[at-l] sleeping safety while in the hammock

[nealb at midlandstech.edu (William Neal)]

Tent or hammock, if they're coming in, they're coming in.  Running might not
help since most of them can run faster than you.  Except I've heard that
running downhill, if you've got a large enough head start, the bear tends to
tumble end-over-end because most of their weight is behind them.  Haven't
tried it and don't want to.
 
But, you may want to get some orange safety tape and stick to your hammock.
Or some night-glo stickers or tape. Or both.
 
William, The Glowing Turtle

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Moore [mailto:simva4040@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 1:18 AM
To: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [at-l] sleeping safety while in the hammock


Seems like your biggest fear would be someone (or something) walking blindly
into the tent and falling/stumbling into the tent and upon you....at least
while in the hammock if they are that blind they would walk into the hammock
at about waist level...assuming they didnt walk into the fly first (most
likely), which would/should sound the alarm in their mind to stop-well
before gettin to you in the 'mock.....
Cant imagine what might happend if a frightened and running scared moose ran
between the trees supporting your hammock...thinking of that makes me glad I
didnt know about hammocking when I was hiking on Isle Royale :)



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