In 2013 I picked up a Warbonnet Blackbird and Syperfly. I used the cinche buckles the first year then got bit with a little DIY bug and made some Whoopie slings. I picked up a used incubator and now I'm itching to make a top quilt.

Eventually I want to make a hammock, tarp and summer quilt set to take put on light trips.

I'm using a Dream Hammock's Darien UL with Whoopies, Hammock Gear Phoenix 20 deg., Underquilt, Burrow Top Quilt, and Hammock Gear Tarp. Both quilts are 20 degree.

I've been using this setup for the last two seasons and like it quite a lot. Still not as light as my lightest tent setup, but reasonably light, compact, and very comfortable.

If you put something lighter together for summer use, will be interesting to see how much weight and bulk you save and how the comfort compares with your current setup. I'd love to add a lighter summer weight quilts but not sure I'd use them enough to be worth the expense

I use a Jacks R Better Bear Mountain Bridge Hammock. I like the relatively flat lay. I am planning to match it with a neoair pad to have better side to side support. The baffles on my exped are longitudinal and the pad cups my shoulders, the neoair, which has latitudinal baffles, should solve this. My son has a warbonnet that I used 1 night, I like my Jacks better. I do wish it had a storage system of some sort, I liked the warbonnet shelf.
I use a 10x12 CCS siltarp for rain coverage.

Warbonnet Blackbird w/ DutchGear Kevlar straps
JRB underquilt
JRB top quilt
HammockGear CF3 tarp

Hennessy Ultralight Backpacker Zip supported with Kammock Python straps with carabiner and rap rings.
Warbonnet Superfly
HG Incubator 20 underquilt
BA Mystic SL sleeping bag
Gonna be hanging out in Afton State Park Saturday night. Can't wait.

Me
11' Dream Thunderbird Hammock with whoopies
40 degree 3/4 UQ and TQ quilt from UGQ
12' UGQ Hanger tarp

Wife
10' Dream Roaming Gnome with Cinch Buckle
20 degree 7/8 UQ and TQ quilt from UGQ
12' UGQ Winter Dream tarp

1st boy
ENO doublenest with whoopies
ENO bugnet
3 season AHE jarbidge UQ sleeping bag as TQ
ENO Profly tarp

2nd boy
Grand Trunk single with whoopies
ENO bugnet
3 season AHE jarbidge UQ sleeping bag as TQ
ENO Profly tarp

I will change my setup depending on trip and weather. The wife and the boys don't go very much under 40 degrees.

quote bigsilver: "Me
11' Dream Thunderbird Hammock with whoopies
40 degree 3/4 UQ and TQ quilt from UGQ
12' UGQ Hanger tarp


Wife
10' Dream Roaming Gnome with Cinch Buckle
20 degree 7/8 UQ and TQ quilt from UGQ
12' UGQ Winter Dream tarp


1st boy
ENO doublenest with whoopies
ENO bugnet
3 season AHE jarbidge UQ sleeping bag as TQ
ENO Profly tarp


2nd boy
Grand Trunk single with whoopies
ENO bugnet
3 season AHE jarbidge UQ sleeping bag as TQ
ENO Profly tarp


I will change my setup depending on trip and weather. The wife and the boys don't go very much under 40 degrees."

If you don't mind me asking...how old are your boys? My 9 year old wants to start hanging with me, but I don't know if I am ready for him to leave the tent yet.

Thanks!

quote Wables: "

quote bigsilver: "Me
11' Dream Thunderbird Hammock with whoopies
40 degree 3/4 UQ and TQ quilt from UGQ
12' UGQ Hanger tarp



Wife
10' Dream Roaming Gnome with Cinch Buckle
20 degree 7/8 UQ and TQ quilt from UGQ
12' UGQ Winter Dream tarp



1st boy
ENO doublenest with whoopies
ENO bugnet
3 season AHE jarbidge UQ sleeping bag as TQ
ENO Profly tarp



2nd boy
Grand Trunk single with whoopies
ENO bugnet
3 season AHE jarbidge UQ sleeping bag as TQ
ENO Profly tarp



I will change my setup depending on trip and weather. The wife and the boys don't go very much under 40 degrees."

If you don't mind me asking...how old are your boys? My 9 year old wants to start hanging with me, but I don't know if I am ready for him to leave the tent yet.


Thanks!"

