Lets Talk About Gear

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I know awhile back I told everyone that I was sending home a piece of gear but didn't say exactly what is was. So I figured I've kept everyone waiting long enough and I'll finally say what it is.
Well......I sent home my tent (I can see all of your shocked faces right now). No, it didn't break or anything like that. Actually when I was in Gatlinburg I bought a Hammock (the faces have become more shocked). Now I know there are some of you out there thinking "Well aren't you going to get wet when it rains?". This hammock is meant for camping/backpacking so it comes with a rain fly. I've slept in it in one rain storm so far and me and my gear stayed completely dry.
I absolutely love the hammock. Its probably one of the best gear purchases I've made. Its so much lighter and takes up so much less room in my pack then my tent did. Also its extremely comfy, I've slept so much better in my hammock then I had in my tent/shelters. The first two nights I didn't sleep that well only because I wasn't use to it. But ever since then its been great.
Whats great about it is that I no longer have to worry about finding a flat spot or have a nights sleep ruined because of that one rock I didn't see when I was setting up. Now I can set up almost anywhere on the trail (as long as there are trees). What I also really like about the hammock is that if you do need to set it up in the rain I can set up the rain fly first and then do everything else under there. So the hammock doesn't get wet and I have to sleep in a wet hammock that night. This is unlike a tent because with tents if you're out there by your self the rain fly goes on last.
So I've officially joined the Hammock Revolution.