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Thanks so much for watching and for your comment. A detailed video about the tent’s features is coming out on Sunday. I think you might like it as well. :)
the tyek bivy and its plastic envelope can be worn as clothing, if it's truly cold, or if you''re just sitting around doing nothing. The envelope DOES get condensation on the inside of it. but the tyvek wont let it get back thru onto you and your layers of netting, etc, will keep the moisture off of your body. You might want to keep your cammies in a drum liner for certain conditions, because getting them wet with rain, wet brush, condensation or sweat is not going to help you at all and you wont have dry cammies to don when you stop whatever you're doing that's getting your clothing wet.
there's really only one way to hang a tarp over a hammock, and have the full protection that you need. I think that's why you see almost no vids about it, and dozens of vids about various tents and grounded shelters. :-) Given me a net hammock, reflective tyvek bivy and black plastic "envelope" around the bivy, any day. I can always slit-open the envelope use it to form a canopy, and then tape it back into being an envelope any time I want to do so.
but you're still on the cold, wet, hard ground, with the bugs, rocks, roots, thorns, snakes,, mud,, snow, steep pitches. A 1 lb net hammock, same weight as a sleeping pad, gets rid of all those issues, gets you up in the breezes when it's hot. It CAN get you 15 ft off of the ground, out of reach of animals (and men with just knives and clubs) Several doubled-up bow knots see to it that you can't just fall out of the hammock, but you release yourself from it in just a few seconds. My hammock is made of 50x 10 ft of 2" mesh monofilament gillnet, so it can feed me if need be. It can form a slingchair, help me carry loose items. I use both a buttpack and a 1.5 lb day pack. I empty them out, stuff them with dry debris and use them as sleeping pads, normally up in the hammock. If it's cold, hang the hammock 6" off of the ground, and kick debris under it, enough to stop air from passing under you. I had to add a much wider, stiffer belt to the buttpack. The sleep/shelter gear and extra clothing get lashed to the top of the buttpack, and the daypack sits on the gear. this forces the gear to serve as a pack frame.. My spare T shirt and boxer shorts are my hip pads. My spare socks are my shoulder pads .I hate every cubic inch and every ounce that I have to lug around. If you dont, you haven't done much of it.
Thank you so much for watching and for your comments! It's interesting. I never tried camping with a hammock, honestly. I've always been a tent person, but I would love to try at some point. Since I just bought this Hyperlite tent, I don't have the budget, but if you don't mind, you could share links to the gear you use, and I'll put them in my list of future gear to test. My new tent weighs just 16 ounces, which is pretty amazing. Of course, I still need the tent states and a sleeping pad, but it's the lightest setup I've had so far. How well do you sleep in very windy conditions? That's one thing I like about the tent. It may rattle, but you are on the ground, not moving, and completely safe (if you have a good tent and pitched it well). I can imagine the hammock swinging, but that may not be true. :) I used to have a full bug net suit when I lived in Atlanta and kayaked in Georgia and Florida on the coast. It was absolutely essential there with piles of mosquitoes. I haven't felt the need lately, though. Some of my friends cowboy-camp, basically just on the ground with a sleeping pad and maybe a bug net, but I like a tent's comfort and privacy. Anyway, there are so many options for spending nights in nature. :) Thanks again for taking the time and giving me many insights into hammock camping.
I've never cared for tents. If they actually ARE rainproof, they are heavy and hot They'll block the miid breeze that you want, but not the gale-force winds that you NEED to block. I dont need or want the weight of a tent, in hot weather. That's when I need bugnetting. I wear TWO of Amazon's 1/4 lb each full-body bugnnet "suits", I carry a pair of Amazon's "cut-leaf" , 1/2 lb each camo nets. this netting can be combined and worn as "longjohns", under your cammies, adding substantial insulation, but bein unaffected when they get wet. The net hammock can be wrapped around you, proviiding space for your sweat to evaporate, helping to keep you warm and dry, while moving/working. Remove one or more of your outer layers of clothing when you do this, putting them in a drum liner, in your pack, where they will stay dry. A few minutes after you've stopped moving/sweating, put the outside layers back on your body.
