The cat sits on the sofa and stares out the window at me. She has a look of confusion on her face, as if she is thinking: “What is Acorn doing on the balcony in the middle of the night??”
It is 26 degrees outside tonight with a slight breeze. Normal people crank up the heat and huddle under blankets to stay warm. Nope. Not for a girl planning to thru-hike in a hammock. This is perfect weather to test out gear! Except wait… I live in a high-rise in Chicago. I have no trees in the backyard to rope up.
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….. not a problem. I have ear plugs and a clever hammock setup on my balcony.
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Yep, this really happened.
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Can I technically call my place a “2 bedroom” now that I’ve slept on the balcony?
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The verdict?? The sub-freezing hang experiment worked great. No butt-frostbite acquired and it was mostly quite cozy. I’m hoping for warmer weather, but it’s good to know that I’ll survive on those sub-freezing nights too.
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I’ll probably go back to sleeping in bed for these last few nights. Ya know… for the cat’s sake. 😉
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PS: 5 DAYS!! *faints*
Hiking Acorn 