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abbailey
03-03-2007, 22:08
Hey yall, I have the new hennessy hyperlite hammock and plan to use it for my thru hike. I want to take my dog along with me for a few sections on the trail and was wondering if anybody has let their dog sleep in one with them. It seems like it might be tricky and I worry about her claws ripping the material. Also nobody wants to sleep with a wet dog haha. Should i switch to a tent for the sections she hikes with me?? Any thoughts??
superman
03-03-2007, 22:13
Absolutely tent with your dog
I've slept with my dog Maggie in my Hennessy Hammock. She's about 37 pounds and loves to sleep anywhere.
I'd certainly suggest trying it out before you take your dog out on the trail to see how he/she will react to it.
doggiebag
03-03-2007, 23:31
Hey yall, I have the new hennessy hyperlite hammock and plan to use it for my thru hike. I want to take my dog along with me for a few sections on the trail and was wondering if anybody has let their dog sleep in one with them. It seems like it might be tricky and I worry about her claws ripping the material. Also nobody wants to sleep with a wet dog haha. Should i switch to a tent for the sections she hikes with me?? Any thoughts??
some freaky beastiality thing ... Seriously though I've got a pretty tough cattle dog. A little lean to with his favoriete little blanket and he's fine. He's got his own doggie type rucksack which he's carrying his own gear. He's so cute that I see easy hitch hikes into town.
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=15392&c=553
The dog people keep your eyes on the damn dog - aight?
hammock engineer
03-04-2007, 02:22
I would not put a dog in with me in a hyperlight hammock. Isn't this the one they say you need to be careful in it not to rip it?
abbailey
03-04-2007, 04:20
I didnt read that about it, but it seems like it would. I guess either i will buy a tent for the sections she hikes with me or like doggiebag suggested fix her a lean to in bad weather. Unfortunately, i didnt think this one thru. I tried out the hammock and loved it, so i bought it. ill make it work! Thanks for the feedback guys
hopefulhiker
03-04-2007, 08:42
I knew a girl who hiked with her dog and a hammock. She had a little pad for her dog which slept undeneath the hammock on the ground. Also they don't allow dogs in the GSNP.
I put my hammock as close to the ground without touching it and then I ran my hex tarp all the way to the ground, closed up one end completely and put down 1/4 blue foam pad for em to sleep on.Works well for us.
superman
03-04-2007, 09:01
My dog "Winter" is a white german shepard. We used a slick rock tent for the AT. Winter would go right to sleep in the tent. She'd barely wake up when I went out to pee during the night. Following the AT we lightened our gear up which included a tarp. The only thing about the tarp is that Winter doesn't sleep as well. She stays alert to much...at least for the first few nights. I just can't see Winter in a hammock. She didn't like canoeing until I thought to put a rubberized bath mat in her spot. Now you'd think she is George Washington crossing the Potomac River. I would think that I'd have to carry a seperate hammock just for Winter, even if she could deal with it, because she's too big to double up.
my dog mocha would jump into my eno hammock. it would be lined with a ccf pad already. she was a 90 pound boxer! (i miis her dearly:()
I didnt read that about it, but it seems like it would. I guess either i will buy a tent for the sections she hikes with me or like doggiebag suggested fix her a lean to in bad weather. Unfortunately, i didnt think this one thru. I tried out the hammock and loved it, so i bought it. ill make it work! Thanks for the feedback guys
I hammock and take my dog on almost every trip. I tie her lead off to one of the trees I tie the hammock to, and she does great! If it's going to be very cold (she's a siberian husky), I bring a butt pad, which she carries - for the privilege of sleeping on it at night!
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=9221&catid=newimages&cutoffdate=7
doggiebag
03-05-2007, 00:12
I hammock and take my dog on almost every trip. I tie her lead off to one of the trees I tie the hammock to, and she does great! If it's going to be very cold (she's a siberian husky), I bring a butt pad, which she carries - for the privilege of sleeping on it at night!
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/vbg/showimage.php?i=9221&catid=newimages&cutoffdate=7
I didnt read that about it, but it seems like it would. I guess either i will buy a tent for the sections she hikes with me or like doggiebag suggested fix her a lean to in bad weather. UnfortuDnately, i didnt think this one thru. I tried out the hammock and loved it, so i bought it. ill make it work! Thanks for the feedback guys
It's not like one of these wrinkled hairless types is it? Dogs are denning animals and a little pad as suggested and a leanto if needed should be more than enough. Dogs are awsomely adaptable. I've taught mine to ride in zodiac inflatable boats and the floorboard of a Honda Ruckus scooter. No need to tent it IMHO.
IdahoDavid
03-05-2007, 13:53
There's a dogn in the picture?
Jonas4321
03-06-2007, 12:49
There's a dog in the picture?
I was wondering the same thing. And did anyone else scroll left in that group of pics? What the heck is that in the snow???
Never mind- I don't want to know why those pics were taken after all...:eek:
Its an elevation marker I think. I saw a few of them in Korea
My dog "Winter" is a white german shepard. We used a slick rock tent for the AT. Winter would go right to sleep in the tent. She'd barely wake up when I went out to pee during the night. Following the AT we lightened our gear up which included a tarp. The only thing about the tarp is that Winter doesn't sleep as well. She stays alert to much...at least for the first few nights. I just can't see Winter in a hammock. She didn't like canoeing until I thought to put a rubberized bath mat in her spot. Now you'd think she is George Washington crossing the Potomac River. I would think that I'd have to carry a seperate hammock just for Winter, even if she could deal with it, because she's too big to double up. Are you referring to George Washington and the Delaware River?
doggiebag
03-06-2007, 22:23
Hey yall, I have the new hennessy hyperlite hammock and plan to use it for my thru hike. I want to take my dog along with me for a few sections on the trail and was wondering if anybody has let their dog sleep in one with them. It seems like it might be tricky and I worry about her claws ripping the material. Also nobody wants to sleep with a wet dog haha. Should i switch to a tent for the sections she hikes with me?? Any thoughts??
I'm flying down to Atlanta and checking the dog in as baggage. Lucky enough it's the first day of spring on March 21. Otherwise I would have had to get a acclimization certificate from a veterenarian. I was originally thinking of driving down to Gainnesville but the cost of a one way rental was over $400 plus the 10 hour drive was something I did not look forward to. My flight is only costing 140 plus another 100 for the dog. Now time to look for a crate ... the fun part of shopping for equipment is over. Now it's project planning time. I've been procrastanating with this ... planning mail drops, estimated times that my contacts should expect check in calls (just to make sure I did'nt get mugged by a bear or two), how many meals for each leg blah blah ... Boring but I know it's got to be done. My ruck is surprisingly light - with the basic essentials of surviving what the elements can toss at me (shelter), cooking gear and water purification the whole shebang is under 20 lbs. unreal. I can possibly get away with a ruck that can sustain me for 10 days at around 35 lbs. I hope everyone's prehike is going smoothly as well.
Regards,
M
Frolicking Dinosaurs
03-06-2007, 22:33
Jacks R Better is coming out with tarp-tent for hammocks soon. There are some picks of the prototypes over on Just Jeff's site (toward bottom of page) (http://www.tothewoods.net/HikingPicturesMtRogers.html) This would be perfect for hammocking with a dog.
Uh..
ya, don't hammock with your dog unless it is cat-sized. 1-3 nights max if you or your dog can stand it.
I would hope that you and your dog have agreed upon certain rules concerning sharing a hammock during your trials. If not, I consider your both to be fools.