Am I safe to solo camp without a tent?
I don’t know if this would work for you, but my wife and I backpack with Hennessy Hammocks. While we don’t have this particular model, there is one that weighs only 1lb 10oz. We have the standard model, which weighs just shy of 3 pounds–still lighter than a tent, especially as you don’t need a groundpad. They’re ideal in the forest, since you can string them up as a hammock. But, if you don’t have any trees handy, they can be pitched into neat little bivvy sacks with your trekking poles. With the snakeskins and a bit of practice, rigging them between trees takes me less than five minutes. They’re also very nice because, for the most part, ground-crawling creatures like snakes and bugs have no way to get into the shelter. Another option is something like a golite shelter. I hate the company, personally… but, they do make a modular shelter system that is pretty light.
