Hammocks - Canoeing / Kayaking

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Hammocks - devilssoninlaw - Mar-26-12 1:42 PM
- I like my ENO DoubleNest hammock - Jeffrey_Lee - Mar-26-12 7:05 PM
- Hammock camping - briansnat - Mar-26-12 8:42 PM
- Hammocks - kayakkarl - Mar-26-12 9:56 PM
- Hennesy - paddlesheep - Apr-02-12 2:27 PM
  - Don't always have to hang it... - itsandy - May-20-12 6:54 PM
    - Have a Hennessy Ultralight - Brawleytj - Jun-02-12 7:36 PM
- Hammocks - rptyd - Jun-04-12 4:39 PM
- Warbonnet Blackbird - briansnat - Jul-22-12 1:32 PM
  - ENO - emanoh - Sep-02-12 11:53 PM
    - Got a Rockhopper on ebay - randy_morgart - Sep-03-12 9:00 AM

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  I like my ENO DoubleNest hammock
  Posted by: Jeffrey_Lee on Mar-26-12 7:05 PM (EST)

I've been sleeping in a hammock for a few years now when kayak-camping, and seldom use a tent anymore.

Where I camp, in the Great Lakes region, it's often easier to find a suitable pair of trees than a patch of flat, smooth ground.

I'm planning to do a how-to article about hammock-camping, but so far have written only this ENO hammock review:
http://aquadynology.com/Product-Review-ENO-Doublenest-Hammock.html

Good luck!

Delphinus

  Hammock camping
  Posted by: briansnat on Mar-26-12 8:42 PM (EST)

I have an ENO single nest that I've spent a few nights in. I just ordered a Warbonnet Blackbird hammock and I'm eagerly awaiting its arrival. I've heard so many good things about it that I just had to have one.

An advantage of hammock camping is light weight and no need to find a flat place to make camp. Disadvantages are that they are cold to sleep in and you need to find trees of the right size and distance apart.

Also if you are dealing with an extended rainstorm a tent is a nicer place to spend a day than a hammock.

  Hammocks
  Posted by: kayakkarl on Mar-26-12 9:56 PM (EST)

-- Last Updated: Mar-27-12 7:28 PM EST --

since 2007 i've been using a hammock. did 100 nights+ on AT with temps below 0 at times. its warm with a good quilt system. i use them kayaking, but i carry a pad if i need to go to ground/beach. use tarp for tent.
a good site http://www.hammockforums.net/?

no kayaking, but our winter NJ Pine Barren hang http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/579661795dJFvSR?vhost=outdoors&start=140

KK&K

  Hennesy
  Posted by: paddlesheep on Apr-02-12 2:27 PM (EST)

I've been using a Hennessy Expedition zip entry hammock for the past year. Best sleeps I've ever had outdoor. Have only run across one situation where I could't find suitable trees, so I had to make do sleeping under a tarp.

  Don't always have to hang it...
  Posted by: itsandy on May-20-12 6:54 PM (EST)

I've been hanging for quite a while. there are places where I don't have any trees so I just set it up like a tent. I use my paddle halves as poles.

  Have a Hennessy Ultralight
  Posted by: Brawleytj on Jun-02-12 7:36 PM (EST)

Backbacker hammock, with the standard bottom entry. I use a Kelty Noah 9 tarp, or standard Hennessy Hex tarp for heavy rains. Set up takes 2 minutes and it's the most comfortable nights sleep I've ever had. It's light, and you don't have to worry about uneven ground, roots, rocks, and water around your tent. Hammocks are little colder to sleep in than a tent but a pad and quilt handle that, or a quilt on the bottom of the hammock can be used for insulation. Like Karl said, try www.hammocksforum.com

  Hammocks
  Posted by: rptyd on Jun-04-12 4:39 PM (EST)

Hammock camping is awesome and even if you don't have trees, almost anything that is above ground can be rigged or chocked for a support system. Although bivouac style does not kill, you can get by occasionally in waiting for the terrain to change with the trip..... I love my Hennessy Hammock! ;)

  Warbonnet Blackbird
  Posted by: briansnat on Jul-22-12 1:32 PM (EST)

Received my Warbonnet Blackbird about 2 months ago. What an incredibly comfortable nights sleep.

My wife and I each have one now. Wife has back problems that have made sleeping on the ground a chore for her but she sleeps pain free in the Blackbird. Used them for canoe camping when we first got them, then twice in public camground where we had stayed a couple of weekends. We got some funny looks from the other campers who have popups, trailers or huge tents that they pull from their trunks, and we pitched our two hammocks in minutes and slept quite comfortably.

  ENO
  Posted by: emanoh on Sep-02-12 11:53 PM (EST)

I have an eno I toss in the boat for extended outings. I've used it to sleep a few times, but I was wondering how people are riging underquilts to ENO's? It seems like the ENO's are the recreational kayak of hammock's. I love mine in camp, but like most have realized that your underside can get cool from compressing the loft in your sleeping bag. I'm guessing more serious hammock sleeping systems have tabs for someway to hang an under quilt.

