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  1. This is going to be awesome..rain, cool weather,...

    This is going to be awesome..rain, cool weather, and a chance to meet fellow hangers!!!
  2. i am getting so psyched, guys, I got the steaks...

    i am getting so psyched, guys, I got the steaks last night, I like the idea of meeting up at pharaohs and from simple survival, thanks for the info..we go to one of those sights on the overhang to...
  3. Hey guys, I have been chatting up with some of...

    Hey guys, I have been chatting up with some of the people in the HammockForums fb group and they were telling me that if we go on hiking trail 001 from the backpackers lot and head west for about 2...
  4. Andy, That sounds like a great idea. If we're...

    Andy,

    That sounds like a great idea. If we're going to car camp on friday night, which i like doing..im bringing in some steaks! Ive gone there once b4, but was very uneventful because i got...
  5. Cook County Forest Preserves: Camp Sullivan

    Ok, so since Ive found out, I have been touring the recently opened campsites at the cook county forest preserves. I did an over nighter at Camp Sullivan which is in Oak Forest, Il which is like...
  6. I am so psyched..this is going to be my first...

    I am so psyched..this is going to be my first group hang...ill bring some brats for a weenie roast on friday
  7. Slider, I got the hammockgear uq incubator...

    Slider, I got the hammockgear uq incubator 20...tried it out yesterday..very warm..im going to take it on a hang this Friday. I was supposed to go to camp Sullivan on sat, but it was full, so I...
  8. andy, let me know where at the map you're going...

    andy, let me know where at the map you're going to stay at. I requested off, so I'll be able to see you there on friday
  9. slider, I love the survival gear. it's 30 bucks

    slider, I love the survival gear. it's 30 bucks
  10. Sue, its great to hear from another city person. ...

    Sue, its great to hear from another city person. Hey, i would love to try some gear at the park..i live in humboldt park and usually hang my hammock next to the boulevard on a nice days..but now...
  11. both site I went to the one in palatine and the...

    both site I went to the one in palatine and the one in s Holland, they were open to me hanging, no probl, I just had to reserve a camp site, and hang near that site..but some of the sites may not...
  12. IL-Newbie amd Practice Hangs for Chicagoans (or others) at the Cook County Forest Preserves

    Hey guys,

    I'm getting back into hammock camping and plan to go winter hammocking this year. But I live in the city of Chicago and driving really far out to do an overnighter was tough. But I...
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    Il- Cook County Forest Preserves

    Hey guys, especially you guys in Chicago. Im getting back into hammock camping and living in the city of chicago, has its difficulties trying to find a short weekend place to hammock camp. But this...
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    Mark, where on the I&M canal are you going to be?...

    Mark, where on the I&M canal are you going to be? I live in Chicago and was just going to go to one of the new Chicago forest preserves in oak forest, but I wouldn't mind trying out the I&M on sat,...
  15. Andy, I just figured out what r2r means..and im...

    Andy, I just figured out what r2r means..and im looking at the trail system for the forrest. Where on this map are you going to setup camp? On the rtr by camel rock and the observation trail or by...
  16. I am so psyched. I'll probably be there earlier...

    I am so psyched. I'll probably be there earlier as well. I'm coming from the city of Chicago...so it's a bit of a trek. Seeing the videos of the group hangs like the frozen butt..i was wondering...
  17. hey guys..i got into hammock camping again, and i...

    hey guys..i got into hammock camping again, and i always wanted to do a group hang. Id love to go to this event. Last time i went to the garden of the gods was a few years ago, and i had a...
  18. what is a good underquilt for the eno dn??

    Hello eno fans

    After reading the eno section of hf, I decided to backoff from getting a wbbb for now, but now I'm thinking from graduating from just pad and sleeping blanket..to underquilt as...
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    How much weight will it hold?

    My first hammock was an eno dn. I am at the point where you guys were..and am thinking about the WBBB 1.7 dl..but after listening to you guys, I'm not sure now.

    I got the eno dn because im a...
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    camping in illinois

    Hey there,

    I am in the same situation as yourself. I live in the city and I started doing solo camping this year, and before that hadn't camped in years. I found 2 good resources: Camping...
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    Burnidge Forest Preserve in Elgin! and Marengo in Marengo!

    Hey there, I was having a similar problem. I live in Chicago and found that there's a pretty cool area in Elgin called the Burnidge Forest Preserve or the Paul Wolff Campground. There place is...
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    Hammock Camping Near Chicago??

    Hello all,

    I started solo camping this summer and my last was hammock camping. I was wondering if there was anyone out near the Chicagoland area that knew of any nice camping areas that are...
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