todd52
03-14-2013, 17:59
I haven't been on this forum for a few days so I haven't had an opportunity to check my replies to other posts (which I will do shortly) but there is something I have been really concerned about and I want to get it "out there" really quick before I forget (my memory isn't all that good these days).
I have become, in hiking vernacular, what I believe is referred to as a "gram weanie". As I've mentioned before, I'm over 50, small and not in the best of shape. I have managed (through taking lots of advice here, reading, etc) to get my pack weight from 30LB's down to only about 17 (without food and water). I'll also be using a lightweight tarp, lean-to, mat and bag in the open air or, if allowed, even a small primative shelter. I no longer have my tent and don't plan to use a hammock or bivy (I have my own reasons).
Because I won't be completely enclosed in my shelter when sleeping, I was wondering if I need to be concerned about snakes, ants, scorpions, spiders and other whildlife that might decide to crawl into my shelter with me. Also, what might I do to minimize the risk of this happening (besides getting a tent/bivy/hammock)?. People in all sorts of situations - from cowboys to primative cultures and hunters have slept this way for years so there must be some way of protecting yourself from this sort of thing.
I have become, in hiking vernacular, what I believe is referred to as a "gram weanie". As I've mentioned before, I'm over 50, small and not in the best of shape. I have managed (through taking lots of advice here, reading, etc) to get my pack weight from 30LB's down to only about 17 (without food and water). I'll also be using a lightweight tarp, lean-to, mat and bag in the open air or, if allowed, even a small primative shelter. I no longer have my tent and don't plan to use a hammock or bivy (I have my own reasons).
Because I won't be completely enclosed in my shelter when sleeping, I was wondering if I need to be concerned about snakes, ants, scorpions, spiders and other whildlife that might decide to crawl into my shelter with me. Also, what might I do to minimize the risk of this happening (besides getting a tent/bivy/hammock)?. People in all sorts of situations - from cowboys to primative cultures and hunters have slept this way for years so there must be some way of protecting yourself from this sort of thing.