Number 1 is 11 now and he has be hanging for 3 years, number 2 is 7 and this will be his and the wife's second full year of hanging. I should say this is not in the BW. My wife and I will be making our first ever trip to the BW this year. This is our setup for our camping trips in Tennessee.

Warbonnet Blackbird XLC 1.7 double w/ whoopies
Superfly with lash-it cordage and Dutchware Wasps
DIY down UQ +20-ish
north Face mummy +20 bag unzipped for TQ

hennessy expedition asym.
dutch clips, buckles and straps.
homemade uq.
underquilt cover made by 2qzq.

My equipment has changed as I become more addicted to this type of sleeping. Presently, I use a home made 11 ft. single layer gathered end Hammock. Suspension is homemade whoopee slings and straps. I use a 10X12 CCS tarp during late (cold) season camping and a homemade 8X10 sil-nylon in summer. I have an enlightened equipment 0F top quilt and a 20F full homemade down under quilt (cold) and a 30F set and fleece blanket for warmer weather. I also use a 4 x 5 ground cloth for floor.

A tree?

Warbonnet Blackbird 1.7
Superfly tarp
1/8 inch cc foam pad
10 degree Back To Basics (32 years old) unzipped down bag.

WBBB 1.7 SL with Whoopies
3 Season Yeti
40 degree HG TQ
HG Cuben hex with doors

Eno Double
Eno Bug Net
Hennessy Hex
Homemade straps with Rap ring
Homemade UQ or closed cell pad (depends on the weather)
Mummy bag with zippers removed

It is very cool to see the differences in everybody's systems.

WBBB 1.7 DBL with stock straps
SuperFly
20 deg Burrow and Incubator quilts
Homemade Dutch clips and Quilt hooks.

quote KevinL: "WBBB 1.7 DBL with stock straps
SuperFly
20 deg Burrow and Incubator quilts
Homemade Dutch clips and Quilt hooks."

What are sock straps?

Pretty basic, inexpensive:
Byers mosquito traveler
Tarp JRB 11x10 (bought used)
Insulation inside: ccf w/ Eno Hotspot; outside: modified poncho suitable for inserting down coat (it works!)
Suspension Harbor Freight straps mod, "KevinL" clips (awesome)

Yukon Outfitters Netted Hammock
Whoopie Slings, carabiners, tree straps
Eno Housefly tarp.
No underquilt - sometimes a pad (only below 40 degrees)

Clark NX-250
Clark Vertex Tarp
ENO Atlas Straps (added climbing carabiners)(looking to replace with different system)
Enlightened Equipment Revelation Pro 20° TQ
Enlightened Equipment Revolt Elite 20° UQ (just ordered)


Original setup/secondary:
ENO Doublenest
ENO Pro Fly
ENO Slap Strap Pro
Big Agnes Grouse Mountain 15° mummy bag
Thermarest Neo Air Trekker

Past couple of trips to the BWCA I used my Claytor Mosquito. Swapped out the stock suspension for straps and rings. I absolutely love it. Very durable. I am however, buying a WBBB xlc next week to give it a try and hand my claytor down to my daughter for her trips. Tarps I use are the standard diamond claytor which is more than enough, but just recently purchased 2 Hennessy 70D double wides. Made a continuous ridgeline for both. More coverage for my gear and a backup for whatever might arise. Homemade down underquilt. Using the floor from an old tent as a ground cloth under my hammock to set gear on.

quote MeatHunter: "Past couple of trips to the BWCA I used my Claytor Mosquito. Swapped out the stock suspension for straps and rings. I absolutely love it. Very durable. I am however, buying a WBBB xlc next week to give it a try and hand my claytor down to my daughter for her trips. Tarps I use are the standard diamond claytor which is more than enough, but just recently purchased 2 Hennessy 70D double wides. Made a continuous ridgeline for both. More coverage for my gear and a backup for whatever might arise. Homemade down underquilt. Using the floor from an old tent as a ground cloth under my hammock to set gear on. "

I hang with a Claytor Mosquito Hammock and tarp and swapped the stock suspension as well. Also use a USGI M66 jungle hammock for day trips. I rigged up this hammock with a USGI mosquito net and USGI poncho as a tarp for my son and this setup has served him well.

