Sure wish we could have made it, but I am glad to see that it went well. Great pictures and looking forward with hope for next year :)
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Sure wish we could have made it, but I am glad to see that it went well. Great pictures and looking forward with hope for next year :)
It would be a bit of a haul for you but Myakka River State Park has a lot of options.
FLRider, thanks for organizing everything. Thanks also to NukeofHazzard for the help in setting up and getting organized. I was glad to meet those I could and hope to see more of everyone down the...
Nuke was busy this weekend. He took the time to help the wife and I set up our hammocks and get situated.
Friday night, our first Hammock outing, was good. Temperatures were a bit warmer than expected and there was a light rain Saturday mourning. We could only stay the one night but we were glad we were...
Forecast is high sixties, and my experience says it can get a bit colder than what they call for in the city. A bit of wind which will chill things a bit as well. I have some things to improvise with...
Sleeping bags here. Maybe add a pad for the wife.
Appreciate the offer. I picked up a bottle to round out my chemical warfare inventory :) So I have that, Deet and just finished the first round of spraying the Permethrin on the first batch of gear....
Lived in Florida my whole life so I am somewhat familiar with the ways of the State Bird. I have been places (North end of the Howard Franklin Bridge at night) where you would have hundreds (no...
How bad do you estimate the mosquitoes are going to be? I have new bug nets and the normal chemical agents.
I know he has been in Florida working in the past. Maybe his schedule will work out one day.
Looking forward to meeting everyone. This should be a lot of fun. We have been to Hidden Pond twice now (day trip and over night) and loved it both times. This should be even more fun. See you all...
We don't move to fast on the trail and the hike from Juniper Springs takes us about 3 hours. I have been told the short is only about an hour. I will pack in a good bit of water in case the heat get...
If the forest road #33 is passable by car from the South (Juniper Springs area) we are going to try and get in there and hike over Friday morning using the Hidden Pond Short trail. If not we will go...
I was thinking of the Hidden Pond Short trail which starts at the intersection of FR33 and FR76 (29.225798,-81.727266)
Things are getting more solid for us. If everything goes right we will be hiking in via the "shortcut" (my wife and I have done the hike in from Juniper Springs twice last year, she wants a shorter...
Have you looked at these videos? https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/video.php?do=viewtag&tag=shug
Lots of information on dealing with the cold.
I will have to run this by the wife, if the heat falls off a little we may be able to come up for Saturday/Sunday.
That is a familiar spot. It is getting a bit warm but we may have a few weekends left.
Not a Hammock camper yet, but I am looking at the option. Currently I have a low end tent that I know will need to be replaced, or at least augmented. I am heading out on my first overnight trip in...