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  1. Brilliant, I love it :-) I am lazily...

    Brilliant, I love it :-)

    I am lazily considering a kind of stand for the backyard (suitable trees are just a bit too far away from each other…), but the designs alway seems a bit on the...
  2. I might be slow… or in a luddite mood, but I...

    I might be slow… or in a luddite mood, but I honestly don't see the point of this added thing?¿?

    Just to save the 2 seconds it would take to make/remove a knot from the tarp D-ring?
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    Beautiful :-) It gives its full meaning back...

    Beautiful :-)

    It gives its full meaning back to the expression "sleeping under the stars", congratulations.
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    Usually for me, tautline hitch and trucker hitch...

    Usually for me, tautline hitch and trucker hitch (with either an alpine butterfly or a directional figure eight) for the tarp ridgeline; prussiks to attach the tarp to the ridgeline.

    Halter hitch,...
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    I ordered a SL 1.7 with line and strap, took a...

    I ordered a SL 1.7 with line and strap, took a nap in it to test, and installed whoopies the minute after…

    I am a pretty big fan of plain old climbing rope, and I feel the tiny (amsteel ?) stock...
  6. My hammock buddy and me have adopted the skewers...

    My hammock buddy and me have adopted the skewers last summer for the times when we are in the mood for more elaborated meat cooking than just a sausage on a stick, but not willing to carry a heavy...
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    I always amazes me too. I came to the conclusion...

    I always amazes me too. I came to the conclusion that cottage manufacturers are mutants who can thrive just on fresh air…

    Sorry, I can't help you, I have the same problem here in Switzerland.
  8. I wish you and your son a marvelous trip, one he...

    I wish you and your son a marvelous trip, one he will cherish as an important childhood memory.

    If you don't mind, how old is he? I have fantastic memories of my dad taking me to see ibex and...
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    I quite like the look of it, but I don't really...

    I quite like the look of it, but I don't really see any advantages of that setup over a simple quick easy to do and release whatever-you-like-hitch?
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    Magnificent, and honestly this "little bit" of...

    Magnificent, and honestly this "little bit" of color and fun is very refreshing after the millions of "camo-taktikal-outdoors is serious business" ;-)

    <rant>What is the point of having a camo...
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    So… one last bump, and I guess it is going to...

    So… one last bump, and I guess it is going to ebay.
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    I had a pair of snakeskins on my Explorer Deluxe,...

    I had a pair of snakeskins on my Explorer Deluxe, and one another for my Hex tarp.

    Now I use the skins with the tarp only, I find a bishop bag way easier/convenient to use for the hammock and...
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    I do use a nano carabiner as a "marlin spike" to...

    I do use a nano carabiner as a "marlin spike" to lock the hitch, but I don't place the whoopie on the knot like in your picture, I clip it normally in the carabiner, it works perfectly well. I take...
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    Seems like the attraction of the day ;-)...

    Seems like the attraction of the day ;-)
    http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=54050

    As I said there, it really looks more comfy than it is… it is more like a swing than a hammock.
  15. Thread: Wool Idea?

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    It is the only essential part, I would say, we...

    It is the only essential part, I would say, we are on HF after all, not on HardcorePrimitiveSkillsAndSurvivalFreaks.com :lol:
  16. Thread: Wool Idea?

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    Don't get me wrong, I am a very big fan of my 0°...

    Don't get me wrong, I am a very big fan of my 0° Incubator, I would not trade it for anything else for cold camping.

    I am clearly not saying that you can replace the bottom insulation quality of...
  17. Thread: Wool Idea?

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    Ok, I just looked at some numbers: 40°...

    Ok, I just looked at some numbers:

    40° Incubator: 540g
    40° Burrow: 450g
    GG Mariposa: 765g
    Total: 1775g (~3.9 lb)

    Swiss army pure wool blanket: 2kg (~4.4 lb)

    Not so bad… especially...
  18. Thread: Wool Idea?

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    One more thing I like in the wool blanket is the...

    One more thing I like in the wool blanket is the ability to use it as a pack, in a charming out-fashioned woodsman way :-)

    I plan to try it for a few trips this summer: one big comfy pure wool...
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    Easiest way to active the perfect ultimate hang:...

    Easiest way to active the perfect ultimate hang:

    x = A-B / [sin(W * H) + (L1β / L2α)] * R

    where A is the height of your head tree, B is the radius of your foot tree, W is your weight, H your...
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    One design furniture shop around here have one on...

    One design furniture shop around here have one on display, I try it every time I go. And every time I find it a million time less comfortable than a "real" hammock…

    It is quite rigid/stiff, a bit...
  21. Thread: Wool Idea?

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    I am experimenting with a swiss army wool...

    I am experimenting with a swiss army wool blanket, for the times when I would like a more "roots/minimal" approach.

    I used it for three nights so far in a big comfy cotton hammock on my patio.
    ...
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    I have been fooled by the title, imagining some...

    I have been fooled by the title, imagining some trek involving yaks… :-)

    Sounds like you had a beautiful trip.
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    Just curious… : what is the point of such a...

    Just curious… : what is the point of such a weather shield? I mean, even in a downpour the tarp is supposed to keep you dry, no?
  24. Thread: Hammock Wiki

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    +1 on the Wiki idea. It would make the...

    +1 on the Wiki idea.

    It would make the infinite mass of information condensed in one place, easy to edit and adjust to the latest current "best practices".

