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I love S24Os — or sub-24-hour overnight trips — because of my current schedule, getting out on a long weekend or week-long trip is not as easy; and S24O enables me to get out even in the middle of the week. But on this trip, the weather turned against me. What started as a perfectly beautiful afternoon transformed into a frightening thunderstorm. Is my hammock up to the task?
No product sponsorships or reviews on this video, but plenty of tips and techniques for making hammock camping a comfortable reality.
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Key moments in this video:
00:33 - Bringing my ham radio and POTA
00:48 - Gear used on this trip
03:30 - Skin-out weight
03:48 - Are there trees in the high desert? Plan ahead!
05:50 - Killer views
06:41 - Setting up camp
07:22 - What's on the menu for dinner
07:34 - Close-up look at the gear, tips for set-up
10:55 - The weather starts to go bad
11:20 - Setting myself up for Karma
11:46 - Second warning sign: Lots of polarized ions in the air!
12:26 - Trying to convince myself the weather is fine
12:35 - Rain increases
12:55 - First lightning strikes
13:13 - Lightning increasing
13:37 - Refilling my water bottles with rain water run-off
13:49 - Getting into "lightning defense stance"
14:27 - All's clear
New to S24O? Check out this excellent primer: https://www.adventurecycling.org/blog/s24os/
Curious about POTA? https://parksontheair.com/#