The wife and I finally got to go out for our 1st overnight car camping trip of the year this weekend. This was also the maiden voyage for the 2 new DIY hammocks and the 1 DIY UQ that the wife had made. She also put some work on the cheap ($45.00) Sil-Nylon tarps I picked up and they worked like a champ.
We overlapped the tarps because we hung our hammocks side by side. This worked out O.K. but... the tarps are just too small to protect us against the cold winds that we encountered Saturday night.
She made a down UQ from an old down throw we had and I just used a pad. She was as snug as a bug and I was O.K. as long as I didn't move off the pad. My mind is made up and I am either having her make me an UQ or I am buying one, before our next trip (the end of April).
I have also uploaded a short youtube video of the trip...
04-05-2010, 20:33
Shug
NICE!!!!!
What a handy woman she is.:thumbup: Fox hat is brilliant!!!!!
Fun to see and hear the enthusiasm ...... couples that hang together communicate and bond better.
I really do not know if that is true but it makes me feel warm and fuzzy typing it.
Yes ... get her to make you a UQ .... only way to fly these days. Pads are do-able but UQs are Heaven in rip-stop!!!!!!
Shug
04-05-2010, 20:41
krugd
Its great that you can hang together. It looks like a great setup there. By why does Jaiko have to sleep on the ground? No doggie hammock?:)
04-05-2010, 20:44
sir_n0thing
Very cool! That's great that you both get out (and the doggie too!).
04-05-2010, 22:51
Knotty
That's nice that you got to hang together in gear that your wife made. Now you just got to get her to make you an UQ of you own or maybe she can teach you how.
04-05-2010, 23:46
Kokak
The dog slept in the hammock with her. The picture is of him sitting in one of the camping chairs. Also, if you watch the video you will see her put on a sling (portable / wearable doggie hammock) she made to carry the dog around at camp.
The best part was to hear he bragging to her sisters, on the way home, about how comfortable it was to sleep in the hammocks she made and how her UQ let her sleep comfortable, while I was struggling with my pad and freezing.
This was a MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
She is now looking forward to our next trip at the end of this month.
She will be making me an UQ so I don't freeze next time.
This is a win / win for me...
04-06-2010, 00:00
Shug
Priceless!!!!!!!
04-06-2010, 00:10
alphaqlater
Sweet! We should have a Socal meet sometime I live in LA county and it would be great to hand with some locals. Let us know how your new UQ works when its finished. You're a lucky man!