Thanks for watching, yes, I had to dub a part of this video because my audio quality was so bad. One of my mics didn't work on the trip, sadly. It's not perfect, but I couldn't find any other way to clean it up. After spending a couple of days trying to salvage the audio and recording it again, I finally bought a wireless mic. Hopefully, I will never run into this problem again :)
@@adventuresandreams so frustrating when the technology fails… you did a good job of recovering the footage. May your new mic be reliable! Happy camping!
@@HamidShibataBennett Thanks for your encouragement and understanding. The mic was highly recommended and is currently on sale, so the investment made sense! amzn.to/3XBpNBz
Hi there, thanks for watching. You know, when I first saw the tent online, I was skeptical, too. How can something that looks like tissue paper be so strong? But then I researched the material it is made of: Dyneema. Have you been able to read up on it already? Probably not. It's actually stronger than steel, and it has even REPLACED steel! I saw a fascinating video where they changed the steel cables of a heavy construction machine with Dyneema cables, which lasted way longer. I briefly go into the history and use of Dyneema in my unboxing video and have reference links in the description under "Video Credits" of this video as well. Before you make up your mind, please check it out: ruclips.net/video/PJMItHBOczI/видео.html
@@colincampbell6660 Do you mean the audio quality? Yes, I know. I had mic problems on the entire trip and had to dub some of it because the original audio was useless. I bought some wireless mics now, and hopefully, audio problems are a thing of the past now. :)
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Great video! Many thanks for taking the time to craft it!
Thanks so much for watching and for your comment. A detailed video about the tent’s features is coming out on Sunday. I think you might like it as well. :)
Excellent video and tutorial my friend! 👍
Thank you so much for watching and for your comment! :)
@@adventuresandreams Absolutely my pleasure :)
Good job girl !!! U b the bee's knee's 😊 !! A real pro 🤠
Thank you :D
the tyek bivy and its plastic envelope can be worn as clothing, if it's truly cold, or if you''re just sitting around doing nothing. The envelope DOES get condensation on the inside of it. but the tyvek wont let it get back thru onto you and your layers of netting, etc, will keep the moisture off of your body. You might want to keep your cammies in a drum liner for certain conditions, because getting them wet with rain, wet brush, condensation or sweat is not going to help you at all and you wont have dry cammies to don when you stop whatever you're doing that's getting your clothing wet.
there's really only one way to hang a tarp over a hammock, and have the full protection that you need. I think that's why you see almost no vids about it, and dozens of vids about various tents and grounded shelters. :-) Given me a net hammock, reflective tyvek bivy and black plastic "envelope" around the bivy, any day. I can always slit-open the envelope use it to form a canopy, and then tape it back into being an envelope any time I want to do so.
but you're still on the cold, wet, hard ground, with the bugs, rocks, roots, thorns, snakes,, mud,, snow, steep pitches. A 1 lb net hammock, same weight as a sleeping pad, gets rid of all those issues, gets you up in the breezes when it's hot. It CAN get you 15 ft off of the ground, out of reach of animals (and men with just knives and clubs) Several doubled-up bow knots see to it that you can't just fall out of the hammock, but you release yourself from it in just a few seconds. My hammock is made of 50x 10 ft of 2" mesh monofilament gillnet, so it can feed me if need be. It can form a slingchair, help me carry loose items. I use both a buttpack and a 1.5 lb day pack. I empty them out, stuff them with dry debris and use them as sleeping pads, normally up in the hammock. If it's cold, hang the hammock 6" off of the ground, and kick debris under it, enough to stop air from passing under you. I had to add a much wider, stiffer belt to the buttpack. The sleep/shelter gear and extra clothing get lashed to the top of the buttpack, and the daypack sits on the gear. this forces the gear to serve as a pack frame.. My spare T shirt and boxer shorts are my hip pads. My spare socks are my shoulder pads .I hate every cubic inch and every ounce that I have to lug around. If you dont, you haven't done much of it.
