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Red River Gorge is a phenomenal idea, I'm 100% behind putting together a trip for that at some point if we can get a few people interested. Dolly sods would be another great idea. If we've got a few...

Haha, sites 9-10 are basically car camping in my book. I'll bring two packs of tortillas for breakfast, a jar of salsa, and a carton of egg scramblers and bacon too, so combined should be plenty for...

Hey everyone! If you've still got a slot open for this weekend at Zaleski, I'd love to join the hang! Between work and house projects I haven't made it back out backpacking since the Mohican hang in...

Bummed I missed the April 1st hang--looking forward to seeing you guys here in a few weeks!

Hidy ho from Columbus! My buddy is also on these forums here. Tons of great places to go backpacking in and around Ohio--I look forward to seeing you at the next group hang!

You've probably already seen the thread, but there's a hang up in Mohican this weekend with a bunch of people, in case you're interested in travelling up there.

Glad to hear everything is still on! I've got some leftover Lowe's house wrap sitting in my garage if you need something as well--just lemme know!

I'm hoping to leave after work Friday, so...

Hidy Ho fellow Buckeye! I'm in the Columbus region, and I'm always looking for more outdoorsy people to go backpacking with. Hopefully I'll see you at the Mohican hang this weekend!

I've always...

^^9 or 10 sounds good to me, I've never actually been up to that half of the trail before, so it'd be good (for me) to visit someplace new.


Whenever I've brought in firewood before, I've just...

27th of February? Count me in! I've never made it out to a group hang before, but I've been wanting to hit one up for awhile now.

Looking forward to meeting everyone! Is there anything I can bring...

Yes, this is very easily doable, BUT it's not very durable. I've managed to get about 3-4 uses out of mine before it completely fell apart from many rips and tears. It's a great and easy idea to see...

Well, I survived this weekend quite comfortably. It was probably the worst case scenario weather wise--40 degree cold rain all day Saturday with the temperature dipping down into the twenties to dump...

****--somehow I glossed over falling in the creek--that sucks! I had wet feet a few weeks ago from an unexpected creek crossing, but those dried out after awhile. Nothing like that!

I found the...

I've since fixed the ridgeline issue... I originally used tech line, which snapped after a couple of uses because I wasn't adjusting the whoopie slings properly to give it slack. Consequently, the...

Thanks! I'll try a ccf pad... I also don't think I've been getting it properly snugged up on the bottom... would an S-Biner on the shock cord on both ends help bring it together? I've tried...

So I'm kind of in an emergency situation. I'm leaving to go backpacking tomorrow morning, and it looks like the weather is going to be pretty chilly this weekend, with an 80% chance of Thunderstorms...

Hi dally-ho, nerighborino! It's always nice to see a friendly face!

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I'm not sure I can solidly endorse the Insultex underquilt from DIY gear supply. It's a lot of work to make, and if I could have done it again I would have probably doubled the insultex layers and...

It's definitely doable, but I would highly recommend making one with insulation in a continuous sheet, like the pattern on DIY Gear Supply, instead of fussing with down. I'm very much an amateur with...

I would definitely be interested in joining for a hike anywhere around Ohio. Any weekend in March works for me.

So I tried using carbon fiber arrow shafts from DIY gear supply. I just set my hammock up for the first time outside, and thought I had the whoopie sling resting on the knot above the toggle, but the...

Oh, gotcha... that makes more sense. From the pictures it looked like there was a zipper running down the middle. My thought was that way you could wear one like a normal garment and save room in...

Whoah, that's really clever! So you just added a zipper to the bottom of both jackets, zipped the twovests together, put some snaps on the arm holes, and sewed some loops to run shock cord through?

What is it you're doing over in India? I'm just curious--I'd love to abscond and travel like that one day :)

What do you think happened to the webbing that caused it to break?

I was planning on picking up some new parts and fixing it, but I found an older version of the same machine with all metal gears, so it was basically a free trade-up for me.

I missed the part...

The first machine I ever bought had forty year old rubber feed dogs. It worked well enough for the costume I made, but they started disintegrating after that so I just wound up selling it and picking...

Whoah--that's a really clever idea! Kudos to thinking outside the box--I'm bookmarking this for future use.

To attach the poles at the bottom, are you just using a reinforced pocket for them to...

My apologies--that wasn't entirely directed at you. Sometimes I just get so furious at the inherent misogyny underlying a lot of sewing commentary, but it looks like I read too much into what wasn't...

I guess I don't understand the distaste for sewing, or the association that it's just "for women"? Sewing is a skilled craft, just as any other. Just hop on craigslist or go to the thrift store and...

Wow... that's interesting when you calculate it out, and put it in perspective like that. That would be the same amount of weight as the tent I'm trying to ditch, poles and all :scared:

Thanks for all the great input! Because of it, I felt comfortable pulling the trigger on 170$ worth of materials from DIY Gear Supply last night for a hammock, bugnet, underquilt, and suspension. I'm...

Thank you! That's the perfect price point for me. Every other post I've seen on here mentions them with accolades, and they carry everything I need! Thanks for the links!

Yeah, I found a coupon that knocks their price down to 4.80$ a yard, which is a bit better but still more expensive than I'd prefer. I'm also planning on using this for backpacking, so I'd like to...

I'm looking to build my first hammock, but I've run into some issues with materials. Originally I was looking for 1.9 oz Ripstop Nylon, but most places I've seen online want 5-6$ a yard, which to me...

Thanks for all the great responses! I had no idea just how many choices there are, though I definitely like the idea of the DIY route. Also, thank you for the recommendation on Shug's videos--I've...

Hello to everyone and thanks for the contributions to this wonderful resource! I'm new to hammock camping. I love backpacking, but have lately been fed up with using a tent. It's heavy, too short for...

I've been wanting to try proper hammock camping for awhile now. My problem is that I'm too tall for my tent, so I have to stretch out diagonally, which means I don't stay on my ground pad and have an...