View Poll Results: How do you camp most of the time?

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Thread: Hammock or Ground?

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    I do a bit of both, depending on where I am and what the terrain dictates, mostly I end up hammocking, as in general I like to stop in sheltered areas such as wood copses and forests. However living up by the moors means that I'm not always able to, so setting up a Tarp Bivvi in the lee of a hill or mound is all I can do.
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    hammocks because your of the bumpy ground , your not going to get your sleeping bag dirty from the ground.
    I find it very hard to sleep on the ground so thats why I use a hammock.

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    Groundhog, I can see the potential of Hammocks.

    Would I be right in thinking hammocking is heavier?

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    I was a ground dweller but changed to Hammock sleeping when I picked one up for £2:00 at a car boot (knocked him down from a fiver). I put a sleeping mat between the two layers and suspend it from two trees under a tarp. A lot more comfortable and I get a better nights sleep.
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    I have always camped on the ground and still do, but i recently bought a hammock and have yet to try it out so the jurys out on that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rossbird View Post
    Groundhog, I can see the potential of Hammocks.

    Would I be right in thinking hammocking is heavier?
    Not neccessarily heavier although this would depend on what type of tent you use. If you look at DD hammocks and tarps your probably looking at around 1.5 - 2 kilos. The swingers would have an idea of their total weights.

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    Never tried a hammock but I wonder at shifting position in them. Very comfy lying on back when you first get in but what if you want to turn on your side? And, if you then want to turn to other side if, say, leg aches?

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    Quote Originally Posted by andy202wr View Post
    I was a ground dweller but changed to Hammock sleeping when I picked one up for £2:00 at a car boot (knocked him down from a fiver). I put a sleeping mat between the two layers and suspend it from two trees under a tarp. A lot more comfortable and I get a better nights sleep.
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    Hammock all the way. A little tip: Sometimes DD have seconds, which they sell of cheap. The only fault I've seen so far with them, is untidy stitching and loops, etc in slightly the wrong place. Could be worth looking into.
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    Ground dweller, it makes it harder for the farmers to shoot you.

    Used to use hammocks a lot though.
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