[pct-l] Hammocks

[Phil Baily]

There are many places on the PCT where one will want to camp above 
timberline and not be able to find convenient trees to tie the 
hammock to. Then it becomes a ground cloth.

Pieces



At 02:12 AM 11/23/06, Chris Tessum wrote:
>I have a question. There is a lot of discussion about tarps and
>tarptents here, but I haven't read anything about hammocks. I am a
>personal proponent of the hammock, but I have never used one for an
>extended hike. Are there reasons for preferring ground shelters over
>hanging ones on the pct?
>
>Also, I think that since we have all presumably come to revel in dirt
>in real life, we can probably tolerate a little uncleanliness on our
>internet forums, eh?
>
>ah precis,
>Spill
>
> > Switchback,
> >
> > I'm sure there are lots of things happening on many a lot of other mailing
> > lists and websites. In fact I monitor a bunch on a daily basis. 
> That said, I
> > don't need constant reminders of stuff you've posted over on your personal
> > forum on another website. If I'm interested I'll go find out for myself.
> >
> > Let's try and keep the PCT-L clean, please.
> >
> > Ron
> >
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