[Rhodes22-list] Hammock

[Leland]

Wally,

I'm not a happy camper.  I could blame it on my years in the military where
we would "train as we'd fight," but I never thought I needed to train to be
miserable.  It just comes natural when you're sleeping on the ground in bad
weather with bugs and other critters.  I'm not a good person for advice on
camping or cruising.

However, this hammock seems ideal.  It's an Army Ranger hammock.  The
netting bunches up so small that you can fit it in your pocket.  You can't
tell from the pictures, but the netting can be pulled up around your body so
you can't accidently roll out of the hammock.  I bought mine at a Clothing
Sales Store on an army base, but I assume you can get one at an army surplus
store or something similar wherever camping supplies are sold.

Lee


TN Rhodey-2 wrote:
> 
> Lee, Any advice on brand or type of hammock?
> 
> Wally
> 
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 11:43 AM, Leland <LKUHN at cnmc.org> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Jerry, Art & Chet,
>>
>> I tried inserting an image but it said my 1.9MB pictures were too large. 
>> I
>> checked about 20 related picture-posting-troubleshooting posts in the
>> archives and none helped, including Ed's.  Let's see if posting them on
>> the
>> Web works:
>>
>> http://www.msnusers.com/Rhodes22-AtEase/shoebox.msnw?albumlist=2
>> http://www.msnusers.com/Rhodes22-AtEase/shoebox.msnw?albumlist=2
>>
>> The first picture should be just the hammock; the next one the hammock is
>> supporting my 150 pound son; on the last one it is supporting me (weight
>> more than 150 pounds).
>>
>> I tied the forward end of the hammock around the mast above a cleat.  I
>> tied
>> the aft end around the middle of the stern rail.  The stern rail flexed a
>> little when I got in the hammock, but it seemed plenty sturdy to support
>> my
>> weight.  If there's a concern about damaging the stern rail, you could
>> tie
>> the hammock next to the stern rail support by the ladder, or rig a line
>> from
>> the ring eyes on the stern.
>>
>> Lee
>> 1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
>> Kent Island, MD
>>
>>
>> chetc wrote:
>> >
>> > I am a devout hammock camper and have given a little thought to how
>> this
>> > could be accomplished. I think you could hang a hammock from the mast
>> to
>> a
>> > bridle attached between the back stays...a Hennessy hammock might be
>> the
>> > way to go here, since enter through a slit in the bottom of the hammock
>> > and have a bug net and rain fly attached.
>> >
>> > Of course, this assumes you are talking about a hammock for humans
>> rather
>> > than a gear hammock (our rhodes has a gear hammock attached to the
>> > pegboard in the fore peak.
>> >
>> > Let me know what you come up with!
>> >
>> > Chet
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > cjlowe-2 wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Has anybody used a hammock on their Rhodes-22?
>> >>
>> >> Jerry Lowe
>> >>
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