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RE: [at-l] Hammocks

> From: 	kurt
> Sent: 	Thursday, June 25, 1998 2:00 PM
> Subject: 	Re: [at-l] Hammocks
> 
> KC wrote:
> >>Surfing the web I came across this page about a ready made bug net and
> rain
> >>fly combo(snip) The Sammock Fly weighs 1.4lbs but is expensive at $125.
> The
> >>Harness system weighs in at .5lbs and sells for $14.
> 
> Looks like that fly is designed to be used with their hammock, if you want
> to take advantage of the bug repellancy of it - which weighs 4 lbs,
> bringing
> your total weight up over 5.5 lbs, including the harness and fly. Price
> goes
> up as well - but if Canadian dollars, exchange rate is favorable...
> 
Pretty sure that the 4 lb. weight mentioned on the site is for the whole
system, not one piece.  I see the breakdown as follows:

hammock          2.0 lbs    $ 85.00
bug net/rain fly 1.4 lbs    $125.00
harness           .5 lbs    $  0.00  (included with hammock)
total            3.9 lbs    $210.00

Maybe the extra .1 is the stuff sack.  And the order form says the prices
are in US dollars.

The website (http://www.travelsource.com/travelstore/lbd/lbd.html) makes the
system look like it's well designed and well made, but I still think that a
tarp is the better way to go because it gives you a more versatile sheltered
space.

Just for comparison, the core of the system that I've cobbled together
includes:

hammock        .75 lbs    $ 80.00   (http://www.hangouts.com/Camping.html)
9x9 tarp	  1.75 lbs    $ 34.00
(http://www.campmor.com/tents/tarps.html)
total         2.50 lbs    $114.00

Details of the harness and bug net components are not final, so not included
here.

Since Vermont Voyager doesn't seem to have a web site ( can you believe it?!
), guess I'll have to give them a ring and see if they've got a catalog.
(Thanks to "The old ridgeRunner" for the pointer.)

Peter




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