I've managed to do this twice. The first time I did it I was hiking in the ivy and stupidly laid in my hammock without changing clothes first. Don't do that. The second was last week, where I used my...
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I've managed to do this twice. The first time I did it I was hiking in the ivy and stupidly laid in my hammock without changing clothes first. Don't do that. The second was last week, where I used my...
I would like to attend but I do not have a car. I live in Baltimore City and am located 0.25 miles off an easy I-95 exit/entrance. I am fully vaccinated, my time is very flexible, and I can provide...
I just made my own out of Hexon 1.0, 11 ft so my I can lay flatter with my womanly body. I made a video if you want to see what I did and why.
https://youtu.be/GCA8VbDs87I
This does seem a little harsh but I will write it anyway.
I am not your leader. I don't speak for any woman but myself. I'm not just a hammock hangar but also an accomplished bushwhacker and...
I finally got around to making my dream hammock. I was picky about everything. My hammock is 11 feet of Hexon 1.0 fabric with Knotty mods on both sides of the foot end. All notions and thread...
Argh, the youtube icon isn't working, can't figure out how to delete.
The pork was very tasty. I'm in for 2016.
I was watching a Professor Hammock video recently where he makes a slider out of Lash-it to keep a whoopie loop in place. I though that was a great idea but the slider construction looked too much...
This is an extremely simple modification to make a on hammock to keep a 48" pad in place. I sewed a channel with some cord locks months ago and it has worked out pretty well on a number of...
I live in a small rowhome. All my rooms are multipurpose. That's why I use I lightweight Brother machine that I can put away when not in use. I have very little furniture and an open floor-plan so...
Here is a story from Sunday, July 5, 2015(6 days ago)
I have been a backpacker for 35 years, and have been hiking in the Mid-Atlantic area for 30 years. I enjoy South Mountain because it is the...
In 2007, truck stop showers were $10 in the US (no idea how much they are in the UK, they probably aren't any cheaper). The showers are free if you have a truck and you fill the truck up with diesel...
I went on vacation and lived in my minivan for 90 days. I enjoyed the experience, but I can tell you it was stressful. Just finding a place to park, making sure the neighbors won't call the police,...
This is a follow-up post to my DIY $9 bug sock. My bug sock is worth its weight in gold. I used this on 3 day backpack and it exceeded my expectations. I regret not taking a picture of all of God's...
I recently left my UQ at home and got CBS at 3AM. The solution was simple. I was using a soft day pack and rolled that underneath me and was toasty warm in no time.
I own pieces of 3/8" cold...
I started this project 2 months ago, but life got in the way. I became motivated to finish it now that the flying critters are swirling. It started simple enough. This was going to be...
Tulle at Walmart is $0.96/yd. Get 2 more yards than you think you need because the measurers pull it to measure it out and it stretches. You'll end up receiving less fabric than they think they've...
I use a 48" inflatable Thermarest. I also have a closed cell foam 72". I prefer the Thermarest since I can deflate it just a bit and it fits real nice in the hammock. My foam pad tends to move...
I also thought shopping this weekend could be avoided. But Monday I was bored and upon reviewing the West Marine website, to my horror, realized there was a West Marine location within biking...
If one lives near flat-bed trucking facilities they may keep an eye out for ratchet strap found on the side of the road. It's good stuff, and makes a very sturdy tree-strap.
I was at the West Marine in Glen Burnie, MD a few weeks ago. They have Amsteel 7/64but they call it something else and the only color they have is gray. It is normally $0.29/foot. I signed up for...
Now having made the above comment about the danger of modify trekking poles and negating the lifetime warranty I don't understand why one would want to alter trekking poles. Trekking poles are...
Watch out for the lifetime warranty on trekking poles. I bought a lifetime warranty set of carbon fiber trekking poles at REI and two years later they both broke near the bottom. I took them back...
I don't like to be seen. What I'm doing in the forest is nobody's business. I try to go with whatever color the forest is at the moment.
That looks very impressive.
I whipped up my whoopie slings today, the process was uneventful and successful. The slings are to replace a nylon strap suspension system which will be modified to provide tree straps for the...
I just got done making my slings. I don't have a music store near me, and I've pretty much worn out my welcome at the neighborhood bike store so old brake cables were out, and I hate dropped...
What a great time! I learned so much and made so many new friends. Thank you very much organizers!
I'm going to try to knock it off Wednesday. I want to get it off my plate.
Extra batteries are always a good idea. When I first starting hiking with the GPS I usually brought an extra battery, just in case. I never used it and it was just one extra thing for the pack. A...
I'm hustling to get my school work done right now. I'm trying to figure out whether I want to to take my final now or after the weekend is over.
I may take you up on Caldera consultation.
I'll PM you, novasquid. This place is in the flight path of Dullus.
I completed my video of my first hammock-only trip, it's in the trip report section.
I made a 5 minute video explaining my little stealth backpack campsite.
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I know I registered in this forum back in 2012 when I started research about hammocks. I bought a hammock and tarp, but didn't do much with them, I just didn't trust the whole system and I had my...
Okay, maybe one of you can tell me whether I have completely flipped my lid. As I said above I'm not interested in spending money on new gear. So what I have done today is taken a men's regular 15...
I'm a ultralight backpacker. Normally I sleep on the ground. I bought a cheap hammock and have fashioned some strap hangars from gear I already owned, and have practiced a bit in the local park,...