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    Forces are definitely different. You have...

    Forces are definitely different. You have effectively shortened the diagonal in one direction which will pull very tightly across the middle of the hammock. You have lengthened the other diagonal...
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    Unfortunately I have a Marathon that weekend....

    Unfortunately I have a Marathon that weekend. Doh!!! Although my racing schedule may be a little to tight...I may have to sit that one out and bring the big kids down for a hang. <evil_grin>We shall...
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    Alas, that may not be your "public" ip, the one...

    Alas, that may not be your "public" ip, the one that hammock forums sees.
    go to http://whatismyip.com and that address is the one you want to send to AS.
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    ditto, I like the colors too, my son has blue, I...

    ditto, I like the colors too, my son has blue, I have red, oldest daughter has purple...you get the point
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    suspicious

    Sounds like your wife added it to the blocked sites on your router, possibly to improve productivity?
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    if your huggers are long enough then it works...

    if your huggers are long enough then it works fine. The issue comes if it is not long enough...with a loop, the whoopie, UCR, chainlink, etc. can go through the loop to a marlin spike hitch on the...
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    http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Beauty-Stripe...

    http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Beauty-Stripe-310-Thread-Count-Siberian-White-Down-Pillow/1735372/product.html

    These pillows are great (700 FP not 800 FP but...) and for $35 for 22 oz of down...
  8. payment sent

    Thanks so much!!
  9. only need 26 more to get the next break in price....

    only need 26 more to get the next break in price. now we just need this to be official!
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    inflatable bladder option?

    Thinking air bladder, what about something like this http://www.balloonbed.com/

    you could make the channels fairly broad so you only need a few balloons. The problem with this setup in the past is...
  11. Thanks all

    I knew I was missing something and I just needed the sense beaten back into me. I think this one was the kicker:


    I have read that before but I just needed to be reminded. Well I have a few of...
  12. I actually thought I would also feel it once a...

    I actually thought I would also feel it once a big storm hits, but I experienced one of the worst thunder storms I have ever seen in the wild just a few nights ago about 5 miles from the trail head,...
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    Glad to hear she at least wants to go out with...

    Glad to hear she at least wants to go out with you still. I let my boy sleep in a tent the other night, the river running through it while I was dry as a bone hanging a few feet away should be...
  14. Can some one help me see the error of my ways

    ok, so I am cheap, like insanely cheap, like buy a down pillow from overstock.com for $35 to get 20oz of 800 fp down and build my first karo step top quilt (I do still have quite a bit left if...
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    Thank you! Grandaddy basin report.

    Just got back from a backpacking trip with our 12 year old scouts. We went to the Grandaddy basin in the Uinta mountains. Lots of hiking, fishing, playing. It was GREAT!

    All of the youth had...
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    Yes and NO!

    My first hammock was a DIY in South America replacing a 30 inch wide slat bed with a foam mattress that was 3 inches thick on the edges and 1mm in the middle where I slept. Rocky ground in the rain...
  17. I use a 10 inch bury and a single line friction...

    I use a 10 inch bury and a single line friction knott I will try to get some pictures up soon. I will say that these were much easier to tie than regular prusiks and they simplify the setup since...
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    Not an expert but....

    I have played with yo-yos more recently than most (I have an 12 year old son who was way into them a few months back) and yes the de-facto strings are cotton twisted fiber, looped and tied with an...
  19. Thread: I Am Sad!

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    Strapped, Which Wal-mart was that, Just so I...

    Strapped,
    Which Wal-mart was that, Just so I don't go in there this afternoon?
  20. If you want to try one out and see what it's like...

    If you want to try one out and see what it's like we can probably arrange something...
    The big thing I think is that the WB whipping allows a really flat lay, but with kind of floppy edges, the...
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    I actually got 3 under our tarp in like manner...

    I actually got 3 under our tarp in like manner last weekend.
    Me in the middle, Low and as far to the hed end of the tarp as possible. The two boys above, and toward the foot just a little bit. We...
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    What if you put a descender ring jut past the...

    What if you put a descender ring jut past the bury on the non adjusting side of the whoopie. Then you could connect the ridgeline via the descender rings so the required bury section is in the...
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    I ran into this just the other day. I wanted to...

    I ran into this just the other day. I wanted to hang the WBBB on the porch and do a little work (that is the good side of the house to get my wifi. I use UCRs not WS but the same solution would...
  24. I have already swapped out the stock suspension...

    I have already swapped out the stock suspension with new UCRs that I made from 1/8 amsteel. I had the 7/64 and it held my tremendous girth just fine but I wanted to play with the 1/8 so I got some...
  25. viix, I just was able to do it with firefox and...

    viix,
    I just was able to do it with firefox and safari on OSX (leopard and snow leopard) so it is not any os specific code :( sorry.
  26. I was out of town when mine Arrived, but I...

    I was out of town when mine Arrived, but I finally got to hang in it last night and it was wonderful!

