>>1206551I tend to carry only a head net and sleep in that if the bugs are bad. Most the time camp site selection solves the issue. Apart from my last night on the GR11. I thought I would camp in the hill above the Med coast, so I could rock up into town in the morning, I found a wicked spot over looking the town and the sea, settled down, and got ready to sleep. Pretty much exactly at the same time as I starting to drop off the wind totally died and more mosquitoes than I had ever seen appeared. They were everywhere. I put on all my clothes, my head net and tried to suck it up. However, it was a pretty hot evening, and lying there in my rain pants, fleece, head net, and hat was unbearable. I would switch my torch on from time to time to check on the bugs and my body was covered in them trying to bite through my clothes. In the end I bailed, packed up and headed into the town to sleep on the beach.
>HammockAs you are talking about walking places with few trees why do you want to bring a hammock? They look great but have their time and their place.
>Cuben pillowWould worry about a pillow IMO. I never take one and either bundle up by dry clothes or just sleep without one. Try sleep without one, it might not be as bad as you think. Otherwise sea to summit to light ones that are popular.
>See any way to improve this?I honestly think you need to pick a single shelter system. Carrying what effective amounts to two shelters so you can hammock when there are trees is a bit much. I reckon by the time you've packed hammock gear and stuff to sleep on the ground you may as well have packed a decent free standing tent.
>thin pad I can use as a pack frame?I've used a z lite successfully, but these days don't put a pad down the back of my pack. It does nothing for weight transfer and I actually prefer the 'wrap around' feel of having my clothes and quilt padding the pack.
