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Well, Jim, we had no rain, so I couldn't say how well the 8x10 tarp I had hanging "square" over my hammock would have helped or not. It was a few inches off center, so I suspect I would have gotten...

I certainly think the AHT would be a much more pleasant hike if all of the dry stream beds were flowing; there were so, so many times when a bone dry stream bed intersected with the trail in a...

Thanks Shug! We enjoyed ourselves; me more than my partner, I suspect. ;)

BTW, I actually thought of you and your 'I Love Onions!' sig the other day; while working in the yard I tasted a "wild"...

We were a little concerned when we went into the woods during the second week of turkey season without any blaze orange... but we survived without incident or injury. The trip itself, however, was...

Well, the good news is that the first ever "real" hang of the SBPro is this weekend, and fortunately there's little to no chance of rain. We'll see what happens with it - either way, it'll be better...

Well that's certainly not comforting. o.o

Thanks for the info... I'm still not sure what to do, though.

I need to hang in it to decide better i think; yes, you read that right, I haven't hung with the tarp up yet. I need to get my butt...

Cool; thanks for the replies all... I'm looking forward to finding out - theoretically by sight only and not my soaking. :P


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Jeez... anyone seen one for less than $79.99? OMW to the...

What covers your SBPro during the rainy nights?


Rather than set up a poll, I thought I'd just start a thread as I'm concerned about how well - if well enough at all my 8'x10' shiny green poly...

Thanks for the quick reply, Rev.

I'm using my looped ends to connect to my hammock and wrap-tying the webbing around the trees, using up the length that way. Now that I say that, I'm sure I could...

Wait a tic...

I'm looking to buy some longer webbing after a few hanging tests show the 12' Harbor Freight straps to be JUST long enough for trees 12' to about 15' apart. Anything longer than that...

LoL @ this every time I watch it now... it makes me feel like I'm turning into my dad. :D

You can bet I'll be showing this to Elyse when she's older; the 5 year old daughter already declared she...

"Dirt Bag" = backpacking on the cheap, in some circles. My alky stove is a mad cat clone, Fancy Feast cat food can and all. :D

...and boyo is it obvious in the video!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v673/cJw314/elyse_hammock_original-1.jpg

That's my daughter Elyse looking on; in her 10 months of life, I'm sure...

Don't get me wrong; I do love snakes! :)

We had a boa as a pet when I was quite young, but had to sell him when my littlest sister was born - he was outgrowing his cage and started escaping. At...

Since I'm a transplant to Louisville from the great white north (Chicago), I'm only now having to get to know venemous snakes. I'm happy to say I knew this one on sight. I grew up in Michigan, where...

I gotta say I love my "dirt bag" alky stove and am looking forward to giving it a season's worth of usage this year.

Always love your vids, Shug; keep 'em up and keep you goofy! :D

Maybe wash it inside a pillow case? I know that works for some other "handle with care" items...

This thread has been good stuff for me; I'm trying to figure out what to do for my UQ for this...

It doesn't appear to be a problem with the down-lovers in this thread, but I'm curious as to why...

I remember hearing that down lost its loft when compressed... is that not the case? :mellow:

I think it's also important to point out that Shug -being in Northern Wisconsin - has a different definition of "cold" than most.

So, locorogue - have you had a chance to hang out in the Kalisto? 0.o

You're not likely to do anything, as you wouldn't hear anything coming. Why would you wear earplugs... camping? You're missing out on half the fun! :(

You're going to tease us like that and then not fess up some details? I'm curious, as I'll be using my Thermarest SIP this season and am expecting slippage. ;)

Word, Hooch.

I certainly wasn't being critical of any setup; I'm waaaaaaay to green to even have an opinion! I'm just trying to understand the automatic usage of cordage over webbing for the...

I can see that, Hooch, but once the SR is tied... it's fairly static, right? So how much adjustment would it need? The weight difference is obvious, but enough to be a concern? How long is an SR; 8'?...

I almost wrote a thread similar to this one earlier today, with a slightly similar question. I was curious about materials also, but more so what the advantage of cord over webbing was, for a...

Quite the productive post, David! Thanks! :D

Consider me jealous! Enjoy your trip, fulminated!

I've the pleasure of assisting in throwing a 5 year old girls birthday party this weekend. It's gonna be GREAT! :rolleyes:

...and that was exactly why I even went. I'd never even heard of the place until I saw that thread a couple days ago!

I'm not a big fan of "store" brand tools - or even "off" brand. Unless I paid...

I wanted to thank you as well, Rev.

This series of videos answers the simple questions that I didn't want to bother asking my mother-in-law. :lol:

Good stuff!

Greets!

http://www.harborfreight.com/

Maybe they're always this ... well priced? ... but I stopped by HF today for the first time ever to get some cheapo webbing (2x12' Lashing Straps for...

I suspect I have a different idea of what "ripstop" is - and in my mind, it's all treated with some sort of water protection. Apparently that would be the wrong idea. :(

@ Mrprez : That's looking like the solution...


Ok; clarification...

I was looking for material to make some 'skins... and possibly also a tarp. I know both are sometimes(?) made of silnylon,...

Well... I called a JoAnn Fabrics -and they scoffed at the idea of having silnylon. O.o

They did have ripstop - "In a variety of colors!" - for $6.99/yd.

-.-

It'd be for a tarp, yes and no -...

Well, I'm looking into a possible DIY tarp and/or snakeskin. Would anything other than ripstop be recommended? The :cue angelic choir and release doves: silnylon would obviously be ideal (I think?)...

Hey hey -

So in my search for hammock and accessory materials, I'm drawing a blank on brick and mortar locations to buy nylon ripstop. (I'm an impatient git and abhor shipping and handling. ; )
...

Guh...

I would HAVE to have an anti-bug solution - I cannot sleep with even the idea of being feasted upon by mosqs. >.<

I have no REI near me (nearest is Nashville - is a 2 hour drive worth...

Great buy!

Weight limit is 200#? I'm 205 - that's cutting things a little TOO close... as much as I'd like to lose 10 pounds, I'd rather not depend on doing so. lol

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That being said, I...

I have to admit I'm shocked at the sudden and useful responses! Looks like I not only hit the goldmine of an informed community, but one with people who are actually happy to help! CrAZy! :D

I...

I'm well aware that "you get what you pay for"... but at $19? With some mods, perhaps it would be usable for a low-budget season? :grin:

Kalisto Travel Hammock @ WallyMart


I can't find any...

Ok, well, at .49/foot, that's a little too expensive for me to "play around with", as much as it may rock. What's the less expensive alternative?...or is there one? -.-

@ jeffjenn: Yes, you may....

I seem to remember Spectra being super expensive... this shows $0.49 as the price - for what unit of length? What kind of a website wouldn't state that, or is it so obvious that a newbie can't read...

Hello hello! Yet another lurker turned poster... ;)


You can call me bukkit and I'm a hanger-in-the-making!

I grew up car camping and am launching into my backpacking career this year with...