Thank you so much for watching and for your comments! It's interesting. I never tried camping with a hammock, honestly. I've always been a tent person, but I would love to try at some point. Since I just bought this Hyperlite tent, I don't have the budget, but if you don't mind, you could share links to the gear you use, and I'll put them in my list of future gear to test.
My new tent weighs just 16 ounces, which is pretty amazing. Of course, I still need the tent states and a sleeping pad, but it's the lightest setup I've had so far.
How well do you sleep in very windy conditions? That's one thing I like about the tent. It may rattle, but you are on the ground, not moving, and completely safe (if you have a good tent and pitched it well). I can imagine the hammock swinging, but that may not be true. :)
I used to have a full bug net suit when I lived in Atlanta and kayaked in Georgia and Florida on the coast. It was absolutely essential there with piles of mosquitoes. I haven't felt the need lately, though. Some of my friends cowboy-camp, basically just on the ground with a sleeping pad and maybe a bug net, but I like a tent's comfort and privacy.
Anyway, there are so many options for spending nights in nature. :)
Thanks again for taking the time and giving me many insights into hammock camping.
This looks really similar to the lanshan pro & 1?
It does look like it a bit. You are right. Do you have this tent, or are you considering buying it?
@@adventuresandreams na not looking to get it , just thought it looked familiar and might be called a different name somewhere lol
I've never cared for tents. If they actually ARE rainproof, they are heavy and hot They'll block the miid breeze that you want, but not the gale-force winds that you NEED to block. I dont need or want the weight of a tent, in hot weather. That's when I need bugnetting. I wear TWO of Amazon's 1/4 lb each full-body bugnnet "suits", I carry a pair of Amazon's "cut-leaf" , 1/2 lb each camo nets. this netting can be combined and worn as "longjohns", under your cammies, adding substantial insulation, but bein unaffected when they get wet. The net hammock can be wrapped around you, proviiding space for your sweat to evaporate, helping to keep you warm and dry, while moving/working. Remove one or more of your outer layers of clothing when you do this, putting them in a drum liner, in your pack, where they will stay dry. A few minutes after you've stopped moving/sweating, put the outside layers back on your body.
Are you lip syncing your on camera dialogue? Feels so odd. Cool tent though.
Thanks for watching, yes, I had to dub a part of this video because my audio quality was so bad. One of my mics didn't work on the trip, sadly. It's not perfect, but I couldn't find any other way to clean it up. After spending a couple of days trying to salvage the audio and recording it again, I finally bought a wireless mic. Hopefully, I will never run into this problem again :)
@@adventuresandreams so frustrating when the technology fails… you did a good job of recovering the footage. May your new mic be reliable! Happy camping!
@@HamidShibataBennett Thanks for your encouragement and understanding. The mic was highly recommended and is currently on sale, so the investment made sense! amzn.to/3XBpNBz
So basically it’s $600 for a trash bag👍
Hi there, thanks for watching. You know, when I first saw the tent online, I was skeptical, too. How can something that looks like tissue paper be so strong? But then I researched the material it is made of: Dyneema. Have you been able to read up on it already? Probably not. It's actually stronger than steel, and it has even REPLACED steel! I saw a fascinating video where they changed the steel cables of a heavy construction machine with Dyneema cables, which lasted way longer. I briefly go into the history and use of Dyneema in my unboxing video and have reference links in the description under "Video Credits" of this video as well. Before you make up your mind, please check it out: ruclips.net/video/PJMItHBOczI/видео.html
Bad take
@@colincampbell6660 Do you mean the audio quality? Yes, I know. I had mic problems on the entire trip and had to dub some of it because the original audio was useless. I bought some wireless mics now, and hopefully, audio problems are a thing of the past now. :)
@@colincampbell6660 bad take for what? my comment or you taking the piss