Thoughts?

  Got a Rockhopper on ebay
  Posted by: randy_morgart on Sep-03-12 9:00 AM (EST)

You can use it as a tent or hammock. As a tent it's a little hard to get out of. But it works great for flying into an area where your not sure what you'll have at the campsite. The vented fly is great and two small poles hold the shape for either set up.

SYOTW
Randy

	I like my ENO DoubleNest hammock Posted by: Jeffrey_Lee on Mar-26-12 7:05 PM (EST)
	I've been sleeping in a hammock for a few years now when kayak-camping, and seldom use a tent anymore. Where I camp, in the Great Lakes region, it's often easier to find a suitable pair of trees than a patch of flat, smooth ground. I'm planning to do a how-to article about hammock-camping, but so far have written only this ENO hammock review: http://aquadynology.com/Product-Review-ENO-Doublenest-Hammock.html Good luck! Delphinus

	Hammock camping Posted by: briansnat on Mar-26-12 8:42 PM (EST)
	I have an ENO single nest that I've spent a few nights in. I just ordered a Warbonnet Blackbird hammock and I'm eagerly awaiting its arrival. I've heard so many good things about it that I just had to have one. An advantage of hammock camping is light weight and no need to find a flat place to make camp. Disadvantages are that they are cold to sleep in and you need to find trees of the right size and distance apart. Also if you are dealing with an extended rainstorm a tent is a nicer place to spend a day than a hammock.

	Hammocks Posted by: kayakkarl on Mar-26-12 9:56 PM (EST)
	-- Last Updated: Mar-27-12 7:28 PM EST -- since 2007 i've been using a hammock. did 100 nights+ on AT with temps below 0 at times. its warm with a good quilt system. i use them kayaking, but i carry a pad if i need to go to ground/beach. use tarp for tent. a good site http://www.hammockforums.net/? no kayaking, but our winter NJ Pine Barren hang http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/579661795dJFvSR?vhost=outdoors&start=140 KK&K

	Hennesy Posted by: paddlesheep on Apr-02-12 2:27 PM (EST)
	I've been using a Hennessy Expedition zip entry hammock for the past year. Best sleeps I've ever had outdoor. Have only run across one situation where I could't find suitable trees, so I had to make do sleeping under a tarp.

	Don't always have to hang it... Posted by: itsandy on May-20-12 6:54 PM (EST)
	I've been hanging for quite a while. there are places where I don't have any trees so I just set it up like a tent. I use my paddle halves as poles.

	Have a Hennessy Ultralight Posted by: Brawleytj on Jun-02-12 7:36 PM (EST)
	Backbacker hammock, with the standard bottom entry. I use a Kelty Noah 9 tarp, or standard Hennessy Hex tarp for heavy rains. Set up takes 2 minutes and it's the most comfortable nights sleep I've ever had. It's light, and you don't have to worry about uneven ground, roots, rocks, and water around your tent. Hammocks are little colder to sleep in than a tent but a pad and quilt handle that, or a quilt on the bottom of the hammock can be used for insulation. Like Karl said, try www.hammocksforum.com

	Hammocks Posted by: rptyd on Jun-04-12 4:39 PM (EST)
	Hammock camping is awesome and even if you don't have trees, almost anything that is above ground can be rigged or chocked for a support system. Although bivouac style does not kill, you can get by occasionally in waiting for the terrain to change with the trip..... I love my Hennessy Hammock! ;)

	Warbonnet Blackbird Posted by: briansnat on Jul-22-12 1:32 PM (EST)
	Received my Warbonnet Blackbird about 2 months ago. What an incredibly comfortable nights sleep. My wife and I each have one now. Wife has back problems that have made sleeping on the ground a chore for her but she sleeps pain free in the Blackbird. Used them for canoe camping when we first got them, then twice in public camground where we had stayed a couple of weekends. We got some funny looks from the other campers who have popups, trailers or huge tents that they pull from their trunks, and we pitched our two hammocks in minutes and slept quite comfortably.

	ENO Posted by: emanoh on Sep-02-12 11:53 PM (EST)
	I have an eno I toss in the boat for extended outings. I've used it to sleep a few times, but I was wondering how people are riging underquilts to ENO's? It seems like the ENO's are the recreational kayak of hammock's. I love mine in camp, but like most have realized that your underside can get cool from compressing the loft in your sleeping bag. I'm guessing more serious hammock sleeping systems have tabs for someway to hang an under quilt. Thoughts?

	Got a Rockhopper on ebay Posted by: randy_morgart on Sep-03-12 9:00 AM (EST)
	You can use it as a tent or hammock. As a tent it's a little hard to get out of. But it works great for flying into an area where your not sure what you'll have at the campsite. The vented fly is great and two small poles hold the shape for either set up. SYOTW Randy