[Cdt-l] Hammocks on the CDT

[Seth Schumacher]

I've been getting a bunch of emails about using a hammock on the CDT.  I 
used a Hennesy Hammock and LOVED it. Yes it was a bit heavy, 1lb 15oz, 
but it was so comfortable it was worth it. While harder to set up 
without trees in areas like the basin in Wyoming and the southern 
desert, once you get used to setting it up using staked out trekking 
poles it's not bad. Just like tenting really. You could upgrade the 
larger rain fly/tarp and just use that when on the ground as well. I'd 
get the larger tarp anyway. I just slept under the stars mostly when 
there weren't any trees. You could bounce a hammock around the ground 
dweller sections as well if you chose but the CDT is mostly hammock 
friendly in my experience, even if you have to look a bit for good spots.


-- 
Seth "Osprey" Schumacher
President Willamette Outdoor Recreational Climbing Club
Primal Quest Trekking Director 2008 | Primal Quest HQ Director 2009
Appalachian Trail 2007 | Continental Divide Trail 2006
1-406-223-6336 | osprey at ospreysjourneys.com