is much less slippery than a blow-up air pad

 

[James sky]

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