Hammock and boots?

[decorum]

I've been trying to work out where and how those that use a hammock put their footwear at night. Can anyone tell me where/how to store them over-night in wet/muddy conditions?

 

[Steve K]

have a secondary line tied to the ridge line. Having taken the boots off, tie the laces together and hang them up.

Steve

 

[gregorach]

I just put 'em on the ground, more or less under my hammock, so I can just swing round and put my feet straight into them. I usually pitch pretty low anyway, so there's no worries about them getting full of rain, and mud is their natural environment.

 

[copper_head]

Long sticks is the key,

Sorry not such a good pick but you get the idea, the soles make little roofs for them
(btw that was taken from a tarp shelter but the same deal with hammocks... just longer sticks so there under cover from your tarp)

 

[Fin]

Hammock is slung at sitting height and two sharpened (at one end) stakes are pushed into the ground for my boots to go on (upside down).

The stakes are tall enough so I can reach my boots whilst lying down and they are suspended upside down under the tarp all night so not much chance of them getting wet or providing overnight accommodation for small wriggly things!

 

[decorum]

Thanks for the answers guys (and gals if it applies). , I forgot to mention that I need to find a way of bringing the boots into the hammock for the occassions when there's a slight chance that someone might be tempted to remove and hide them; prank not theft.

 

[copper_head]

I guess youd just have to stick them in a bag and have them next to you... or buy a shotgun

 

[Chainsaw]

I'm for sticks too, my night socks are on them in this piccie

as for the 'prankster', tie the laces to a couple of mess tins.... or a dead fall.... or a large sprung punji

Cheers,

Alan

 

[tommy the cat]

Chainsaw is that crusader mug hovering over the fire????????
Now that should have been entered into the tripod competition!!!!
Invisible tripod would have one hands down!D

 

[JonnyP]

Chainsaw is that crusader mug hovering over the fire????????
Now that should have been entered into the tripod competition!!!!
Invisible tripod would have one hands down!D

Lol....Does look like its floating there.....

 

[Greg]

I use a boot bag sometimes but most of the time I go for the stick option or I just rest them on top of my bergen.

 

[Squidders]

I have a line under my tarp that I hang everything from.

 

[decorum]

I use a boot bag sometimes.

I've just had a 'I knew there was a simple way' & 'Why didn't I think of that' moment

My stuff has to come inside to stop lil'beggers temptations - I'm too used to the 'No one said I/we couldn't' routine :aargh4: :AR15firin

I've found my boots in an oven before! :twak:

Thanks for all the info & ideas - many things to try out; when I'm not around lil'beggers though

 

[Chainsaw]

hey that's not just the old hovering crusader trick, it's plastic too!!

weird how that looks!!

Cheers,

Alan

 

[Fin]

Thanks for the answers guys (and gals if it applies). , I forgot to mention that I need to find a way of bringing the boots into the hammock for the occassions when there's a slight chance that someone might be tempted to remove and hide them; prank not theft.

Ah! Now I see your problem!

There is a bushcrafty solution to this problem.

What you do is select a thin branch - about 6 foot long - something pliable like willow should do. Cut about 2 feet of the thicker end and divide this 2 foot piece into sections to make feathersticks for your fire.

With the remaining 4 foot section whip it through the air a few times to produce a satisfying "swishing" sound and threaten to thrash the lil beggars if they come anywhere near your kit!

 

[decorum]

There is a bushcrafty solution to this problem.....thin branch.....something pliable like willow.....whip it through the air.....and threaten to thrash the lil beggars

For a moment I thought you were going to suggest a sprung willow whip 'Calf Trap'

 

[wizard]

The only thing that works well in a jungle environment is hanging boots under the tarp. I learned the first night of rain to always hang the hammock and tarp up high too. It rains so hard at times that the water will splash up on you and the underside of the basha.

 

[Fin]

For a moment I thought you were going to suggest a sprung willow whip 'Calf Trap'

Great idea! I was trying to think of the middle ground between a willow branch thrashing and a pitfall trap with punji stakes!

Cheers!

 

[-Switch-]

Thanks for the answers guys (and gals if it applies). , I forgot to mention that I need to find a way of bringing the boots into the hammock for the occassions when there's a slight chance that someone might be tempted to remove and hide them; prank not theft.

Use one of the above suggestions to keep your boots near you at night, then use a bit of para-cord to tie them to the trigger of a loaded blank-firer :AR15firin










I'm joking of course

 

[woodstock]

Hammock is slung at sitting height and two sharpened (at one end) stakes are pushed into the ground for my boots to go on (upside down).

The stakes are tall enough so I can reach my boots whilst lying down and they are suspended upside down under the tarp all night so not much chance of them getting wet or providing overnight accommodation for small wriggly things!

DITTO its the best method I've found if not sticks use your walking poles put them at a convenient height to reach in the morning without leaving your hammock