[pct-l] Hammocking in Northern CA

[Scott Williams]

Hey Ed,

Almost all of that section has ample trees and hammocking should not be a
problem.  The only stretch where the trees are fewer and further apart is
the 20 or 30 miles along the Hat Creek Rim, before you get to Old Station.
 There are trees there, but they are sparse.  Also, there are some of the
stinkiest ants we encountered anywhere on the PCT. It was a hot day when
Smiles and I sat down to rest in the shade of a large, lone pine along the
Rim.  We got halfway through lunch before noticing that we, and the packs
we had lain against the tree, were covered in big red ants.  Within minutes
they had swarmed by the hundreds into our open packs and all over our
clothes.  As we  brushed them off our shoes and shorts and packs, they
emitted a smell that was awful.  If you accidentally crushed one, it
covered your fingers with a horrible smell.  We were picking the nasty
buggers out of our packs for days, dead and still stinky!

So, when you choose your trees, check the ground around them for ants.

Have a ball.

Shroomer


On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 4:15 PM, Ed Jarrett <edjarrett at msn.com> wrote:

> I am prepared to "go to ground" should that need arise.  It would not be
> overly comfortable, but what is compared to a hammock.  One of my reasons
> for using a partial underquilt with a pad is to having something between me
> and the ground if necessary.  And the hammock and tarp could be rigged as a
> tent if needed.
> I will have a support car that I will meet up with every few days, so if I
> know ahead of time that I will be on the ground, I will just bite the
> bullet and lug a tent instead for that section.
>
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> > Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 13:04:13 -0700
> > From: youroldpaldan at gmail.com
> > To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> > Subject: Re: [pct-l] Hammocking in Northern CA
> >
> > I've always wanted to ask folks that -seem- to be limiting themselves to
> > hammocks if they are also prepared to sleep on the ground if they simply
> > cannot find adequate support to hang from. If so, then you need not be
> > overly concerned about the feasibility of hammock sleeping, because you
> are
> > prepared for the possibility of not being able to hang your bed.
> >
> > This does not answer your question, I know, but you cannot fight gravity
> > all the time. One way or the other, you eventually end up on the ground
> for
> > one (good or bad) reason or another. :-)
> >
> > Dan Jacobs
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