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I'm planning to do some hiking in the Asheville, NC &/or I-81 corridor North of Asheville and was wondering if any group members in those areas know of any nice 2 and 3 day loops that a Northerner...

What's the total weight without the stuff sack?

Hard to say, I'm assuming it's not much different than the current HammockGear Phoenix 0F. Probably 800FP. Roughly 52" long , 45" wide. 644grams. I've used it in low single digit overnight temps and...

"Custom Made by Stormcrow" Phoenix 0F Underquilt

Purchased second hand after previous owner 1 night use. I added an additional ~30 nights.

Black outside, gray inside, in perfect condition....

the differences are the strength of the glues, and in some instances (depending on the specific tapes) what materials they adhere to best. 3M provides several PDF documents that document the...

Westchester/Kentwood, just next to LAX, or possibly the Valley, I forget exactly where my sister lives now.

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I'm going to be going back to Los Angeles, my place of birth, for my sisters wedding in mid-April. I'll be there for almost two weeks and thought I might be able to take a couple days to do an...

thanks for the pics all!

I didn't realize that Tatos piece wasn't made by Dutch himself.

I have a pair of the Flyz so I'll try and use those.

Now, to determine if Zing-It is strong enough...

as a total product the Tato Tarp connector won't work for me, but they do have the interesting titanium piece that I was hoping one of the *worms could replace. I'll get in touch with him about the...

does anyone have any photos of the various *worms in use and how they are supposed to be tied off?

I've got some Lawson Spectra Pull Cord I want to use for a tarp ridge line and want to see if any...

I'll take it! monies sent!

PM incoming!

I'll go one blasphemy further. I don't think the catenary shape is any better than any other even shallow curve for non-ridgeline cuts, and for the ridgeline I think the catenary cut is actually a...

I'll take the black one, PM on it's way!

is the Prolite XS still available?

Copper Spur UL1 is SOLD, Nemo and Maestro are still available.

Regular size is sold, Small is still available.

pillow is sold!

Sorry all! Spent Sunday in the mountains snowshoeing and yesterday was holiday traveling. PM on the way to silentorpheus!

sold to Free Home pending payment.

I have one Black Rock Hammock Pillow in green (I think? I'm colorblind) for sale. I bought two a while back and don't really need the second one, so I'm selling it.
$40 shipped intercont. us.

I...

both are well used, but in excellent condition. don't quite "self inflate" anymore, but do hold air with no leaks. I have the original sack for each as well. I believe the Small is a women's model...

Big Agnes Copper Spur UL1, asking $200 shipped (intercontinental US)
bought used for a friend who decided he's going to go with a tarp.

I did not use it, I only set it up in my living room to...

I doubled up on the loops by taping a 1/2" strip along the back side as well, about twice as long as the loop length. This should give enough strength to the loop. For the ridgeline it's fine, most...

NickR, PM me an email I can send it to

I have a full copy of AutoCAD LT 2012 thanks to my day job. I just do the drawings in 2D though, since I never really use 3D so I'm not all that good at it, and the shapes are generally really only...

no worries!

Better, possibly, but not as fun!
I used polycro, also known as that plastic people in cold climes stretch across their windows to stop drafts, to create a "practice" version, though...

I'm lucky in that I have a roughly 20' long island in the kitchen at work, so I'm able to stay late at work to measure, cut, and tape it. When you are ready to build your table, I suggest using...

mostly, yes. I use a 1/2" by ~2-3" cut of 1.5 taped to the "backside" of the loop where the lineloc is in order to strengthen that area against tearing when it is not pulled straight-on.

You can...

I also have it drawn in AutoCAD, if you'd like a copy, or some dimensioned PDF's, PM me.



quite well. I used them on the two tarps I made for my friend and after positive feedback did the same...

Excellent writeup! spot on to my experience working with cuben.

Some more notes for those starting:
I've found the best place to buy 3M tape and primer to be,
http://www.bindingsource.com
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so should have I allowed for more of a gap between the UQ and hammock in this situation? thanks!

FLRider: I generally sleep fetal in my hammock, so the 3/4 length has never been a problem. I've also slept in much colder temps than this specific trip, and did not notice the hammock feeling this...

dtp2c111: at this point it's 8.4oz without any guylines. I still have a few items to add, but don't expect it to go much over 8.6oz. when all is said and done.

MDSH: Thanks! this one is all...

based off the dimensions from,
DIYGearSupply

I haven't completely finished it, but it was ready to hang and let me get a feel for what extras to add, ie. panel tie-outs, under-side hanging loops,...

So as time goes on my gear changes. I was out this weekend in the White Mountains and had my typical Warbonnet hammock with Phoenix 3/4 0F UQ and Golite 20F TQ. this combinations has worked for me...

I used my Yukon hammock this weekend. It's really not cut like the Hennessy for a diagonal lay. I mostly sleep on my side, for which this hammock is fine, and am short enough, at 5'8" to be able to...

just got a chance to play with one of the ones I received. I took off the thick rope "loop" and biner it comes with and put on my spare set of amsteel loops. I then took some mason line and cut a...

nice, I assume it worked well and dropped a good bit of weight? I assume the fixed ridgeline holds the netting up?
I think this is the route I'll go. I believe I have an extra set of continuous...

Got my netted version in the mail the other day, haven't had a chance to unpack it yet, but I'm going to see how much weight I can drop by swapping out the suspension system and what other trimming...

I've found the best prices at
http://www.rshughes.com
they're located in the U.S.

gotcha. I'll buy a BIG jar of it =)

Will do. I'll probably have to "waste" some cuben to find out, but such is science!

928 has an extremely low adhesion rating, and the spec says it can be easily removed and reused a few times. It...

AHA!

What you just said about the 2mil vs 5mil was a question I wanted to get answered with my tests!

the spec sheet adhesion strength shows lower for 2mil, but I liked the idea of a thinner...

thanks for the response WV!
9460 is one of the tapes I was looking at, and I have been using the 94 primer along with the 9485 tape so far. From what I understand, the 9460 has roughly 2/3 the bond...

I'd rather spend the money on the cuben than on the tape, but I'll gladly accept any spare money you have to cover my costs ;-)

I've been playing around with cuben lately, I've made a tarp and a few stuff sacks. I've also been doing some tests as to adhesion strength and use as well as doing some thinking and research.

I'm...

steripen is sold

We were hiking the Western half of the Grafton Notch State Park Loop, we spent the night at the Slide Mountain Tent Site.

The pooch is wearing the Hurtta Waterproof Fleece Overall. it basically...

Having done this a few times (hard nalgene bottle, in my foot box since I have a 3/4UQ), one of the best parts is having non-frozen water to cook breakfast with when you wake up without having to go...