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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Group Forum: PMA Paradise Tent vs hammocks in PMA's |
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02/05/2018 06:59PM
My husband and I are planning our first PMA trip in August of this year. Given that there are no official campsites, what are our odds on finding a spot level and clear enough for use as a tent pad? We have one hammock. Would it be advisable to pick up another and forego hauling the tent along?
02/06/2018 04:46AM
My first reaction was to say Yes, but then I started thinking about all the remote sites that I've been to that had only one good option for hanging. Still, I guess that I'd feel more confident that I'd find two hanging spots than one good tent pad, especially if you don't mind going back in the woods a bit. Do some research. Ask around about some of the sites that you plan to visit and you may get better info on whether a tent is the best option, or a hammock. Going solo, a hammock has bushwhack written all over it. I have been to many remote spots where there is absolutely no spot for a tent. Either way you choose, watch for widow makers.
“The more you know, the less you carry” Mors Kochanski
02/06/2018 12:00PM
I personally would just bring hammocks. If you only have two good trees you can always hang them bunk bed style. I really don't like the odds of sleeping good in a tent in a PMA. Once set up in a hammock you will sleep like a baby.
"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." --- George Bernard Shaw
02/06/2018 02:31PM
Having been through some PMA's now and some remote spots in Quetico, I would bring a hammock as well. While I did find spots in all the places I camped for a tent, luckily it was only me and I had a small tent. I definitely found hammock trees easier then flat, open, tent spots.
"It is more important to live for the possibilities that lie ahead than to die in despair over what has been lost." -Barry Lopez
04/14/2019 12:32AM
There were some areas where only a hammock would work. With the purchase of a hammock for my daughter we now hang on all canoe trips...PMA or not.
I always wondered why somebody didn't do something about that. Then I realized I am somebody. Lily Tomlin
11/20/2021 05:50PM
Let to the party here but if you're looking for a recommendation for a good hammock, I can say that I've had an enormous amount of pleasure using my Hammock Mantis UL (ultralight). It's around $269 but you can most always find it for 20% off. It hangs in a snap and is a wonderful three-season performer and it's feather light. Check it out.
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