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    Greetings from Edinburgh, before I invested in a...

    Greetings from Edinburgh, before I invested in a down 3/4 underquilt for my Hennessy (from the US, would have been much cheaper from UK hammocks.) After seeing Shug's frankenquilt I hacked up an old...
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    I have both a Hennessey and a DD Travel hammock....

    I have both a Hennessey and a DD Travel hammock. If starting on a budget I would start with a DD and their tarp. The DD because the double bottom will allow you to use almost any existing mat system...
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    I just cut up an old lightweight synthetic...

    I just cut up an old lightweight synthetic sleeping bag as a 3/4 quilt for my Hennessey. I cut off the footbox completely and left the zips on and cut off the hood above the top of the zips to get a...
  4. Thread: Cold feet

    by gavmac
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    I use the Shug method of a part inflated sit mat...

    I use the Shug method of a part inflated sit mat under my feet inside the foot box and a 3/4 JRB quilt with my Hennessey. I have been comfortable to about -5C with that. To be clear I have not been...
  5. Absolutely loved that, my kind of trip. Thanks...

    Absolutely loved that, my kind of trip. Thanks for sharing.
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    Nice report, I was hanging there myself about a...

    Nice report, I was hanging there myself about a month ago while attending a regatta at Loch Lomond Sailing Club. Doing my bit to convert all the ground dwellers in the sailing community. My son was...
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    hi weeman, I am in Edinburgh and have been...

    hi weeman, I am in Edinburgh and have been hanging for about a year. I bought a Hennessey last year and did the Great Glen Way last October with it. It worked really well even in the wet with the...
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    Greetings from Edinburgh, you will find that with...

    Greetings from Edinburgh, you will find that with our right to roam in Scotland we are spoilt for choice for places to hang. I would say that DD hammocks (in Edinburgh but online only) are a good...
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    I guess the Scottish beavers are a little bit...

    I guess the Scottish beavers are a little bit harder than most and have axes.
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    Nice idea, can I suggest that on your splice you...

    Nice idea, can I suggest that on your splice you put the tail right through the long end once and then into the long end for the bury. That makes the long end cinch on the turn and make it less...
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    Stock rope with soft home made vectran biners and...

    Stock rope with soft home made vectran biners and rappel rings for me. I do lots of dyneema splicing and tapering on my sailing dinghy and may get around to it eventually on the hammock
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    The first thing I learned when I hung out for the...

    The first thing I learned when I hung out for the first time on Corstophine hill by Edinburgh Zoo in August last year was that a good sleeping bag was not enough for about 5C at night. Next time out...
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    Greeetings, I bet you are not planning for this...

    Greeetings, I bet you are not planning for this weekend as it's a bit Baltic at the moment in Edinburgh. :scared:
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    Greetings from Edinburgh.

    Greetings from Edinburgh.
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    The highlands of Scotland for me, or Yosemite...

    The highlands of Scotland for me, or Yosemite where I honeymooned was quite special.
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    I am interested, I was out just above Traquair on...

    I am interested, I was out just above Traquair on the Southern Upland Way last Saturday. Used a new UQ for the first time and had to take my merino long johns and long sleeved top off during the...
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    Greetings from Edinburgh, what are access rights...

    Greetings from Edinburgh, what are access rights like in Ireland?
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    Hello from Edinburgh, forecast looks good this...

    Hello from Edinburgh, forecast looks good this weekend so I hope to start Scotland End to End this afternoon. I should be hanging somewhere near Kirk Yetholm tonight as I'll get down on the bus to...
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    I asked a colleague who had just built an...

    I asked a colleague who had just built an extension on his house if he had a left over piece of Tyvek. He said no but gave me a 5' x 7'' piece of gore tex he had instead, what a result. I think it...
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    I forgot to say Loch Laide that I tried to get to...

    I forgot to say Loch Laide that I tried to get to for my first night on the Great Glen way but failed looked perfect when I passed it the next morning and both it and the Loch Lochy wild camping were...
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    Hi Steven, I am in Edinburgh. So far I have been...

    Hi Steven, I am in Edinburgh. So far I have been overnight in my Hennessy for a couple of testers near my home, Corstorphine hill by the zoo and in the middle of the a golf course that it looks on...
  22. Thread: UK hammockers

    by gavmac
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    hi, I'm in Edinburgh. Looking to do Scotland end...

    hi, I'm in Edinburgh. Looking to do Scotland end to end in stages when time allows. not sure what I am going to do with the hammock at the Cape Wrath section but I have plenty of time to work on some...
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    Greetings from Edinburgh, I am from Fort William...

    Greetings from Edinburgh, I am from Fort William originally so also a West coaster, or teuchter if you like. I like to think that my first proper trip with my hammock last year being the Great Glen...
  24. I loved that, thanks, very different to Scotland...

    I loved that, thanks, very different to Scotland where I am. I'm going to try and do something similar video wise on my next trip and post it here so you piney woods and cactus lovers can see a...
  25. Scotland end to end, a new national trail. In...

    Scotland end to end, a new national trail. In sections as I will not have the time to do it in one go.
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    I chopped up an old summer weight synthetic...

    I chopped up an old summer weight synthetic sleeping bag, folded the sides over and stitched crudely to make channels for bungy both lengthways and to cinch the ends. Worked fine for me until I got a...
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    I put mine in the bottom of my Hennessey hammock...

    I put mine in the bottom of my Hennessey hammock sack, I find the weight of the pegs helps stop the sack blowing away when I take the hammock out in its snakeskins and string it up as I usually have...
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    I have had a couple of nights out in Edinburgh...

    I have had a couple of nights out in Edinburgh without any bother. I was planning a long distance walk and without suitable trees in my garden wanted to try things out. My first overnight was near...
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