High Sierra Topix

Title pretty much summarizes it.

I'm thinking about a hammock shelter for this year.

it needs to be waterproof..ish, I'm cheap, and i'm 6'8". What can we do with that?

May not be the best bang for the buck, but check out Hennessy Hammocks. I used one of their hammocks in the past, and while I didn't like it for reasons beyond the product itself (problems using above treeline, stomach sleeper), I will vouch their hammocks are very well made.

I had a hammock. For one season. Sure, it's nice and comfy, but I like to camp above or near treeline, so you can see the problem - Hennessy's just don't pitch well as bivys. :retard: I think I slept in it hanging in the trees maybe twice, and about 5 times as a bivy. Then I sold it to someone on the east coast who might actually find trees to hang it in.

Also, at 2.5 lbs for the model I had, I ended up saving weight by switching to a tarptent.

Don't get me wrong - the nights I spent sleeping in it were quite comfortable, but it's just not a practical shelter if you do a lot of Sierra backpacking.