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How strong is your tree hugging biner?

Just wondering how low I can go...I have a 23 KN (Kilo Newton) one right now that I suspect has LOADS of redundant strength.

How much exactly is custom duties for, for example, a 3-season burrow from hammock gear, costing $229?
Storm crow already looked into shipping and he found that he couldn't get lower that $40.
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Great! Didn't think i'd see a trip report from Japan on this forum!! Thankyou!

How free are you to build fire, camp where you please, and all that?

Thanks again!

http://www.fabrics-n-stuff.co.uk/

In the UK. There seems to be a 20mm webbing there which is just below one inch - looks cheap also at 30p per metre.

Great site lots of interesting things...

Welcome!

Very envious of your New Zealand trip!

Check out the DIY section for some great ways to save some money so you can obsess without worry of breaking the bank!

Tonight I sewed my first long length of stitching by hand. It was a 7 foot length. I used the Straight stitch, the most simple one, which I got better and faster at as I went along.

It wasn't that...

The first time I had a rip in my trousers and my dear mother or grandmother wasn't around to help, I resolved to do it myself. Not a great job, but at least I had taken the mystery out of sewing.
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Yes! Me like literary report! Keep them comin!

Just a question about the water in the desert? How did you manage this one? Here in spain there are problems and a couple times i've had to go on a...

Yeah, I know - It was such a great way to learn - at times it was really uncomfortable, but in the morning I felt really RESTED, surprisingly so.

Yeah, but it was surreal about that branch - it...

Well first night hanging out....

Bit of a long report, but enjoyed writing it!!!:):laugh: Hope it don't bore anyone...

If yer just interested in pictures, you can just look at the album...
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Hand stiched, but thanks for considering it may have been machine!:blush:

Jsaults, what is an awl?

I'm feeling very much more confident now!

It does take a while, but it is just far more...

Hi all,

Thought i'd shew you my (scabby) handiwork in sewing this webbing loop. I sealed the thread with superglue.
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Hi - now that this seems resolved...I wonder if you could tell me how to get pictures to appear in the main body at full size instead of attachments!!!! :rolleyes:

I see you can attach a URL, but...

Thanks for the help guys.

Interested to hear about that englishseadog...

But those websites are great! One seems too cheap!!!!! :)

Hi - I have just been using relatively thick twig or branch for my toggles...but seeing that everyone here takes their own with them I wonder if there are any serious disadvantages with wood toggles...

Hello woodsmen

Thought it would be enjoyable to share some of the fantastic locations the little region of Catalonia in Spain - many of the photos taken were before my hammocking days, but have I...

Yeah, I think you're right.

Do you per chance happen to know where I can get ripstop in the EU?

That is a great project: recommend everyone have a look!

Yes I was pretty impressed also!

It's for a 6mm diameter rope.

They have lots of good climbing equipment near the Pyrenees!

Anyone have any aluminium rings?

I want to try single line suspension.

ahhh! decanewton! how could I have been so muddled?

paN was a typo...

Sounds like a challenge!

I will attempt to spend a night with only a thin fleece blanket and a poncho on the outside.

I will, however, require some of thine vital assistance in its...

Jeff's site is awesome, I was looking there but couldn't find the ridgeline section - thanks for pointing that one out.

Hammock Ridgeline

How does, say:

720daN translate into pounds?

what does "da" mean anyway?

I forgot my math...

How low can it go?

In temperature terms...

Anyone tried it outdoors?

Anyone tried this?

Does anyone know how these translate?

I am in EU and all I see is ratings in paN. I don't know what break strength that is for the US.

Help!

How would you do it?

Thanks for the suggestions.

te-wa, still waiting on a bargain price from EU before I decide on shipping from US. Though your products do look handsome...

Hi, has anyone ventured forth and taken scissors or needle and thread, or done any modifications to their DD Frontline??

I was thinking of cutting out one bottom layer...to get rid of some bulk.

Hi all,

I am looking for a down UQ and TQ in the EU.

I thought I'd look for some bargains here (thanks for the advice stormcrow).

Does anyone have any of these?

Here in Spain the lowest...

Here are some photos of a great place - Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain.

The mountain is surreal, huge towers of conglomorate, according to some: "the most remarkable example in the world" of this...

Hi all

Looking for an UQ in the EU 3/4 length down fill.

I tried to get in touch with unsponsored but I didn't have any luck. It's a shame because I had been told really great things about his...

Yes, indeed Barcelona is quite awesome. I live in the centre of the city, but if I get on the train and wait 20 minutes I can step out into a beautiful park with a small forest, but large enough to...

Hello all,

Thanks to Highbinder who introduced me to the hammock world.

I had a few expeditions and one large adventure with only a tarp and good jacket, but highbinder introduced me to the...