Towards Deacon's point, I bought a hammock at REI and tried to sleep overnight in my backyard. I just couldn't do it. Laying on my back my knees hyperextending was unpleasant to the point that I moved inside. I sleep outside on a flat mini-deck in my backyard several times per summer, but I can't hammock-sleep. I may re-visit the concept with a quilt so I can get my legs apart and bent.
Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at 11:19:19 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: > > Hey Brett ... as you allude to, hammocks are fantastic ... until they > aren’t. When aren’t they? > 1. When trees don’t cooperate by being where you want to camp, or spaced > right (long lines help this) > 2. Below xx˚F, at which point you have to haul insulation for > outside/below you. For me, that point is about freezing, which is a > possibility any night of the year where I camp. > > So, for ideal summer camping in climes that don’t turn to winter in a > flash, you’re golden. But if you are at altitude (8,000 ft. plus) I don’t > recommend it. Been there, done that, and never need to do it again. My > Hilleberg Akto tent is lightish (3+ lbs?), and for the “extra” two pounds > over an ultralight or hammock set up I have a warm and dry and hearty > shelter that is easy to set up anywhere regardless of conditions. I’m happy > to carry those two pounds. Grin. > > With abandon, > Patrick -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
