Hammocking at Guyot Campsite?

[Undershaft]

I'm planning a trip to the Bonds next week and I intend to stay at Guyot Campsite. I've never been to Guyot before so I was wondering if there are trees at the campsite suitable for hanging a hammock?

 

[NH Tramper]

I'm planning a trip to the Bonds next week and I intend to stay at Guyot Campsite. I've never been to Guyot before so I was wondering if there are trees at the campsite suitable for hanging a hammock?

There are plenty of trees there so I'd say yes. Should be no problem.

 

[peakbagger]

Given the reported bear issues at Guyot this year, make sure you dont have anything smelling of food in your hammock or you may become a "bear pinata"

 

[Tom_Murphy]

Yes, there are a number of trees with a right combination of tree diameters and distance apart.

I have used my JRB bridge hammock at Guyot, 13 Falls, Sawyer Pond, and Ethan Pond without any issues.

No idea about Liberty Spring but that is probably my next one.

 

[Undershaft]

Thanks

Thanks for the information, thats exactly what I needed to know. It will be much easier carrying my hammock than my tent, which is three pounds heavier. Tom, its been about seven years since I camped at Liberty Springs, but I met a thru-hiker there who used a hammock and found trees pretty easily. That was the first time I saw a hammock in use and it convinced me to buy one.

 

[grouseking]

Question tp the hammock users-

How do you guys stay warm? I tend to have a lot of body heat for reserves, but still I tend to chill easily, esp outside. Even right now my nose is freezing inside.

 

[DougPaul]

Question tp the hammock users-

How do you guys stay warm? I tend to have a lot of body heat for reserves, but still I tend to chill easily, esp outside. Even right now my nose is freezing inside.

They are cooler than tents--you have free airflow under you and the hammock wraps up around you which compresses the sides of your sleeping bag. There are two basic strategies--line the bottom and sides with insulating pads or some hammock designs (separate fly and body) allow one to put a tubular sleeping bag around both the user and the hammock.

I have slept out on a 20F night (using a 0F bag and 2 72"x20" pads) and a friend has slept out on a -5F night using a tubular bag.

Doug

 

[RoySwkr]

Why do you stay at fee campsites with a hammock?

One advantage of a prepared campsite is it has a flat pad or platform for a tent, whereas a hammock can be used most anywhere with trees on sloping or rough ground. The most attractive feature of a hammock for me would be to camp whenever I was tired or it got dark instead of having to deal with relatively few choices.

 

[MichaelJ]

Well, it's the only place up in that area with water, and isn't the fee season over at this point?

 

[Tom_Murphy]

Yes, one of the main advantages of a hammock is not needing a flat spot and thus being free from the backcountry camp sites.

But, when the other people you are with don't have hammocks, you typically end up at those sites anyway.

I use an underquilt and a top quilt for insulation. The under quilt attaches to the bottom of the hammock and avoids being compressed. The top quilt is inside the hammock, just like a quilt in bed.

Overall, there is a weight penalty to using a hammock vs a solo shelter but the advantages are site selection and comfort.