    It would also certainly lower the...
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    I can make great websites, and I am willing to be...

    I can make great websites, and I am willing to be paid in hammock gear :-)
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    Oops, my bad, sorry. I bought it 300€ 2 months...

    Oops, my bad, sorry.

    I bought it 300€ 2 months ago, I was hoping to resell it for around 220€ around here.

    In US $ though… it doesn't make much sense, since I bought it for more than the...
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    Naaah, it lacks the essential: the ultimate...

    Naaah, it lacks the essential: the ultimate anti-zombie polypropylene club…
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    FS: Frost River Isle Royale Bushcraft Pack

    Hi,

    I have sadly decided to sell my beautiful Frost River Isle Royale Bushcraft Pack.

    I bought it a few months ago, perhaps a bit in a hurry as I was for a time in a "back to the roots -...
  29. Thread: DIY trees

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    Sweet :-) I am gonna subtly give a hint to my...

    Sweet :-)

    I am gonna subtly give a hint to my wife by leaving this window open on my computer…
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    I prefer hamhiking myself ;-) That is why I...

    I prefer hamhiking myself ;-)

    That is why I like english, even if I am a french speaking Swiss, you can more easily build so many fun words :laugh:
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    Very very cool, congratulations ^__^ I am not...

    Very very cool, congratulations ^__^

    I am not familiar with socks, are they supposed to replace the bug net AND tarp?
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    I am not quite sure if it is irony or not… ?¿? ...

    I am not quite sure if it is irony or not… ?¿?

    but

    "You can't get any information here": sure, only thousands of pages of threads filled with accurate and incredibly detailed information on...
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    – Wait, what, you are going to hike and sleep up...

    – Wait, what, you are going to hike and sleep up the moutain/in the woods? Alone?? In winter???In a what???? A hammock?????

    For most people, "camping" means a place crowded with tents, caravans...
  34. Thread: Fleece lined

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    I have these in my would-like-to-try-list: ...

    I have these in my would-like-to-try-list:

    http://www.Chacabraka.com/designs.htm
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    What about a system a bit like water ski ropes? ...

    What about a system a bit like water ski ropes?

    Several pieces of rope, with a fixed eye at each end, girth hitched one after another? (I don't know another better term than "girth hitched" in...
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    Are you using the stock hennessy prussiks? I...

    Are you using the stock hennessy prussiks? I might be wrong, but I think the whole concept of prussik knots & co works only with a rope significantly smaller that the one it is wrapped around.
    ...
  37. Thread: Geodesic Dome

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    Awesome project, beautiful place to hang and live...

    Awesome project, beautiful place to hang and live when there are no trees :-)
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    Sticks, rocks, nearby tree...

    Sticks, rocks, nearby tree...
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    Yep, that's it. Before last year, I didn't...

    Yep, that's it.

    Before last year, I didn't even know that "camping hammocks" with tree huggers and tarps existed, and my friends and I used huge brazilian cotton hammocks with climbing ropes for...
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    Damn, I had typed a nice response eaten by the...

    ****, I had typed a nice response eaten by the warp…

    So quicker version: I used for years variations of the slipped buntline hitch and halter hitch, secured with a loop in the loop in the loop in...
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    After some times with the classic hennessy...

    After some times with the classic hennessy method, I switched to a separate ridgeline. I use a bowline at one end a trucker's hitch at the other, and prussik knots to clip the tarp. I like knots, it...
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    Brilliant ^__^ As a nice coincidence, I was...

    Brilliant ^__^

    As a nice coincidence, I was laying in my huge über comfortable brazilian cotton hammock yesterday, trying to understand what makes it so much more comfy that any "camping" hammock...
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    Thanks for the correction, I edited the title...

    Thanks for the correction, I edited the title with ocf.

    It was an sudden odd thought, and I would rather go with the 1.7SL anyway.

    I am happy to read you had success with the complete HHSS on...
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    Hennessy ocf underpad in a Blackbird

    I have currently a HH Explorer Deluxe, the super shelter system that I used summer-automn, and a wonderful HG O°F Incubator for winter.

    I really love it, but I am in the process of trying to...
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    I have the standard PU HH Hex, it is my first...

    I have the standard PU HH Hex, it is my first tarp, and I kind of like it, I think it is a very nice tarp for this price. The silnylon Hex is 100gr lighter and almost twice the cost… for me it wasn't...
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    I also made some pairs of regular, by-the-book,...

    I also made some pairs of regular, by-the-book, 6' whoopies, but if/when I make new ones, I'll make them waaay shorter for my regular places.
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    I think I am colorblind for the day with all this...

    I think I am colorblind for the day with all this fullscreen orange close-up ;-)

    It's the first time I see this idea.

    I am more interested in your thoughts about your system, the why, the pros,...
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    Seems like an interesting hammock. As I...

    Seems like an interesting hammock. As I understand, you use it as a "bedroll"/pack with all your stuff in it, and gather the ends at each set up? Nice idea, could you tell us more about it?
  49. I don't have a response to my own question for...

    I don't have a response to my own question for you folks: I chickened out, and opted for the heavy winter sleeping bag… ;-)
  50. Thank you all for your replies. The weather...

    Thank you all for your replies.

    The weather forecast just worsened a tiny bit, it might drop to -2°C (~ 28°C), so a 5°C SB might be stretching it a bit…
    I'll drop a coin tomorrow just before...
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