I hang with:

Warbonnet Blackbird 1.7 with stock suspension

Granite Gear White Lightning Tarp (saving my REI dividend for a super fly next month)

Enlightened Equipment Revelation 10 degree top quilt

Arrowhead Equipment Jarbidge River 40 degree under quilt

ENO Double Nest, 1" straps with Dutch buckles
ENO Guardian bug net
ENO UQ
Kelty Noah's 12 tarp
I sleep like a baby, until a bear wakes me up.

DD frontline hammock with whoopsie slings
Tree straps with Dutch buckles
DD hammock under & top quilt + GI poncho liner if needed
Warbonnet Superfly

ENO doublenest with CCS 10x12 for cover.
CB

warbonnet blackbird with stock suspension
Warbonnet Superfly
hammock gear Incubator 20 degree
Exped Dreamwalker sleeping bag
and Eno chrimas lights

Just got my WBBB 1.7 XLC with whoopies
WB super fly with Dutch wasps
Still using a thermarest pad or yoga mat and fleece topquit with footbox

My son is in a Walmart traveler hammock using cinch buckle suspension
Eno bugnet
12' black grey vinyl tarp on a continuous ridge line that keeps him in the dark

Wife has a RapidHammock with cinch buckle straps
No bugnet yet so just shoulder season hanging for her
CCS tarp.

Lo-tech long time hanger here.
All my hammocks together cost about the same as a good tarp.
Started with one of those 6 or 7 dollar cheapies back in the late 80's.
One night I decided to sleep in it, best night I ever had up to that point.
It broke after about 8 trips or so, probably slept in it 3 times.
Replaced it with a newer, better cheapie, less than 20 bucks.
Still have that and it has been to Woodland Caribou, Wabakimi, Quetico, and winter camping in BWCA.
Bought an ENO on sale, and frankly, I can't say it is an upgrade.
But I did buy a skeeter net, and a Yukon Outfitter with a skeeter net and it does enable me to sleep out regardless of the bugs.
That's the one thing, up to this point I was limited to fall or early spring.

Now I'm afraid that I'll be sleeping out more, gear inflation will kick in.
Up to this point I'd say I've spent about $125, maybe $150 for my 5 hammocks.

WBBB 1.7 double with a WB Superfly. Bought them used, with the D-rings and original straps. Changing to tree straps and whoopies for an upcoming BWCA solo.

Going to try making a second tarp from silpoly. We'll see how that goes.

Intro setup (still experimenting if I really want to take the plunge or not)
Yukon Outfitters Hammock w/ bug net.
Harbor Freight & Tools tie down straps (polyester) w/ the heavy metal cams and hooks removed.
Dutch Clips & Dutch cinch buckles with continuous loop.
ENO FastFly or Kelty Noah 9 w/ continuous lash it ridgeline with Dutch Hook and Flyz.
35* sleeping bag and reflectix.

Got my eyes set on a WBBB & Superfly

WB RidgeRunner with cinch straps
ENO rainfly
REI radiant bag
Thermarest sleeping pad (for bottom insulation)

If I'm not trying for lightweight packing, I bring an ENO doublenest for everyone to lounge around in at the campsite (or on daytrips)

ENO Single Nest
ENO Atlas Straps
ENO Bug net
ENO Underquilt
CCS Tarp

Looks like total of about 20 nights hanging in the North Woods this year.

Goat

Warbonnet Blackbird XLC - I can't say enough good things. I didn't understand what a footbox was until I got it. It's a generous cut of fabric near your feet which allow you to extend them, and get a better flat lay, or side lay or whatever you want. I think more manufacturers are going to copy this.

Warbonnet Superfly - it's big. Sometimes, space is a little tight out there, and I hope I can make it work in a smallish area if necessary.

Warbonnet Yeti - I have not tested it in cooler temps, but everyone else has and says it's great.

Green Patrol Bag - I think it's a 30 degree rated bag but not sure it is that warm, frankly.

Coleman Poncho - It is rigged to be a Poncho, an underquilt, or a topquilt. It's probably overkill to bring this now that I have the Yeti, but I like the versatility of it and its emergency applications.

WB BB, 1.1 double layer, whoopies
WB Superfly
Enlightened Equipment 20 degree full length Revolt Pro underquilt, and 20 degree Revelation Pro top quilt

Warbonnet blackbird XLC W/stock suspension. (replaced my Claytor jungle, which is STILL a GREAT hammock)
Hennessy 70D Hex Tarp
DIY down underquilt
Military sleeping bag