[at-l] Hammock + pack question

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

Given that scenario you would need a hammock that is longer than your 
height plus the length of the pack plus additional room to keep you from 
bumping into it all night. In theory you could simply use Ed Speer's 
formula (it's on the web site) for determining how long to make your 
hammock and add the length of your pack to the formula.

OTOH if you put your pack on the ground under the hammock, it will be "at 
hand" without cluttering up your sleep space. Any items you anticipate 
needing during the night could be put into a netting gear loft that you 
hang from the line holding up your rain fly.

At 07:47 PM 10/21/2003 -0700, Kelly Whitman wrote:
>You can secure the pack to one end of the hammock so it doesn't slide 
>towards you.  I like to have my pack at hand and don't want to have to go 
>outside the hammock to get it.  It's been done, I was just wanting some 
>more information about the method and how it works and how that factors 
>into which hammock you buy.
>
>Kelly Whitman
>INTP
>-----------
>"There ARE no other women like me."  -- 7 of 9
>
>><< I've read different things about being able to keep your pack inside the
>>hammock with you.  >>
>>
>>I don't see anyway that you could bring a pack inside of a hammock.  Once you
>>get into the hammock everything will slide toward the center of the hammock.
>>It would be very uncomfortable to have a pack in there with you.  Leave the
>>pack outside the hammock.  Hang it from a nearby try, stash it under your
>>hammock, put it in a plastic garbage bag and leave it on the ground but 
>>do not
>>bring it into your hammock unless it is empty and you are using it as 
>>part of your
>>insulation system.
>>                                             Art
>
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