Originally Posted by
Dc5e
...I'm planning on using a CCF pad for insulating my bottom and for those times I'll have to sleep on the ground. The only thing I'm worried about is trying to set up camp on the ground (when there are no trees around) in rainy weather, as the hennessy hammock isn't waterproof. I'll probably bring a ground sheet or tarp, but even then, I'm not sure how dry I'll be able to stay. I'm just hoping I'll never run into that situation....
I often camp on wet ground and I never carry a waterproof ground sheet. My 3/4 length CCF pad is waterproof. I use a large trash compactor bag in one pannier to keep my insulation dry and I put it under my feet. So I stay completely isolated from wet earth with zero weight penalty.
My concern about a portable hammock stand would be the anchors, both numbers and strength. One reason I enjoy my simple
Tarptent is that it only takes four 6" stakes (at least
one model only takes two) and in some areas that's enough of a challenge for me. Some treeless areas tend to have very hard rocky earth, or sand, or even a combination thereof.