Any Not "Hammockable" Sites/Sections?

[Sacchoromyces]

Apologies if this is a re-hash.

What say you folks? Has anyone experienced a place where a hammock would not/could not/should not be strung?

[kayak karl]

in the whites i had to hang hammock over pad. ok, but had to be picky which pad. an other site in the whites they just let me use the overflow site. also the smokies, but ill let someone else open that can.

[HooKooDooKu]

The rules to keep in mind regarding hammocks in the Smokies:
1. Hammocks can not be attached to any part of a shelter.
2. Hammocks are treated like tents (i.e. you can only hang a hammock where and when you could set up a tent).
3. You can only camp at designated camp sites/shelters.
3. AT Thru hikers are only allowed to tent at a shelter if the shelter is full. Otherwise, they are required to stay in the shelter (see #1).

[Sacchoromyces]

So carry a pad in GSMNP in case the shelters aren't full?

I hate mice.

[rafe]

The ridge above Palmerton.

[4eyedbuzzard]

Kind of obvious (and moot as you can't legally camp there), but anywhere in the Whites above timberline or in the Krumholz zone.

[Deadeye]

I bring a pad anyhow for flexibility. There may be places you want to camp where a hammock won't work: on top of a bald, in a field, on a rocky summit (where legal of course!)...

[kayak karl]

i don't carry a pad. i just hike a little farther and hang, but this can be a problem if your into the social thing and campfire jazz.

[Wise Old Owl]

Gsmp requires tree huggers too.

[HooKooDooKu]

Gsmp requires tree huggers too.

I assume Wise Old Owl is talking about the rules for hammocks and not the political views of the type of people GSMNP needs

Here's the basic rules regarding hammocks as found on page 11 of the GSMNP Compendium:

Hammocks may be set up in areas where tent use would be suitable and are subject to the same regulations as tent
use. Hammocks must be strapped to trees using Tree
Saver straps or other wide straps that will not cut into
trees. Hammocks may not be set up in areas where
resources would be trampled or otherwise compromised.
Hammocks may not be set up inside shelters or attached to
any part of shelters.

[Sacchoromyces]

These are more-or-less what I was looking for. I understand the regulations as to where it's permitted. I was more concerned with where it wasn't possible.

Seems like it may take a bounce-box to accommodate the "hammock here, no hammock there" nature of the trail.

​C'est la vie.

[lilricky]

Most hammocks can be used a bivy, just need to use a ground cloth of some kind to protect the hammock fabric. Here are a few pictures of what I'm talking about:
hammock_pitched_as_tent.jpg

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So in answer to your original question, you can use a hammock anywhere a tent would be permitted. I use a piece of pre-washed tyvek myself.
Also, you might want to check out hammockforums.net, its a sister site to this one(ATTroll created both). You will get much better answers there about hammocks, IMHO.

[hikergurl]

If you can't or don't want to hostel or hotel it in Waynesboro, the hiker campsite isn't hammock friendly, but the townspeople are. Can easily hammock anywhere else nearby (legally or what have you), and get a hitch in or out.

A couple of the hostels where you can camp in the yard, or something similar, may not have hammock friendly spots and/or you'll be "competing" with hammockers. Roan Mountain B&B, Uncle Johnny's to name a few.

[JRushman]

What type of pad do you bring?

I bring a pad anyhow for flexibility. There may be places you want to camp where a hammock won't work: on top of a bald, in a field, on a rocky summit (where legal of course!)...

[forrest!]

I use one of those Gossamer Gear packs where a pad serves as the backrest and support for the pack. So the pad is multi-use. When I have to go to ground I use that.