[Cdt-l] Hammocks on the CDT

[Patrick Beggan]

I was thinking he meant just setting the rainfly portion of it up, as a tent. Not actually sleeping in the suspended hammock with trekking poles. Sleeping on the ground still, but with raincover.


On Feb 14, 2010, at 4:17 PM, Jonathan Ley wrote:

> Just curious, how do you get a hammock sturdy enough in an area without 
> trees to support a human body weight? Seems you'd need something 
> stronger than a hiking pole. Plus, I would think that you'd need some 
> pretty serious stakes, and rock-solid soil for that to work. Do you have 
> an photos or videos of this setup?
> 
> -Jonathan
> 
> 
> Seth Schumacher wrote:
>> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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