THE PROS AND CONS OF TENTS HAMMOCKS AND TARP/BIVY SETUPS

Join Crow and Squidly from GONE FERAL WITH SQUIDLY as we have a campfire discussion of the pros and cons of Tents, Hammocks, and Tarp/Bivy Setups for backpacking #tents #hammocks #tarps

[alexwbanks]

I do it all! Depending on where I'm going and possibly what the temps will be. Hammock is by far the most comfortable for me. I have a Duplex and love it as well. I took it on the CT last year and it worked great. But no matter how comfortable the sleeping pad or even bed I wake up with pain because the pressure points. My hammock I don't have any of them. Also so much easier to roll out the hammock in the middle of the night to do business.

[BackpackingwithBuckley]

Squirrels and Sasquatches need to be seen! That's why I hammock. It is more comfortable to me too. Tell Squidly my hammock setup (all inclusive) is less than 4 lbs. That includes my quilt. Great discussion fellas!

[iainbrownoutandabout]

I have hammock camped in New Zealand for a dozen years. Mine is tricked out with titanium fittings and Cuban Fibre tarp with doors. Together with Down Quilts it is lighter than my old tent, on its own. Weight of tent, on its own 2.8kgs (I know there are lighter ones now but this was great quality a few years ago) - the entire hammock and quilts is 2.7kgs. The volume is also lower than tent, sleeping mat and bag.
I have bivvy camped heaps as well - but at the end of the day - your on the ground and it is aweful to sleep on.
The versatility of the hammock is huge! I can wake in the morning - lean out and boil a brew - and have breakfast in bed easily. I can lie down or sit in a super comfortable seat.
You'll never get this happy camper on the ground again.
All the best from kiwi land

[MarkGoesHiking]

Great points and I love the delivery within a conversation. Rock on gents! 🤙🏕🍻

[mobilewintercamp]

Hammocks are really coming around. Getting lighter is nice, and more refined with variety of styles. doors, flat bars and such. Now they have hammock hot tents too, that’s a real game changer in there favor. Being in the air puts you up in the heat and provides plenty of space for gear across the floor .

[BosomBuddyCreations]

We used to tent camp until we both got older and started having back problems. Our camping live stopped until a friend suggested hammocks. Now we camp all the time. We will never go back to tents. The only con I see to hammocks is it is a little more complicated to set up. But when we go hiking it seems so much easier to find a good hammock spot over a good tent spot. We have lots of rocks in our area.

[medekmom]

Warbonnets are amazing! I'm a hammock girl for the most part especially with the coziness of an underquilt in cool/cold weather but i do use a tent as well. Great review of all three! Thanks

[IanYGath]

Lots of good points there and some food for thought. 🙂👍🏻👍🏻

[jeffreyking]

Great video. My age is forcing me to start to hang. I will miss my tent. But I have high hopes that I was wrong all these years. Lol. Like & sub. .

[MinuteontheMountain]

Good overview of the pros and cons, guys.

[SouthernPaddler]

Great discussion, guys!! Lots of good info here!! 👍👊

[Oldsparkey]

Those were some good pro's and con's of all three types of camping. Here in Florida a tent becomes a modern sweat lodge with out heat and humidity. The hammock offers 360 degree ventilation and visibility ( Star watching ) if desired. I like a rain fly over my hammock and normally in the porch mode. It offers a lot of side visibility, ventilation and protection from the weather. It can be set up to catch the breeze or shield you from it. No under quilt for me, a self inflating pad about 3/4 inflated is used. A double bottom hammock protects me from the bugs, 360 protection, with a bug netting attached. My pack is suspended from either end of the hammock and protected by the rain fly. Best over all, I can hang where tents can not go, set up a dry camp in the rain. If it rains, no worries about flooding. Claustrophobic, Try a Warbonnet Blackbird with the sides pulled out or a Hennessy Hammock with the same benefit. ( If you can borrow one first to try it ). Those are just a few advantages from over 60 years of hammock camping. Yes, I do use a tent when I am forced to and enjoy every minute of it.

[SmallADVentures]

Great topic and lotsa great points, enjoyed it, brother 😊✌️

[DaveOffGrid]

Great video guys! Some excellent points about each shelter type here. I'm a tent guy all the way and if it's going to be any type of heavy rain I'll also bring a tarp so I can do more under the "porch" mode when it's coming down. Great video 👍👍👍

[mountainsnmoore]

Is there an "All of the Above" option? I have used each of these at various times and really enjoyed them all...because I was camping! LOL! But I have to say that our set up earlier this week. while truck camping, was the most comfortable. We looked like we were setting up a village! We had my teardrop with the gazebo set up over the galley. A 10x12 rainfly with a center pole attache to it, and two more pop up gazebos attached to the other end of the rainfly. I slept in the teardrop on the memory foam and the rest slept in their trucks. It started raining just as we were turning in at around 11 PM and literally rained all night, stopping just as we were getting up at 6:30 AM. One of the better nights of sleep that I have gotten in a while!

[docadventures]

Great info Crow! I have used all and a tent is probably my favorite shelter. Hammocks are more comfortable and smaller and lighter (in Summer). I always bring a good tarp for basic shelter in addition to the other means of sleeping gear. Of course, I use these items Moto Camping, so weight is not quite the issue of carrying gear on my back. Great video!

[DMSAdventures]

Ya I'm a tent ground dweller. I haven't tried the other options yet but I have not come across any reason to try either of the others out. And with the amount of gear I need to buy for everyone for a different setup I don't have the $$$ to just try something out. I HAVE held out hope that I COULD sleep better in a hammock because I sleep like doodoo when camping... but I don't sleep well at home either so I don't blame the tent!! Great insights from just a couple of dudes!!

[LoveWander]

Good info we are tent people free standing over trekking pole but we do have all 3 setups. Stay safe my friend

[GoneFeralWithSquidly]

Nice edit. This turned out to be a good discussion of the three options. 🦑

[BulldogBadger]

Great video! Lots of food for thought, I intend to do all three of these in 2022 to mix things up a little on the channel, all the best for new year 👏