Ontario BS Thread

I'm a little surprised you aren't using pl to hold your new battery

 

Set up wasn't terrible, I guess it takes longer then a good tent. Was tricky to find just the right spot for it and to get the mesh tied off and set. Then I put a small tarp over the whole thing in case it rained.
I used a Hotcore -10 bag in it and slept comfortably in it.. This was mid May in Algonquin.

Getting into the set up.. oh man.. it was only my second time sleeping in a hammock (first time was a complete disaster) , maybe in time I'll get better.. but I found it extremely hard to get into the hammock and then get into the sleeping bag, I was rocking, kicking and flipping up, eventually I got in. Maybe it didn't help I'd had a few drinks.
All fine till I woke up really having to take a piss..

Could be I didn't have the thing stretched out enough and it sagging made things a lot more difficult.

 

This could work and pretty easy to build, u can buy them too

 

Should be rigged with the hammock being just above hip height and your hang should be roughly 30 degrees from the tree . Anything more or less will complicate the lay.

Ya benefit of the higher end hammocks is no need to put guy lines on the mesh etc . And included rain fly .

For mine everything is connected to the anchors on the tree. You can separate the rain fly if you want . Depends on weather if it's better or worse.

And then mine has the option for two guy lines you can peg to the ground to keep the diagonal .

 

Yeah, that'd be a lot more convenient. I had to drive a few sticks into the ground to tie to, then you have pay attention at night not to trip on them. Lol
I think I probably had more then 30 degrees.

 

Drinks? Like with alcohol? Not just ginger ale and Coca-Cola? Hold on just a minute. Next you’ll tell me that you guys have actual campfires, burn wood and cook real meat, not just vegan friendly soy burgers.

 

Who do you think we are, overlanders?

 

Oh....you don’t know the half of it.

@Thyces has the best meat......

 

I heard.

 

OK this one seems crazy to me, imagine trying to get into that after 6 ~ 8 beers. Broken neck for you or your loved one. No thanks.

 

Should try a rtt

 

@Thyces managed at swisha to climb up his DIY RTT

 

@Manfred @Atlas86 @Shveet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UheGtdXE2o&t=431s

Guy is weird but its actually a pretty good video for some basic tips.

And this is a demo/review of mine
https://youtu.be/A_inUi4D4Ig

 

lol I remember that setup

He was just 1 guy though. Get you up there 1st then your lady trying, or other way around. Seems crazy to me.

 

Good video, learned some stuff there. Didn't know about laying asymmetrical. And an underquilt.. I guess that could make a world of difference.

 

When you lay on insulation you compress it so you don't get heat retention.

With the insulation thing for mine it doesn't actually have a rating for some fucked up reason but on one review someone broke it down.

• UnderCover = Good down to 65°F (18°C)
• UnderCover + UnderPad = Good down to 40°F (4°C)
• UnderCover + UnderPad + Mylar blanket = Good down to 32°F (0°C)

By under pad they mean the insulation pad it comes with.
I've had it down to 6 degrees and I was comfortable enough to sleep but did wake up a tiny bit cold. I wasnt using the Mylar.


I don't want to say I want something different because I am happy with my set up. But I really want to try a warbonnet

 

Ive fallen from a lot higher

 

Best comment:

Bill Dixon 1 year ago
"Take a shot every time he says hammock"

lol I learned a lot there thanks Joe. If you had a choice which do you prefer?

 

Between hammock and tent?
Hammock.

If you mean between Hennessy and warbonnet, Hennessy mainly because it's a Canadian company

 

I actually burst out laughing at that one PL 400, because we are cheap, or we going with the fancy premium?