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glind13
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Anybody hang in the burn area from a couple years ago? Heading into Quadga and I know that got burned out and just curious if I will be able to hang or if I should pack my tent?
Any thoughts? My thoughts are that I should be able to find some trees to still hang from just looking for some advice.
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OBX2Kayak
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quote bhouse46: "I have not been in that area, but did travel through the numbered lakes to Insula. Campsites that are marked as open have adequate trees as the forest service did work to save them from the fire. thanks:-) The trees in the burn area are not adequate for a number of reasons. The photo is the Hudson-Insula portage but shows a closeup of a full burn area one year after the fire.  "
Wow! You have your choice of widow-makers.
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talusman
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Check with the Forest Service. I know they dropped some water on campsites to save them during the fire.
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jcavenagh
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Even if there are trees, they might not support a hammock. Once the root systems of these conifers lose top cover, they fall much more easily. I would have the tent along.
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paddlinjoe
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I paddled the southern end of the Pagami Creek fire area last summer, using a hammock for the first time. In some areas over half the campsites had been closed. At closed camp sites there were no areas that would have been usable for hanging a hammock. By contrast, all sites that were open, had places to hang with only one exception.
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bhouse46
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I have not been in that area, but did travel through the numbered lakes to Insula. Campsites that are marked as open have adequate trees as the forest service did work to save them from the fire. thanks:-) The trees in the burn area are not adequate for a number of reasons. The photo is the Hudson-Insula portage but shows a closeup of a full burn area one year after the fire.
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The Lorax
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Hammocking itself almost requires you to know how to do a ground set up in certain conditions. You are not always guaranteed what you need to hand right.
What if weather forces you in someplace unplanned? Say a burn area or an area of blowdowns or just saplings?
Always good to have an extra set of skills.
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