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Tips (continued)
Tip #1 - The Vestibule
Tip #2 - The Chair
Tip #3 - The Bivy Tent
Tip #4 - The Heat Reflector
Tip #5 - Hammock Campsites
Tip #6 - Setting up in the rain
Tip #7 - Tear down in the rain
Tip #8 - Tying the hammock knot
Tip #9 - The Snake Skin
Tip #10 - Poncho/Tarp for a fly
Tip #11 - Sleeping Pads
Tip #12 - Underquilts
More to come...
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Tip #9 - The Snake Skin:
 The
question was asked and addressed a while back about setting up or taking down
the hammock in the rain. I covered that in
Tip #6 and
Tip #7, both are still useful.
Unless you have a new accessory called the Snake Skin. The Snake Skin is
basically two sil-nylon sleeves that fit over your hammock cords and slide down
over the hammock - replacing your stuff sack. Since they are sil-nylon, they
make a handy waterproof cover for the hammock, and since they stay on the
hammock, they are very beneficial. The best part is you can't loose them and
they are always where you need them.
Set Up:
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| 1. Select your trees and then start tying the hammock up,
use loose slip knots until you center it. |
2. Tie the hammock up using figure eight knots and tighten.
Ensure you have same length of rope on both ends. |
3. Don't push down on the center of the hammock.
The ridgeline cord is not made to handle a lot of stress. This could tear up
your hammock. |
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| 4. Pull the sleeves back to reveal the hammock, if you packed
it right, only the fly will be exposed - keeping the hammock part dry. |
5. Pull the other sleeve back until the hooks are exposed on
the main line. A good idea is to mark which sleeve covers the foot end. |
6. Unfurl the tarp. |
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| 7. Tie out one side, leave some slack. |
8. Tie out the other. Center the tarp over the hammock and
make it tight. Then tighten the tarp on the main line. |
9. The sleeve is pulled back and make sure only
the outside is out, so the inside can stay dry if possible. |
Tear Down:
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| 1. Pull out the stakes and let the tarp drape
over the hammock. |
2. Wrap the corners of the tarp around the
hammock. Once is enough. |
3. Tuck in the side ties for the hammock, then
use wrap the tarp strings around to make it neat. |
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| 4. You should end up with an efficient little
roll. |
5. Now just pull the head sleeve back over the
hammock. |
6. Pull the the other end over as well. |
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| 7. There should be a little overlap for the two
skins. |
8. Now just take down the hammock. The sleeping
part never hits the ground. |
9. Wrap it in a nice ball to put in your pack. |
As a note to this: There is the option to replace your tarp with an
ID Sil Poncho,
or have something similar custom made. In that case, place the skin between the
hammock and the string for the hook. Then you can tie up the hammock while still
in the skin, hook on the poncho and set it up, then slide the skin back for the
hammock. If you think about the moisture the tarp could get inside the skin,
this could actually be a better option.
You may not find them listed on the
Hennessy
Hammock Web site yet, but just call and order them. They are being sold for
$19.00 for the set.
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Tip #10 - Poncho/Tarp for a fly
 When
I saw the Hennessy A-Sym hammock with it's new rain fly, one of the first
thoughts I got was why not make the hammock have an optional poncho/fly? I was
working with Moonbow on another
project and got them to make me a custom poncho off this plan:
I based it off the A-Sym tarp and the
ID Sil Poncho,
but with a little of my own ideas from using Army ponchos for years as a tarp.
The results looked like this (note: the hammock shown is my original
Ultralight, not the A-Sym):
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| Original Hennessy Ultralight (not the A-Sym) tarp over my
poncho. |
Using it a s a poncho. |
Using it as a poncho and a pack cover. |
Using it as a tarp for the Hennessy Hammock. |
The poncho itself only weighed 9.4 ounces, 10.6 after seam sealing it. It
cost me $100 because I needed extra material to make the diagonal seam. To make
it work with the hammock, I bought 4 of these 0.2 ounce mini carabineers and put
some light nylon string on two of them so I can hook and un-hook them based on
my needs.
So, for 11.4 ounces I have a tarp, poncho, and pack cover. If your
interested in once, contact Moonbow.
I haven't had a chance to try it in the rain yet, but I will post the results
here later.
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