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If you're just using a tarp, it's raining and the ground is soaked - what do you do for a floor? Do you carry some sort of groundsheet?
Groundsheet and/or bivy. I like using a polychro groundsheet even if I do have a bivy, lets me spread stuff out without it getting dirty/muddy/wet.
I gather and put leaves under my ground sheet. This adds a buffer from the cold ground and any water that might flow under the ground sheet.:)
bigcranky
01-27-2010, 22:54
Well, yeah, a groundsheet is a good idea under a tarp. That or a bivy.
Tyvek is another popular ground cloth material. Very puncture resistant and is breathable so it can dry folded up but very slowly.
Well, yeah, a groundsheet is a good idea under a tarp. That or a bivy.
I realize it was a question with an obvious answer....
I was thinking that if I got in a place where I couldn't put up a hammock I would have a tarp and could use that and wanted to get some idea of how to deal with rain and wet ground and a tarp.
When I'm hiking one of the things I like to do is play "what if" and run various scenarios through my head... "What if I had to sleep here?", "What if I had to make a fire here?",
"What if I got sick here?" etc. etc. Just one of the quirky things I do to pass the time... :)
bigcranky
01-28-2010, 08:52
I realize it was a question with an obvious answer....
I was thinking that if I got in a place where I couldn't put up a hammock I would have a tarp and could use that and wanted to get some idea of how to deal with rain and wet ground and a tarp.
Yeah, it did seem like a Duh question.
Seriously, though, when I hammock I carry a Gossamer Gear Polycro groundsheet. It's less than 2 ounces and surprisingly durable. If I have to sleep in a shelter or go to ground it comes in handy, and it does double duty for packing up in the morning. I can lay out my gear on the dry ground sheet while packing and organizing.