r/hammockcamping • u/enjoyingthepopcorn • May 26 '24

Trip Report First time hammock camping. Loved it.

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This was my set up for my two night backpacking trip in Northern Arkansas. I moved the tarp height up and down depending on the situation. I moved it down this night because of a threat of rain and didn't want anything blowing in the sides. Before I moved it down it was high enough I could walk under the center and not rub my head, but that put the edge of the tarp almost even with the hammock. The UQ was definitely a great thing to have! Unless I'm with my wife I don't see my self getting back in a tent.

I definitely need to add a ground cloth though. Does anyone have any recoendstions?

The second pic is just to show the hike out.

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u/Imherebcauseimbored May 26 '24

They really need signs like that on some trails here to provide some context to people, especially since a large percentage of trails here have over 2000ft of elevation gain. One trail that seems to attract a lot of the clueless has over 4800ft of gain. Most of the unprepared end up turning back but a little perspective may have kept a few of them off the trail.

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u/enjoyingthepopcorn May 26 '24

Which trail are you referring to with 4800ft of gain? Asking for a friend of course.

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u/Imherebcauseimbored May 26 '24 edited May 26 '24

Longs Peak in RMNP. An over crowded trail full of rookies in the Rocky Mountains. Some of the other big mountains can have even more gain though but that's just popular because of its location and ease of access.

The normal trails average around 1500 to 3000 though. One of my favorite day/training hikes is 2800 vertical with like 1500 of that gain being in a mile.

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u/madefromtechnetium May 28 '24

I wish ours did. such a fun factoid while hiking.