DIY Kit storage system for hammock camps (keep your kit tidy, dry and in one place)

[paul standley]

Here's my idea on how to stow kit when hammock or bivi camping so that your camp area doesn't look like your rucksack just exploded...

The system uses the same tree(s) that your hammock is slung between and doesn't need any branches.

It makes it easy to find any of your bits and bobs and has a built in rain cover to keep all of your kit dry.

It's adaptable so can be made to suit your needs.

Quick tips...
pre-stretch the guy cord before making one as it it's likely to have a good bit of stretch in it to begin with. I used guy cord to keep the bulk down to a minimum put 550 paracord would work very well also.

Use a wheelie bin liner (a tall garbage bin on wheels in the UK...!) because they are generally much longer than normal bin liners and you want the length to maximise cover.

Paul.

[video=youtube;ydyUCrgBehM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydyUCrgBehM[/video]

 

[Wayland]

Nice idea, I like the Jib arrangement.

I tend to use a cheap string hammock slung just under my tarp and dump my stuff into that.

 

[Biker]

Brilliant! Simple yet solves a whole raft of problems in one easy system. Just brilliant!

 

[monkey spanner]

Brilliant! Simple yet solves a whole raft of problems in one easy system. Just brilliant!

Yep !

I'll try and knock one up in the woods out of stick's & cord

 

[g4ghb]

Great idea Paul and as monkey spanner has mentioned my first thoughts were that would be easy enough to create in the 'field' with just a length of paracord (and a couple of sticks) but I like the way you have thought it all through.... I like the bag and waterproof cover idea too!

I'll be having a play with this idea myself

 

[Biker]

I'll be having a play with this idea myself

So glad you spent a moment or two typing that out properly, instead of another way

 

[g4ghb]

Of course Aaron - think once, type once, read twice (and then possibly retype ) THEN hit POST

 

[redandshane]

Interesting and well thought out but I will stick with under slung net when hammock camping
I suppose its one of those things though if you use it and refine it to your needs it becomes a personally user friendly system
I like the bin liner in a small bag idea very much if I ever forgot my net hammock or even just on a day bimble with a base camp I could knock something like that up out of kit I would have with me
I like it when people come up with novel ways of doing stuff as you can modify and adapt them to suit yourself maybe even in different situations

 

[Sniper]

Nice idea that and something to think about when out n about.

 

[Wild Thing]

Mmmmmm

Something else for me to have a play with and make on a wet afternoon sometime soon.

Nice one Paul

 

[RonW]

Nice idea and very well done!

 

[fourtogaraffia]

Great idea, thanks for taking the trouble to post that.

 

[jackcbr]

I like this a lot. Now to give it a go.