A couple of weeks ago our Scout Troop did their first ever hammock camp. We set up cheap tarps with 2 or 3 hammocks under each. We had around 12 Scouts sleeping in them. They absolutely loved them and said they never wanted to use tents again.
We will probably start to purchase better quality tarps now and we also need to modify the hammocks too - no carabiners or drip loops yet, but now we know they like it and we will definitely be doing it again we can start investing a little more in our hammock kit collection and refine our hammock/tarp skills.
One of the best things (from my point of view) was that when we left on Sunday you would hardly know we had been there, normally there are lots of areas of flattened vegetation showing where the tents were. On this camp we only had a couple of tents up for food and kit storage.
We are heading out in them again in a couple of weeks.
We will probably start to purchase better quality tarps now and we also need to modify the hammocks too - no carabiners or drip loops yet, but now we know they like it and we will definitely be doing it again we can start investing a little more in our hammock kit collection and refine our hammock/tarp skills.
One of the best things (from my point of view) was that when we left on Sunday you would hardly know we had been there, normally there are lots of areas of flattened vegetation showing where the tents were. On this camp we only had a couple of tents up for food and kit storage.
We are heading out in them again in a couple of weeks.