    The new cinch buckles (on mine) are like the knotted chainlink offering from AHE. I found...
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    Here she is watching the vid about her new...

    Here she is watching the vid about her new hammock!
    gxiXrCSwJBY

    Thanks again!
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    Sweet, Bella is so excited. Her favorite thing...

    Sweet, Bella is so excited. Her favorite thing right now is playing in the hammocks. We arrive on Anaheim tonight forspring break and will record a video response then.
  29. You will get a shipping notice when it ships out.

    You will get a shipping notice when it ships out.
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    Shorter chain links would also make a big...

    Shorter chain links would also make a big difference, you are adding quite a bit of length/height to the total. if you think about it you only really need just s simdge more than enough to throw the...
  31. That is by far the best news I have had all day! ...

    That is by far the best news I have had all day! unfortunately it means that I am now forced to think about WBBB joy and have completely lost productivity for the foreseeable future.
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    ol Shug, Ac3pbM7o0xg This is from ...Part 7......

    ol Shug,
    Ac3pbM7o0xg
    This is from ...Part 7...
    plus you get the spam singles... ROTFL
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    Please add Brayden (5), Taylor(5) and Bella(2.5)...

    Please add Brayden (5), Taylor(5) and Bella(2.5) to the list. they love hammocking with dad and would love their own (especially if it is a kewl bridge with bugnet)

    Thanks for the great decision...
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    +1 on that. I purchased a singer zig-zag with...

    +1 on that. I purchased a singer zig-zag with the plastic gears already stripped for $20, dropped $18 more on new parts shipped to me, about 2 hours including all of the online research, reviewing...
  35. Thanks for the update Brandon, I hope they come...

    Thanks for the update Brandon, I hope they come soon, I can't believe it has already been a month since I ordered. I guess that's what I get for ordering the most popular webbing option.
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    Yes when I was ordering my wbbb do 1.7 this came...

    Yes when I was ordering my wbbb do 1.7 this came up. The max flatness is the point where the fabric starts to stretch. After that (up to the max flatness rating) the fabric will hold but it will...
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    +1 proper tree spacing. I probably have a...

    +1 proper tree spacing.
    I probably have a somewhat unique problem here in the highlands of Utah, but sometimes I want to camp above the tree line.

    If trees are about, then even if it takes a...
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    I took up running over the winter and traded out...

    I took up running over the winter and traded out my gut for a new one, 25# savings. I am hoping to get a new model by fall to save about 20# more.
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    I love the idea that your buries are inside the...

    I love the idea that your buries are inside the total length so that your minimum total rig is basically your ridge line length plus an inch or two to get it over the toggle, in my case that would...
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    Could have started a new thread but...

    I decided I would post more on this thread to keep it alive.
    First, let me say thanks to Opie for this, his ideas, instructions, and group buy were all instrumental in getting this working. The...
  41. Shug, I actually cried. Removing the peak bag...

    Shug,
    I actually cried. Removing the peak bag at the end, just did me in.
    Haven't laughed that hard since the spam single incident.
    Thanks for brightening up a cold winter day
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    Got mine today. Guess that's one thing off my...

    Got mine today.
    Guess that's one thing off my list, now if only brandon would ship my WBBB... :D
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    Did you W whip both ends? if so that is why you...

    Did you W whip both ends? if so that is why you have this ridge in the middle,
    I really like the W whip for the foot end, but not the head end. +1 on the sides pulled up gives shoulder squeeze. I...
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    When did you order your GG tarp? I ordered on...

    When did you order your GG tarp?
    I ordered on the 10th and there was no indication it was backordered then but, I see that they are now and, It still is not here.

    I want you guys to know that...
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    I picked these up at wal-mart in the...

    I picked these up at wal-mart in the camping/boating section right next to their lead lined tarps (ok not lead lined but they feel like it after holding a sil tarp)....
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    I just did the same thing with my DIY hammock. ...

    I just did the same thing with my DIY hammock.

    Instead of rolled hemming, I just sewed them together, then turned it inside out (like risk's zhammock.) Of course I did hem the portion that was...
  47. Got a note from Brandon that mine is waiting for...

    Got a note from Brandon that mine is waiting for cinche buckles :(
    I guess I will just have to wait for the WBBB goodness.
    I can still go to his site and lust though. Apparently my wife calls it...
  48. So isn't that the difference, in the BB the...

    So isn't that the difference, in the BB the shortened right top edge causes the fabric to fold as if I was pushing it apart with the weight of my feet. But it is folded like that already. So...
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    I am about 250# and I used a pair of these last...

    I am about 250# and I used a pair of these last night Micro D Carabiner (Black) - Pair (actually I used orange ones but they are sold out). They are just big enough to work with my one inch webbing....
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    no sure numbers here but If he started with 14...

    no sure numbers here but
    If he started with 14 feet, has a 6" eye and a 12 inch bury then we are looking at about 6'6" - 7' max (14' - 1 for the eye, - 2.5 for the burry - .5 for the burry on the...
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