Day Four — Contemplating life and the view — The view was a bit tangled as the floods had made a huge mess of everything. +1
Hammock Camping
I’ve been hammock camping since 2018, once I am in my hammock, it is so comfy and cozy I don’t want to get out!
Drying out — That will teach me. I didn’t set the tarp and the dew point must have been just perfect for everything to get soaked, including my hammock and my down top and under quilts. I decided to delay the start of my day’s hike (any excuse) and get everything dry before packing it away.
March 5, 2023 10:19
Time to get up — Yes, I sleep in my clothes, not all the time, but it is part of my layering plan when it gets cooler, and as I only had a 40F top quilt, this was one of those times.
March 5, 2023 8:38
It got a bit damp overnight — This is my down puffy jacket, my quilts faired slighlty better as my body heat was drying them as they got wet.
March 5, 2023 8:37
Day Three — Morning view from my hammock — look closely and you’ll see all the water drops on everything. Not setting my tarp was a big mistake. all my gear got wet.
March 5, 2023 8:36
Camped at the end of Day Two — I prefer camping on ridges to being down in the hollows. The downside is having to carry a lot of extra water up the ridge. Note my big mistake of the night. I didn’t set my tarp.
March 4, 2023 19:09
Camped near Whites Creek, Irish Wilderness.
March 4, 2023 10:37
Camped near Whites Creek, Irish Wilderness, waiting for the creek to drop down. And drop it did!
March 4, 2023 10:36
Morning view from my hammock as the sun breaks through. Not bad last night, it dipped to just below freezing. I was nice and warm.
March 4, 2023 9:16
Gary and hammock, ‘Twin Falls Hollow,’ February 2023. Hercules Glades Wilderness.
February 13, 2023 10:29
Morning view from my hammock.
February 13, 2023 10:16
Morning hot chocolate – I folded back my tarp so I could enjoy the view and the morning sun.
February 13, 2023 10:11
Day Three — Morning sunshine, camped at ‘Twin Falls Hollow’
February 13, 2023 9:53
Dinner time, camped at ‘Twin Falls Hollow.’ A change of plans was needed… +2
February 12, 2023 19:24
Day Two – Camped above ‘Deep Hollow,’ in the sunshine this time — everything is pretty much as I left it when I was last here in August last year. I was late to sleep, so I slept in this morning. It’s almost noon already.
February 12, 2023 12:00
Morning view from my hammock.
December 4, 2022 9:20
Keeping warm in my hammock — The low was 23°F (-5°C), well within the 10°F rating of my quilts. I was nice and cozy. A forecast of 20°F is my lower limit, I do this for funsies, not to prove anything.
December 4, 2022 9:19
Camped above McGarr Spring, Devil’s Backbone Wilderness. Near the end of the third day of my trip. I surprised myself with an 8 mile hike today. Not bad. Four-minute read, +1
December 3, 2022 15:48
Camped near the Ridge Runner / Ozark Trail – I last camped near here in May 2021 on my first hike of the North Fork loop of the Ridge Runner Trail. Then the leaves were out, it was warm, and I deliberately missed a large section of the trail in order to explore Steam Mill Hollow. Two-minute read, +3
December 2, 2022 10:02
Hammock camping at Piney Creek Wilderness.
September 11, 2022 12:11
Hammock camping at Piney Creek Wilderness – No one has been here since my last visit, July 2021. Solo backpacking at Piney Creek Wilderness, September 2022.
September 11, 2022 12:10
Hammock ridge line holster mount — When I first saw the Alien Gear ShapeShift holster system, I thought it would be great for backpacking. When I bought my Sig Sauer P938, I checked the Alien Gear website and was very pleased to see that there was a holster for it. 2 7
August 22, 2022 8:56
A brilliant sunset and I’m in the wrong place to see it – My cell phone camera was not up to the job of capturing it.
August 21, 2022 20:05
Hammock Camping — August 2022 – Camped by ‘Deep Hollow’ I lent Ginger my summer tarp, leaving me with my winter tarp.