Howdy folks....

Just thought I'd share some comfort tips for any overnight adventure that you are considering...

On a recent trip in Soth West Tassie, we were looking at ways to cut down on bulk & get our bums off the cold, wet and rough ground.......so we sampled some lightweight & portable hammocks & they worked a treat....so we thought we'd give them a plug so that you may consider them (because as far as we know its not very common?).

The hammocks we used and highly recommend(Hammock Bliss - single) are very compact, comfortable, strong and lightweight....made for bushwalking and the outdoors. Ours is the size of about half a football and weigh 485 grams (but there is lighter version). Best of all they are quite cheap.

It cut down our bulk as it allowed us to leave our thermorest & tent behind as we happily slept in hammocks under a new non bulky tarp (from wilderness equipment). Obviously, we were open to the elements/ wind....but that was no comcern with our 4 season sleeping bags (the wet ground may have been colder anyway?).

Anyways......some food for thought that may have you happily snoring for your next trip

Ro

http://www.hammockbliss.com/Hammock_Bliss_Single.html

P.S - we used some thin cordellay/ prussik cord as length extensions on each end of hammock, set up in a 3:1 mechanical advantage as an easy setup.