Finally got out with all the new gear I've been buying over winter (yeah, I know it's nearly summer now... 
) and I thought I'd sahre some photos... This was my first real overnight in hammock and basha, and it was certainly educational. I stayed pretty local for ease of escape should anything go badly wrong with anything (like forgetting vital bits), so I bivied in an area of Scots Pine between Henshaw Burn and Bore Stane, pretty much on the pass between Carlops and Balerno.
All set to settle down for the evening:
I'm sure the more experienced hammockers will spot that I've pitched the hammock too deep. The tarp is pitched very steep on the back side as it was really bl**dy windy... I later learned that when you pitch a tarp like that and then light a fire in the lee, the eddy generated by the tarp tends to suck smoke and flame straight towards you, which led to a tense moment or two. Of course, this wasnt' helped by the fact that the only available firewood was Scots Pine...
View down to North Esk Reservoir:
Not quite the view from the hammock - I had to walk at least 5 paces to get this shot.
Cleaned up and ready to go:
) and I thought I'd sahre some photos... This was my first real overnight in hammock and basha, and it was certainly educational. I stayed pretty local for ease of escape should anything go badly wrong with anything (like forgetting vital bits), so I bivied in an area of Scots Pine between Henshaw Burn and Bore Stane, pretty much on the pass between Carlops and Balerno.All set to settle down for the evening:
I'm sure the more experienced hammockers will spot that I've pitched the hammock too deep. The tarp is pitched very steep on the back side as it was really bl**dy windy... I later learned that when you pitch a tarp like that and then light a fire in the lee, the eddy generated by the tarp tends to suck smoke and flame straight towards you, which led to a tense moment or two.
Of course, this wasnt' helped by the fact that the only available firewood was Scots Pine...View down to North Esk Reservoir:
Not quite the view from the hammock - I had to walk at least 5 paces to get this shot.
Cleaned up and ready to go:
