Hammocks. Try them.

djmnnesota · 02-09-2012, 05:39 PM

HAMMOCKS. tenters, you havent camped until uve hung in a hammock. the most comfortable, simple, versatile piece of equipment. my set up including tarp and hammock take 3 mins to set up, and ways 3.5 lbs. Whileyou guys fight for flat ground, clear sticks and rocks, and are limited to open areas, i just need to find two trees. ive slept over rocks sticks, and even a stream. the things conform to your body making for an unbeatable night of sleep. you can buy hammocks with integrated bugnets or buy them seprate. most good hammocks are less than 50 bucks, and decent ones run under 30. i was a tent camper for years, but as soon as my but hit the soft fabric of the hammock, i never looked back. Also, you never have to worry about sitting on the ground around a fire again. you can instead swing gentally in your soon to be bed. TRY ONE TODAY!!!! YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPOINTED!!!

Grandpa · 02-09-2012, 05:45 PM

The key in a lot of areas I hike is finding two trees.

Not many trees down there....

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Or up here

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When you wander where the trees don't grow, bears are scarce too, even though they call this the Beartooth Absorka wilderness. Well, maybe a wandering Griz or two

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Theosus · 02-09-2012, 07:33 PM

To each his own. I like my hammock but it's not perfect for everywhere. I have to get a tent someday for the above types of treeless ground. Although with a couple of guy wires and some well placed trekking poles you can rig a hammock for ground use. You have to carry a sleeping pad and put it between the hammock and the ground.

ghostdog · 02-09-2012, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Grandpa

The key in a lot of areas I hike is finding two trees.

Not many trees down there....

Or up here

When you wander where the trees don't grow, bears are scarce too, even though they call this the Beartooth Absorka wilderness. Well, maybe a wandering Griz or two

Wow, I like your stomping grounds. Those are views to die for. Makes me want to grab up a rucksack and go right now.

Where were you when you took that first picture? That is a fine sandstone canyon. If it is a secret haunt I'll understand.

Much of my favorite terrain is treeless and I usually take Girlfriend.

Marshmallow · 02-09-2012, 09:19 PM

I love a hammock, too, and usually we can find a place to hang ours when we're out camping. We live in the East, where there are plenty of trees. Grandpa, you made me laugh out loud with your photos, and then I gasped with how breathtaking those views must be.

Grandpa · 02-10-2012, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ghostdog

Wow, I like your stomping grounds. Those are views to die for. Makes me want to grab up a rucksack and go right now.

Where were you when you took that first picture? That is a fine sandstone canyon. If it is a secret haunt I'll understand.

Much of my favorite terrain is treeless and I usually take Girlfriend.

The sandstone canyon is Coyote Gulch, just before it meets the Escalante, Grand Staircase area. This is right on the lip just before we descended through the crack in the rock. I might add that was the last trip for that camera. Too washed out with that blueish tint. This really was an awesome canyon, with arches, natural bridges, pictographs and ruins.

By the way, we are doing Dark Canyon, mid May. Going in Woodenshoe and coming out Peavine.

oldsarge · 02-10-2012, 04:33 AM

Awesome pictures! I'd love to get out there some day.

ppine · 02-10-2012, 12:36 PM

I have taken lots of naps in hammocks. For those of us with back problems they are not an option. Not to mention the lack of trees.

ponderosa · 02-10-2012, 01:04 PM

I like the idea of a hammock, and certainly enjoy the one hanging in my backyard. But for camping, it will have to wait until my kids are bigger since they sort of like having me within reach. And my favorite stomping grounds tend to look a lot like Grandpa's. Someday, though, I'd like to try a hammock for some of my trips.

ghostdog · 02-10-2012, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Grandpa

The sandstone canyon is Coyote Gulch, just before it meets the Escalante, Grand Staircase area. This is right on the lip just before we descended through the crack in the rock. I might add that was the last trip for that camera. Too washed out with that blueish tint. This really was an awesome canyon, with arches, natural bridges, pictographs and ruins.

By the way, we are doing Dark Canyon, mid May. Going in Woodenshoe and coming out Peavine.

No wonder I liked that terrain. Coyote Gulch is my very first canyon experience in southern Utah, years ago now. Lone Wolf Arch (Jacob Hamblin) has a flying buttress that forms a third bench above the river. That is where we set our camp. We met one couple form Oregon who liked the place so much it was the 11th time they had come in as many years to Coyote. Another couple from Montana had been coming down the last six years in a row. It has been a long time since we were there but we liked it so much we went back to Utah a bunch of times.

Have fun in Dark Canyon. I will await the photos and trip report. I'd like to do more in there someday.