re: Do you camp?

Few times a year. I rarely sleep well though.

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It sucks that there are so little good places to camp within a five hour drive from here

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We used to enjoy a couple of places in Kisatchie National Forest. Evangeline campground and Kisatchie Bayou.

As mentioned Pisgah is HUGE.

For car camping we often go to the fish hatchery and then walk a hundred or so yards into Cat Gap Loop where there are nice camping areas either direction. To the left follows the trout stream for a while and there are lots of nice spots next to the stream. To the right, there is a really nice camping spot beside a small stream maybe 70 yards in. Cat gap loop makes a nice weekend backpacking trip also.

For backpacking I prefer the wilderness areas, either Linville Gorge or Shining rock. One of my favorites is the ridgeline over the Amphitheater climbing area in Linville Gorge. It leaves out to the left of the Table Rock parking area. You have plenty of opportunities to sit out on the cliffs and drink in the gorge and watch the Peregrin Falcons play. The negative being water is hard to come by parts of the year so you may have to hump more than normal. If you are a climber the Amphitheater has some of the best "easy" multi-pitch climbs in the East. The Mummy, The Daddy and The Prow (5.5 5.6 and 5.4 respectively) are all excellent. If you and your partner can move decently fast over fairly easy rock you can do all three (total of 12 pitches) in a day.

My last one was 12 nights in Alaska, did a 60 mile float with fishing moose hunting and hiking along the way. First few nights it was hard to sleep after that I was so tired when I laid down I went to sleep pretty quick. Small tent with a good sleeping bag and pad,
Eating was mostly freeze dried mountain house stuff mixed in with fresh fish and moose tenderloin, trip of a lifetime and really got to see and do a lot of unique things

Been sleeping in my tent all weekend in nort louisiana.

I love it, but only if I'm hunting. I need a bigger tent in a bad way

I go camping/backpacking usually once a month. Normally take short 10 to 20 mile backpacking trips. I prefer my one man tent for sleeping with a good ground pad but I’m usually carrying everything on my back.
It’s never going to have the comfort of home, but I think everyone should camp in whatever manner they are comfortable. If that’s car camping, fine. If it’s ultra lightweight backpacking that’s fine too. Just get outside and use outdoor skills.

Is that a Clark? I like that style bridge hammock, but weighs too much for me. I try and keep my base weight around 15 pounds. I usually alternate between the Warbonnet Blackbird and the Dutchware Half-Wit.

Blackbird:



Half-Wit:

I love hammocks and bring my ENO with me on all camping trips to be able to lounge and read while outside.

However...no way could I sleep in one instead of being in a tent. That just freaks me out for some reason

I enjoy tent camping. I have four tents ranging from an 18 ounce backpacking setup to a big 6-person.

I usually always sleep on an old Thermarest Trekker but have various foam pads as well. I have two nice down bags to choose from and they cover a 70 degree range. I may get a quilt at some point.

A small camper van would be cool too. I'd be able to get out more even when the weather is shite.

I love my blackbird xox and dream hammock Sparrow. I also rock my cuben hammock gear tarp.