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Hammock v. Tent
allison:
I am going to go with tent on this, because you may not always find a sturdy place to hang a hammock, and wind underneath you might cause warmth issues. Tents seem much more reliable and look to me to be far simpler to pitch! Also provides you with a place to stow your gear that is covered all around. I think hammocks seem to be a fun alternative but don't provide the same benefits that tents do.
Also I've had a tent for years that I absolutely love but it's old and has seen better days (seam sealing and pole repair can only do so much) and now I want to buy the tent you linked. It's beautiful! It would fit perfectly in place of my tent, but alas. $330. My heart breaks. Damn you, James!
negative creep:
Here is the thing: stay in the city, don't even leave the house.
Slick:
--- Quote from: allison on 16 Jul 2010, 20:12 ---I am going to go with tent on this, because you may not always find a sturdy place to hang a hammock
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These guys figured out something to make it a passable tent.
--- Quote from: allison on 16 Jul 2010, 20:12 ---Wind underneath you might cause warmth issues.
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They sell extra padding covers for the winter time, but you are quite right about that.
--- Quote from: Inlander on 16 Jul 2010, 19:49 ---If it's bad weather, you can't cook your dinner in a hammock.
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Man if you cooked in one of those lightweight tents you would burn it pretty good and failing that, you would make the whole thing smell real good and tasty for bears.
Practically, the tent seems sensible but these hammock fiends, think how comfortable they are every night! No searching for a good spot and unrolling your 'it's OK but I wish I had a mattress' roll. Just slinging up in the trees and being comfy!
Clincher may be that while I can find a Canadian source for the Hubba Hubba, I don't know if I can find a Canadian reseller for the hammocks, meaning there'd be higher shipping and probably duty at the border (what the fuck NAFTA, are you specifically designed to screw things up?).
Blue Kitty:
--- Quote from: negative creep on 16 Jul 2010, 20:36 ---Here is the thing: stay in the city, don't even leave the house.
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But how can he call himself a man if he doesn't venture out into the wild and claim his destiny?
Slick:
I think if someone came up to me right now and said "Hey, here's one of those nice hammocks, it's yours for $150" I think I'd take it, while I don't know for sure if I'd hit the tent.
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