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PersonNickTheTent
25/6/2013 at 7:29pm
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Do many of you use a hammock and tarp? I was converted from a ground-dweller to tree-dweller last year. However....when I need to...i`ll take the tent. It all depends on where Im going.

Just done 5 days backpacking in the pyrenese....amazing experience.


VangoMan02
25/6/2013 at 9:26pm
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I am sure you will get a reply as there are a few guys on here who use hammock/tarp, there has been some great photos.

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PersonJohn in Leeds
26/6/2013 at 9:33am
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Have a look here Nick



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Personjelboy53
26/6/2013 at 4:52pm
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Friend put his hammock up on our trip last week and let me lay in it for a while...Trying to convince me tarp and hammock combined would be lighter than a tent and SIM...And more comfortable to sleep in than the floor of a tent...

Can see all the benefits... But still dithering over getting one...And will dither for a while yet...Till I work up the courage to use one....

Jelboy.

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Personhillbillie
26/6/2013 at 8:23pm
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hi nick the tent,i'm a tree dweller and have to say i love it! i would say though some sort of under quilt is a must to save you from the cold (its my set up in the link john in leeds posted)

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Personheather + phil
27/6/2013 at 6:30pm
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Tarp and bivi for me, nick the tent. I don't feel I'm quite ready for the hammock just yet. I'm too much of a ground hog, though I suspect that it's way superior in wooodland.


I'm a bit of a photo junkie, so if you have any of your set up, I would love to view them?

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hi
i'm a member of bcuk a bushcraft forum and used to solo tent but the best nights sleep i ever have is in my hennessy hammock which i've had a side zip put in it.dd hammocks seem to be the choice of the day with a decent size tarp for protection and admin space.


Personhillbillie
19/7/2013 at 10:24pm
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im going to upgrade from my dd frontline to a dd travel hammock and also going for a 3mx4.5 tarp for more set up options

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