Upgrades!

I was able to get my hands on a Kelty Noah 12 tarp today as well as an ENO ridgeline with a pocket organizer. It's pitched and ready for me to hop into later tonight. I like how this tarp is big enough to use the ends as doors to close off the wind. This tarp is HUGE! Bear with me folks as this is my first pitch of this monster.

I also attempted a DIY underquilt out of an old sleeping bag and it was pretty much a failure.....I won't even bother with pictures of it... Christmas is not that far away and I have my eyes on an Underground Quilts Zeppelin -20 model.

Hooked on Hammocks!

So this is the first post of my hammock blog. I was in the field for training last week and one of the Lieutenants let me borrow his ENO Doublenest and rain fly to sleep in. I had not used a hammock before but the setup was easy and accomplished in under 10 minutes. Being in Alaska, the temps this time of year are in the 20's to teens so I used my REI base camp pad inside the hammock along with my Mountain Hardwear Wraith to keep warm. I slept on my side all night like a baby and was snug as a bug in a rug. This prompted me to go and purchase my own from REI. I ended up going with the ENO (although the clark jungle hammock looks awesome) one-link system which has the hammock, rain fly, atlas straps, and the bug net all in the same kit. I set it up the other day at my house and slept in it just in time for the first snow of the year.

I am looking at improving my tarp to a larger winter tarp and I need to get an underquilt so I dont have to sleep with a pad.