Last trip of May
At the End of May At the end of May, I went on a hammock trip – the last one for now. Over the summer, I'll be sleeping on the ground again. But I had bought a few extra bits for my hammock: a gear sling, some gear hangers, a small lantern, and I wanted to test them before a school camp with work. The plan was to sleep in my hammock inside the wolf enclosure at the zoo where we were going on the camp. Tarp Setup I've tried different setups with my 3x3 oilskin tarp. But it's actually a bit too small for hammock camping – in heavy rain I'd probably get wet at the ends of the hammock. So I decided to try a diagonal tarp setup this time. That gives me a ridgeline of 4.2 metres instead of 3 metres – a big difference. There was quite a bit of wind coming from one direction, so I offset the "diagonal" slightly and ended up with one completely closed side facing the wind and a nice lean-to on the other side. So I think a 3x3 tarp is sufficient. At least I absolutely...
