Camping in the rain, Warbonnet Black Bird vs. mountain rainstorm

[JAWSnAZ]

Cool. Thanks for the info. After doing so research I decided to go with the Blackbird. I hope I made the right call. Ordered it today. Looks like they have a three week back order.

[VABCKPKR]

@JAWSnAZ No worries, glad I could help. If you have any other questions let me know. I have both and I use my Blackbird mostly. This will be my first winter with it so I am curious to see how it does warmth wise. I will probably end up buying or making a under quilt for it.

[VABCKPKR]

Both work great in the rain. Get the Snake Skins If you go with the Hennessy, they work great at stopping the rain from running down the line to the Hammock. With the Blackbird, I have the strap and buckle version and after you have the desired tension, tie a half knot 6 inches above the buckles and they will act as a drip line. In heavy rain I tie a piece of paracord as back up.

[JAWSnAZ]

Did you experience any water running down the straps or lines to the hammock? I am looking at getting the hennessy or blackbird.

[VABCKPKR]

@JAWSnAZ You also want to make sure you run a ridge line for your tarp/fly to keep it from contacting the mosquito netting. If they make contact you can get a drip.