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Date/Time: 05/23/2024 04:52AM

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Hammock sleeping

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Craig K	01/08/2013 09:28AM Hmmm, all of my Hennessy Hammocks have the snake skins on the suspension lines so I've never had this problem before even in very heavy downpours. My ENO I use mostly for winter camping but I might need to add the drip lines to that one just incase I decide to use it this summer.
RoundRiver	01/08/2013 01:21AM Agree with Savage Voyager - I use a 12 x 10 CCS tarp with my ENO hammock and some of the ridge line tie-offs hang down. Fortunately I have only been in rain with the hammock once, and not an all day soaker.
Savage Voyageur	01/05/2013 02:45PM I use a 12x10 tarp with the 12 foot size on top so I have a lot of coverage. I also use (cotton) shoe laces tied on both ends that are my drip lines. Just tie a simple knot to hold onto the suspension and let it hang down to direct the rain. I have never had any problems with this set up in very heavy rains.
SouthernExposure	01/05/2013 11:10AM The easy solution is to tie a strip of cotton terry cloth or flannel to the support. The cotton soaks and hold the water long enough to let gravity do its thing. Also, you can tie your hammock and suspension lines to a metal ring that will completely divert all water away. SE
KevinL	01/04/2013 11:06AM It does not take a very long string at all, just enough to stop and drip. I use CCS reflective line for my tarp ridge line and used a couple pieces on both tarp and hammock lines to stop it. Maybe three inches long? Have not had any problems since. Join the private BWCA Hammocking thread at the bottom of the main forums page. Lots of good into. Welcome to the site.
Mort	01/04/2013 08:31AM I haven't tried this yet, but I think attaching a clothes pin (old fashion squeeze type with a spring) upside down to the whoopie sling cord right before it attaches to the hammock would be helpful. The compression of the cord by the clothes pin would impede the flow of water traveling further down the cord. Any water would then run down and off the ends of the two downward hanging "arms" of the clothes pin.
jeroldharter	01/04/2013 07:21AM For a drip line, just tie off an 8 inch length of rope on your hammock line before just before it connects with the hammock. That will divert any water running down the line to the drip line.
tonyyarusso	01/04/2013 02:44AM Some people also add little rubber/plastic cone things to augment just dropping a line. No idea if that actually helps or just makes them feel better.
Richwon4	01/04/2013 12:02AM Dropping a drip line is a must and a bigger tarp is an added bonus. Most of the water that would run down the line will run down the drip line rather than to your sleeping bag.
Mort	01/03/2013 10:29PM Tried drip lines ..or O ring, .. or bigger/longer tarp?
discovery174	01/03/2013 10:19PM So last year was up in lake vista the week before Labor Day. Tried out sleeping in my hammock. Was the next best thing to sleeping in my sleep number bed. Only had one problem. It rained for if I remember 5 days straight. Problem was the water was wicking down the lines and soaking into my sleeping bag. I slept on a closed cell foam pad which stopped the cold from soaking in but trying to avoid this in the future. Any suggestions on keeping the water out of my bed.