Combination Tent hammock

[ajpaisley]

Is there such a thing as a hammock/tent combination rig?

I spent three years in the jungles of Panama and Honduras sleeping in hammocks made of a poncho liner for the hammock and a poncho as the rain pertection. Here in AZ there are times when there may not be any trees around. I have also looked at the light backapacking site, which had me very interested in light weight backacking but I also want to be equiped to handle any situation.

SGT Rock...thanks for the site. :beer:

[SGT Rock]

I've seen some, but they are darn heavy.

What I would recommend is this: Get a good hammock base like a Speer, and then have a tarp that can serve as a tarp set up on the ground with some supports like hiking poles or something so when you cannot hang, you can set up the tarp as a stand alone shelter and when you can hang, the same tarp serves as your shelter with poles.

[deadeye]

Sarge hit that right. About the only additinal items you'd need carry might be a few extra stakes.