Off to feild test stuff and,,,,

Ok, cat out of the bag time

THAT is what I bought early in this month that didn’t make it here first go’round.  Or the second for that matter,,,  (that one was just lost in paperwork or sumpin,,,)   At least this one arrived, FAST like at that (three days from order to delivery) ANdddddd,,,, the most important part: No light fingered delivery people intervened.

Above was my initial set-up introduction run.  Not to try it out, but to make sure all was well and all parts on hand, and to give me an idea of what was what, where and how it all ties together.

What the hell is it?

Its a flat lay hammock.   No more ‘Dio makes like Banana’ camping.  (actually, as Brudda B could attest, My hammock usually looked like a flying burrito, not a banana.  BuT, that meant I was sorta squeezed to death too.

By appearances, this has more interior room than my Lynx bivvy tent, which is an absolute plus. I didn’t take any pics with the rainfly on (will fix that error when I set this up ‘for reals’) but there are ZERO touch points between the fly and the netting: something I can’t say about my Lynx.   That contact sometimes makes for a damp interior.

In addition, this CAN be used as a ground tent.   The ‘tub’ in the main tent is quite deep, and very heavy waterproofed fabric (150D) so even if things get wet, it won’t get ‘in’ very easily.   Seeing how most times I go camping, there are plenty of trees, that’s not an issue, but there may be times kayakamping where trees are a hike away.  (say, beach camping,,,)  Versatile was the selling point that hooked me.

And yeah, so did the Camo thing.   I’m something of a stealth camper, especially when I go solo.   Don’t wanna attract any unwanted visitations by less than honorable individuals.    Getting older, it takes more to dig the hole to hide the body.

just kiddin’.   But serious about wanting to ‘dissappear’ when I am out camping.  

So, Feild Test today.  Not going for an overnight, not yet, but I am going to set it up in legit conditions, and probably take a nap, just to see.   I’m hoping because I much prefer hanging off the ground to snuggling with it.

and for the frugal minded, yup, this is rather pricey at two bills for the whole shebang.   (unlike some other brands that sell you the straps and ‘biners seperate, marked up 1000%)  I probably shouldn’t have spent the FRN’s, but, , ,    Hell, ya can’t take  it with you and I wanna enjoy living on THIS side of the dirt before I go occupying THAT side of the dirt.

IF it works out, I have two other tents that I can put up for sale (Lynx and a cheepy two man that works,)    IF it does not work for me, there is enough demand for this model, that I can Marketplace it and recoup most of the money I spent on it and not feel so bad about a failed experiment.  (and that demand is why I believe my first order was lightfingered,,,,A big thank you goes out to the ‘Zon for correcting the problem.)

but I have a good feeling for it after setting up on the porch.    I couldn’t lay in it as one side was attached to a workbench, nothing structural to support weight.   I didn’t want to take it out in the tree line since the briars are really taking off with it being spring and I didn’t want to risk holes in my brand new toy.   And they will punch holes in things: I’ve bled enough from them getting Voo untangled a few times.   (I leave them up because they are a great way of keeping sneaky types from coming in the backways away from eyeballs.)

I’ll post an update post later, with pics, and later, when I have more time, I will do a weekend or overnight and give a proper review.

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