After being seduced by my mates Hennessy Hammock I decided I wanted to give hammocking a go too
I went for the Highlander Nomad, a 1/4 of the price of the HH, but still just as decent.
I was like a kid at Christmas waiting for my hammy to arrive!
My aim for the trip was to pack as light as possible, only taking the bare essentials. I managed to cram everything into a 20l daysack
My kit consisted of:
Nomad Hammock
MicroDot sleeping bag
Mountain Equipment self inflating roll mat
Highlander travel pillow
Fiskars X10 axe
3.5" folding Buck knife
2 head torches
1 hanging LED light
Folding saw
Lighter
I had food and drink on top, but equipment wise I managed to keep it pretty light
We found a pretty sweet spot by the river, was a little pocket surrounded by blue bells.
I managed to get the hammy up in about 5 minutes, and then tweaked it slightly.
Once the kit was ready we got a little fire sorted, opened the drink (cider for me, gin and tonic from a mess tin for him), and got some food on the go.
After not being out in the wild for a while it was nice just to relax by a fire again. Even the midgies didn't seem too bad, tho I'm itching as I type this!
We finally retired to our hammocks and I have to say I was very impressed as to how comfy it was, also how warm I was. I can certainly say I'm now converted to hanging instead of tenting.
The only tweaks I need to make are making sure my roll mat is positioned properly, as it ended up stopping just under my shoulder blades and sticking out well past my feet. And other than that, I want to sew in some guy lines to keep the hammy sides out slightly as there was quite a bit of sag
To sum it up it was a great over night stay, cracking weather and two cracking new bits of kit (Axe and Hammock)
I'll put some pics up once I've gotten them uploaded/stolen from my mates camera
I went for the Highlander Nomad, a 1/4 of the price of the HH, but still just as decent.
I was like a kid at Christmas waiting for my hammy to arrive!
My aim for the trip was to pack as light as possible, only taking the bare essentials. I managed to cram everything into a 20l daysack
My kit consisted of:
Nomad Hammock
MicroDot sleeping bag
Mountain Equipment self inflating roll mat
Highlander travel pillow
Fiskars X10 axe
3.5" folding Buck knife
2 head torches
1 hanging LED light
Folding saw
Lighter
I had food and drink on top, but equipment wise I managed to keep it pretty light
We found a pretty sweet spot by the river, was a little pocket surrounded by blue bells.
I managed to get the hammy up in about 5 minutes, and then tweaked it slightly.
Once the kit was ready we got a little fire sorted, opened the drink (cider for me, gin and tonic from a mess tin for him), and got some food on the go.
After not being out in the wild for a while it was nice just to relax by a fire again. Even the midgies didn't seem too bad, tho I'm itching as I type this!
We finally retired to our hammocks and I have to say I was very impressed as to how comfy it was, also how warm I was. I can certainly say I'm now converted to hanging instead of tenting.
The only tweaks I need to make are making sure my roll mat is positioned properly, as it ended up stopping just under my shoulder blades and sticking out well past my feet. And other than that, I want to sew in some guy lines to keep the hammy sides out slightly as there was quite a bit of sag
To sum it up it was a great over night stay, cracking weather and two cracking new bits of kit (Axe and Hammock)
I'll put some pics up once I've gotten them uploaded/stolen from my mates camera
