Camping without a tent
If you think the camp for a night or more, most people think cuddling in a sleeping bag in a tent.
Very few people think, imagine the difficulty for camping outdoors, camping without a tent. But those who have never tried in May to dream. Sure, we have hundreds of Hollywood westerns and adventure films, in which the romantic hero is sleeping next to a bonfire and a blanket thank you for takingthemselves.
The reality is that the coverage was not yet independent enough, and with nothing under a barrier from the cold and wet, had the chance to sleep.
John Wayne had to lie down in front of the cameras. But you need to get a good eight hours sleep a wink ... hot and dry.
So yes, you can enjoy camping without a tent bring ... Until you know what you're doing.
You must take care of many thingsThe tents usually do for you ...
(1) houses. Normally, the rain continues, and windy on the side.
(2) Insect proofing. This may, by a network of any kind, or use enough insect repellent. (Better than nothing, but not particularly effective.)
(3) Keep your sleeping bag dry. Even if it does not rain during the night. The sleeping bag can be impregnatedDew and the moisture sucked from the body heat. Leaching from the cold and the heat of the body, so that the veteran campers like to have more insulation beneath them, as they did on them! (A mattress or sleeping pad foam offers this rule.)
Three popular ways of camping without a tent is a canvas for use camping, hammock camping or bivouac sack have. All these people, their advantages and disadvantages. But most of them areeasier and faster, a tent. And this is exactly what was needed hikers campers light.
A camping tarp will not have all the insects, but will keep the rain and the dew on you during the night. Do not weigh as most of the tents, but it takes some skill to set properly.
A hammock is like a camping tent, a man without a cane. String between two large trees, or supported, and it has happened - in the shadows. These children have the same protection from rain andInsect net. So, no mosquitoes.
A bivouac bag is the smallest, lightest to your system for a sleeping bag dry, warm and insects from the skin. It is also very quiet and looks like a lot of emergency survival for walkers in the countryside too.