That's a heck of a good point Thomas. However, I still want my hug. I'll risk it for you. I'm hoping to work on a shakedown hike with a new brand of shoes and a new pack so I'm planning to have a...
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That's a heck of a good point Thomas. However, I still want my hug. I'll risk it for you. I'm hoping to work on a shakedown hike with a new brand of shoes and a new pack so I'm planning to have a...
I'm still planning to come. Will there be a riot if I DON'T make More Pork Than Beans? I'm thinking folks are burned out on it, I'm sinking every free dime I have into this thru-hike next year and...
I want to do this if the work schedule will allow. I'm 5 months out from quiting and starting the A.T. thru-hike so they're really piling it on. They want every last pound of flesh before I'm gone....
Good Afternoon, Friends,
Not sure I'm gonna be able to make this one but I'm gonna give it the old college try. Work is being more work-ish than it has been in a few years and I've got a lot on...
Crazy like a fox you mean. Been sleeping in a hammock full-time. At home or away. Tensa stand for the away from home stuff. A bed is a none starter for me.
I'm putting on the push to drive up on Thursday after work. I'm hoping to sneak out a little early and be to Wolfpen by 7 p.m. at the latest. Looking for an opportunity to get in a day's worth of...
My how you do tease... :shades:
Yes, please. The use of the one burner would be most profoundly appreciated. They are most amazing over cornbread (my favorite way). Consider them done for Saturday night. If it's wet and just a...
They seem to be predicting rain, rain and more rain starting the Tuesday before the hang leading up to and through the weekend of the hang. I'm gonna hope the burn ban will be the least of our...
I expect you'll call me whatever you want, everybody else does. In front of my back would be welcome. :scared: One name change was enough. I'm not planning on another. :shades: I hope to have a new...
Hold the presses. I may have spoken too soon. Noah is thinking he will be able to come. I asked him to get me a confirmation A$AP Rocky (urban reference for the day) so I'm sitting quietly in the...
I have officially cleared my schedule for this. I don't think either of the kids will be along because of band commitments (tear) so I'll be solo (more tears). I'm happy to put on a pot of More Pork...
One really shouldn't tease the other children...
October 18, 19, 20 is the weekend after the spousal unit's and my 25th anniversary. All I can say is that's a long time to be married to the wrong man. Not sure if I can swing a group hang that...
The last section hike my son and I did was the Standing Indian Gap to NOC section. The weekend before Memorial day so technically still Spring. We got into a shelter the afternoon of the last night...
This is a very interesting and thought-provoking thread for me. This thread (along with one other) is causing me to rethink (really think harder) about insulation for a thru-hike on the AT down the...
Gonna recommend a 0 under and top for that time of year at the minimum. YMMV on all accounts. I can only assume you have a time constraint that is forcing the timeline you are proposing. As stated...
The one my son sleeps in all the time in his room..."the stealth fighter".
As an aside...my tarp is "the tarp to rule all others".
Probably like, "This is my brother Daryll and this is my other brother Daryll."
Welcome, Mr. Phillips, from another local MS hanger. Happy to help if you need anything. Close'ish at hand. :shades:
What Shug said. Try to stay below the ridgeline on the opposite side from where the storm is coming if an option. Last time I was on the AT and a thunderstorm rolled in I was as just stated. The nice...
Fiinally got a straight answer from my kids. First, they both want to come, need to check schedules. Then son is a yes, daughter is a no. Then last night son is a no. This morning as he rolls out of...
With that many folks, I'll need the wide angle lens on the cameras. I'm grateful that the weather is looking clearer but it's gonna be mighty warm during the day. Stone cold lock for the kilt this...
As the weather outlook is right now it looks like rain, again. Still trying to get a commitment one way or the other from my kids. At this point, I'm coming solo. Y'all chime in if you want me to...
Never heard of anything so controversial...
Do so at your own peril.
I understood that if you sprinkle powdered sugar forming a solid circle around the perimeter of your hammock set up it takes care of both of those issues as well as slugs and ants.
This is hard. This is really hard. I had my forum name changed to Dead Man. I had it changed for a very specific reason. Trouble is, I can't talk about THAT reason, in even the most sterilized and...
Thomas? Are you going full Beardo? And the glasses? Vaguely reminiscent but I can't quite put my mustache comb on it.....
That weekend will be perfect for me. Consider me booked. I'll have to...
Oh, how you do make the wheels turn....:shades:
Not sure what brain fog I had when I first responded to this but that weekend is my daughters birthday. No way I'm missing that for anyone. I'll catch you cats some other time. I was already looking...
A short video of the afternoon hike we took in the Sipsey Wilderness Area in northern Alabama. Nothing fancy. Enjoy. :shades:
https://youtu.be/PiNdosnWgEQ
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https://youtu.be/PiNdosnWgEQ
Thomas, I'm in for a full share of the tarp cost also. Been busy so not checking the thread till today.
Bailey (the daughter) is really excited to come with. We're doing an overnighter tonight...
If it ain't He and Me it will likely be She and Me. The daughter is hopefully going to be inaugurated at Sipsey, so she may pull rank and come in February...that is if either one of them can fit...
Daddy can trot out some more Hate Beans and you know I never come to Sipsey without Peeps to roast. I know it ain't gourmet but a lot better than a poke in the eye. :shades:
On the list and already set the vacation day in stone. This might be the moment when my daughter can come. Son is generally ham strung by the band but there's a half of a half of half of chance he...
Daddy, the grass in the sky is scaring me.....:laugh:
Now that is very interesting. I agree, seems an obvious location but never thought to walk down that road. Reading through the thread and seeing some of the other brain fires about the pack cover got...
I'm gonna put this on my calendar. No promises of getting there but I haven't hung in that part of MS yet so I'm always up for something new. Thanks for making the effort to put this together.
Well crapper indeed. The DaddyDaddy crew are a no go for launch. They're shaking the crazy tree at work hard as H, E, double hockey sticks right now. I feel like I'm talking the owner off the ledge...
My son wants to know if you are making Gumbo like last time. He's 16 and just broke up with his girlfriend so I guess he is needing some comfort food. :lol:
It's still a coin flip as to whether...
She's just turned 13.
I'm hoping to make it. Likely to be me, Noah and maybe, just maybe, my daughter Bailey. She "thinks" she wants to go camping. As to my kilt, I'm still uncomfortable around you and your uncontrolled...
PharmGeek - I feel I should apologize to you and others. It's not my intention to poo poo on the outdoor slant. I see so much value in this design in a multitude of arenas. Forgive any slight or...
For me,the original draw of this stand was for indoor use. All this outdoor, field use, tarp talk is lovely to read and ponder, but after four days over the thanksgiving holiday in a crummy bed, it...
Sorry friends, I have to cancel for this weekend. Too many commitments to push aside to make it work. I hate it. Hope to see you in the Spring if not sooner.
Regrets......:thumbdown:
Paul, I made a batch of those cookies last night. Came out pretty well if I say so myself. As far as an answer to your question.....YES. :shades:
Kirk doesn't....but I do. :shades:
Just noticed this. We've come a long way baby. From some three years ago being a complete bunch of knuckle dragging men types at the hang to a 50/50 split with the fairer sexes in attendance. Can't...
Paul, I'll got a couple extra hammocks they can use. Let me dig a bit, I might have a spare tarp or two (no promises just yet). You'll have to work on insulation, but I know Squid will be there and...