Originally Posted by
bikemig
By and large most of the posts have ignored the OP's budget in making recommendations.
So true.
You can pick up a very worthy 2 man tent for just under $100 so why risk getting wet and bugs?
Oh, and one other thing to consider about hammocks, and I do like hammock camping, is that I'm finding more and more state parks don't want you hanging anything on the trees, including hammocks, and they make for somewhat crummy bivies.