Went up to Glen Kinglass, between Glen Orchy and Glen Etive, to tarp and hammock out and do a munro today. Easy 1hr walk in to a great wee forrest.
Got the hammock and tarp up, new NANOk-10 bagin, laid back with a cuppa and watching the boiling pasta below the hammock within hands reach. Bag feeling toasty below me. Next, disaster, tarp ripped where two eyes join. No triangle of re-inforcement. It was very gusty and rained from 6.30 till 10pm when I left the site. Got back to the car 11ish. I was warm and dry apart from this. Did not want a survival situation rain was stiling spewing in. Also there is a seam off centre to one side which was dripping and wet my bag.
Not very good quality. Bought in Nov 06, Travel Hammock. Should have taken my
gore tex bivvy bag as well. The hammock is excellent with the built in mozzy net. The tarp was fine 3wks agoon the SOTP meet at Inchcailloch, but it was light showers. Holding the tarp up to daylight you can actually see thru both layers.
Any tarp recommendations ? May just make my own. Especially since it's actually obvious after trying to keep dryand kit dry, in string winds and heavy rain 3/3m is two small. Diamond pitching is good forthe hammock but limits the space for cooking and gear. Next tiem I will put the sleeping bag in the bivvy bag then unroll it, preventing it from getting wet.
Some photos of the problem here
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/scott_vzr_black
Nick
Got the hammock and tarp up, new NANOk-10 bagin, laid back with a cuppa and watching the boiling pasta below the hammock within hands reach. Bag feeling toasty below me. Next, disaster, tarp ripped where two eyes join. No triangle of re-inforcement. It was very gusty and rained from 6.30 till 10pm when I left the site. Got back to the car 11ish. I was warm and dry apart from this. Did not want a survival situation rain was stiling spewing in. Also there is a seam off centre to one side which was dripping and wet my bag.
Not very good quality. Bought in Nov 06, Travel Hammock. Should have taken my
gore tex bivvy bag as well. The hammock is excellent with the built in mozzy net. The tarp was fine 3wks agoon the SOTP meet at Inchcailloch, but it was light showers. Holding the tarp up to daylight you can actually see thru both layers.
Any tarp recommendations ? May just make my own. Especially since it's actually obvious after trying to keep dryand kit dry, in string winds and heavy rain 3/3m is two small. Diamond pitching is good forthe hammock but limits the space for cooking and gear. Next tiem I will put the sleeping bag in the bivvy bag then unroll it, preventing it from getting wet.
Some photos of the problem here
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/scott_vzr_black
Nick