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And if you come straight across the UP, take the ferry to Madeline Island. You might be able to find a stealth place there in the county park.

Don,

I didn't do an stealth hanging either time I went, but from what I'm told if you are x number of feet/meters from a road you can camp anywhere in the provincial parks.

If you're taking two...

I did the superior trip on my motorcycle the past two summers. If you can make it a little further to Sleeping Giant Provincial park, it's a great place to camp. I hung there and did some hiking...

Cool concept, I might get one to try it out.



great tip, I am hanging this weekend and will try that on my old thermarest.



I had the same thought about the co2 canister, but didn't know...

Thanks for the suggestions. I will take a look at them.

I'm looking for the extra thickness of the non-self inflating pads.

thanks again
John

Because of a sinus situation, I cannot blow up a sleeping pad. The problem is I cannot put any force on my sinuses or it may blow out some work I had to have done on my mouth.

Does anyone have...

Thanks for the video. I was just wondering how an underquilt works, now I know. Much better than trying to figure it out from pictures.
John

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

I doubt that I will make it out camping again until spring or if I do it will only be once or twice.

Will the BB be alright in its stuff sack or should I take it out and hang it somewhere?

Yep I have done it a couple times with my blackbird.

Tree on one end and my motorcycle on the other.

I had a heavy tarp to put under me (I motorcycle camp so weight is not a problem) and my pad...

I'm out I twisted my ankle night caching up by Sioux City Sat night, so I'm not walking the best and as I am getting older, I don't heal as quickly.

SarahGirl, since I live just down the road, I...

I have a 10x10 cooke that I used several times this summer.

I wish that the corners had some material to re enforce them. I have not had any problems, but worry about really cranking down on it...

Or, oxidation from Aluminum such as biners?

These are 9" long (just measured them).

I haven't ever had any of the MSR's so I can't say how they measure up. But I can say that I tried to bend them and while I didn't put all my strength into...

I didn't know where to put this, but just had to share a good find.

I was in Sports Authority in Des Moines and noticed they had all Coleman stuff with the price ending in .97 on sale for 50% off....

I still have tentative plans on making the trip, but it all depends on the job search. It takes priority and I will not be able to commit for sure until the week of the hang.

I have never done...

Thanks all for the feedback.

I have stuck with my Cooke tarp and it has worked well so far.
John

Is the top cover meant to keep in heat or keep out rain or both?

I took another motorcycle trip last week to Bristol for the NASCAR race and when we got to the camp ground there was no possible place for me to hang.

So I tied one end of my blackbird to a tree...

I intentionally did not read any replys to this post so that I was not swayed by others opinions before I answered.

If I had questions about a persons actions, I would call them or try to meet...

Welcome to the forum.

We need to get you out at and sleep in a hammock so that you can see what it is all about.

'07 Suzuki 650 VSTROM, Just got back from circling Lake Superior.
Just graduated from college (for the second time) and looking for a job. That's the main reason I have so much free time with very...

Very informative videos.

I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one that uses their teeth to hold up the hammock while I tie off to a tree. :D:D:D

Yeah, but I will be in Bristol August 22. My buddy is giving me a ticket to the nascar race and I have never been before.

So I am riding the motorcycle down there and will find a couple of trees...

I picked up a Fiskars brush axe from WalMart here in Iowa.

Don't know if they carry them everywhere. In all honesty I haven't had the chance to even use it, but it will need a good sharpening...

Thanks all for the pics.

warbonnetguy, sound simple, I like it.

Just wanted to let you know I enjoyed my blackbird on my recent trip.
John

Tempting offer but I have already taken my motorcycle around Lake Superior and I have a weekend planned for Bristol Tn in a couple weeks.
John

Nice pictures.

Is it just held in place by the cords that run out to the ends?

Does anyone have pictures of their Blackbird with a Yeti installed?

If so, would you post them or direct me to them?

I am considering a Yeti and would like to see how it attaches. I cannot...

I am sure a lot of you have read this book, but for those that are not aware I wanted to put up a small review.

Ed's book covers almost all areas of hammock camping, from why to use a hammock to...

Norwood,

I am a motorcycle tourer and just returned from a circle tour of Lake Superior hammock camping the whole trip.

I lurked here for quite a while and then joined and asked many questions...

Here's the thread where I talk about my trip. http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=9533

Well being new to hammocking, (only the third night in a hammock) I set up the hammock and tarp without sitting in it. Before I sat in it to see how it laid, I hung my rain gear out toward the end...

Where do you put your rain gear during the night while you are sleeping?

On my recent trip to Canada, I hung it over the ridge line but still under my tarp.

The problem that I had was that I...

Nope, no swimming, but I have done plenty of diving in Northern Ohio is similarly cold water.

I did see some kids playing in the water in Sleeping Giant.

Well I made the trip and had a great time.

I learned a lot about hammock camping. Mostly by trial and error. But I will have to say that the design and setup of the Blackbird made it simple and...

How do you rig your tie outs on your BB?

I got my BB on Sat. and since I am leaving for Canada in the next day or so, I have been trying to get it all set up.

How do you rig the tie outs?

Do...

What is the possibility of fishing around the lake?

Of course I do want to catch fish.

Great view.

I used to have kayaks, but sold them when I moved from TX. They were SOT's which are too cold for most of the year in IA and have never gotten around to geting another one.



Great pictures

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Great picture, reminded me of Gilligan and the Skipper.

I could only find a picture of a musical but it's close enough.

You might try ordering one of these: http://ewins.com/items/11203345/EWINS%252010432/Parrot_Bay_Key_Largo_Deluxe_Camping_Hammock_-_Blue

I know nothing about hammocks so I ordered one to give it a...

What products have Permethrin in them?

I have read here on the forums that Permethrin is safe to spray on your hammocks (safe as in won't "hurt" them like Deet).

When I google it all I come up...

I ordered a 1.7 dbl on July 1, an e-mail from last weeks said I should have it this week.

I will check out split rock.

Yes the tarp is great for being about to set it up in almost any configuration for shelter during nasty weather. The only problem with this one is that it is huge for...

Ua Huhh!!!!

I have noticed that there are several of our northern neighbors on Hammockforums.net

I would like to appeal to anyone that has knowledge of "great" hammock camping spots along the north shore of...

I have a therm a rest that is 26" wide and I think about 6' long (too lazy to un roll it and measure). I believe it is the Luxury camp model, but it is about 20 years old so I am not sure of the...

I am looking into pads while I wait for my BB to arrive and was wondering if anyone had measurements on the size of the opening and how deep/long the space between layers is.

Thanks for the quick replies.

I just called Cooke Custom and they said the same thing you'll did. There should not be any problem.

Now my question becomes, do I buy a smaller square or...