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There are many ways of hanging a hammock and this post describes how to use the farrimond hammock hanging technique. Also see how to hang a hammock with a pair of rings and using whoppies. Farrimond Hitch The great thing about this technique is that no other hardware is required, just some para-cord. Either tie a farrimond… Read More Hanging a Hammock – Farrimond hitch
There are many ways of hanging a hammock, this post describes how to use whoppies. Other posts describe how to use a farrimond hitch and a pair of rings. The first thing to do is to lash to the tree. Prefer thicker rope or webbing over para-cord to avoid damaging the tree. Tree straps can be made from 3/4… Read More Hanging a Hammock – Whoopies
Why get poles? Hiking poles serve 3 main purposes: Efficiency. Whilst legs typically have the larger, stronger muscles, arms can also help drive you along. This means you spread the effort over more muscles and use your legs more efficiently. On the downhill sections, poles can help reduce the shock to your knees. Balance. On… Read More Hiking Poles
Hydration systems are made up of a number of components for carrying and/or making water potable (drinkable). An earlier post ‘Water on the Trail‘ describes some background, here the focus is on available gear/options. Platypus The Platypus GravityWorks hydration system uses gravity to filter water. It comes with 2 bags, one for dirty water (unfiltered) and… Read More Hydration Systems
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