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[at-l] Hammocks



I thought about that on the night I heard an animal snorting & grunting
outside of my tent in GA. Boar? Bear? Quicker to exit a tent or a hammock?
Am I thinking too hard?
Marsha
Cleveland
----- Original Message -----
From: <ARTCLOUTMN@aol.com>
To: <atrailhiker@adelphia.net>; <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Hammocks


>
> In a message dated 7/7/03 8:13:00 PM, atrailhiker@adelphia.net writes:
>
> <<  I am afraid of one coming around me while I'm sleeping and I'm inside
> this hammock. >>
>
> Do you really think a tent is safer than a hammock when it comes to bears?
> The hammock is likey to be more safe because you cannot put your pack
inside
> and therefore are not apt to have food in the hammock.
>
>                                             Art
>