Hang In There
- Wild Dirt
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min read
By Alexander Kwapis
A safe and straightforward way to relax in the outdoors is in a hammock. Find a little tree-filled lot away from people and relax all afternoon. The guys at WildDirt love hammocking, with each having a few. In a short series, they will share a few of their favorites. First up is Alexander’s Kammok hammock camping set up.
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“This is my goto setup for hammock camping,” says Alexander. He goes on to say, “I have a Kammok Roo Double hammock, Kammok Python 10 straps, Kammok Kuhli tarp, and the Kammok Dragonfly bug net. What I love about the Roo Double is its shape and lightness vs. durability. It is constructed so that the sides don’t cut into your legs like other hammocks when you are using it as a chair. For someone big and tall like myself, its roomy still when sleeping on a diagonal. The webbing at each end of the hammock has built-in carabiners to make setup painless. As I mentioned, I pair my hammock with Kammok’s Python 10 tree saving straps for wrapping around the tree and supporting the hammock. I find these to be the perfect length and love the series of twenty flat daisy chains. For camping, I pair this setup with the Kulhi weather shelter. The tarp has ten guy points so you can make the tarp as tight as a drum and won’t blow away during inclement weather. I found that the ends of my guylines needed a little love, so I fused the ends of the ropes to keep them from unsheathing. The tarp also came with five stakes, but if you were paying attention, there are ten guylines, so you’ll need to get yourself five more stakes. The Kuhli tarp is DWR, and Sil/PU coated as well as seam-sealed for outstanding waterproofness. Overall, this is not just an excellent tarp for hammocking, but you can also use it as a sunshade on a hiking trip or use it as a group rain tarp on a backpacking trip. Lastly, on the Kammok set up, I have the Dragonfly bug net. With quick setup straps and invisible mesh, this lightweight bug net is a no brainer. For when its chilly out, I picked up an inexpensive polyester bottom quilt to keep your underside toasty. It really does do a good job, and you can feel the difference when the quilt isn’t there. For camping, I toss on top the Thermarest Corus™ HD Quilt and sleep like a king.”
