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this has happened to me a lot....!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_UnV3RbCtg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkA3LFj50sI

if you see one water moccasins there are probably 25 more close...

i have been using diy gathered end cotton/wool hammocks in the casa but i just bought a eureka Chrysalis ($150,first gen model) to try out. since it will stay in the same place everyday, i am not...

my tent is just about as light weight as my hammock for cold weather but my hammock is just so comfortable. my huge problem is lack of trees.....my summer hammock/mossy net weigh next to nothing.
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what is funny but when i was a kid in the 1960's, probably half the stuff i bought was a 'kit'....like a leather kit from tandy. kids made stuff all the time....we also modified our stuff and that...

to me, the major benefit of DIY is that i know how to actually make something. many of my friends cant fix anything. they dont know how anything actually works which is ok if you are in town and just...

my backpack was a very cool pack but it weighed a ton. then everything comes in a case with a huge strap and giant plastic buckles. i am trying to go to a ultra light pack but it is so painful...

i use all 3 knots he uses mostly because i use webbing/strapping instead of rope. i think the knots work better with webbing(excluding the adjustable knot for the tarp).....my next project is to...

something that no one has mentioned yet about creating a copy of a vintage army hammock...is the smell...! you gotta have that vintage combination of old fashioned materials and 'army surplus odour'...

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check out this url
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i have been trying to get the supplies together to make a 'modern' m1965...i was thinking of a bridge hammock base..funny, there is a guy from thailand on ebay selling new hammocks that...

i'm in for sure...!

i use my army 'all-in-one' hammock and just hold the attached tarp/mossy net up with my trekking poles.....

the funny thing is, it is too noisy to sleep in my back yard. i usually make it to around 2am and end up back in the house....LOL!

check out the dollar stores for the small solar yard lights. i only use the 'top' and toss the spike etc. they also work as battery chargers.

i tried using white led solar xmas strings as lights...

the 2 guys that started thought it would take 18months and it ended up taking 2.5 years!

what was weird is that the guy was wearing rubber clogs...? my feet would be flat..!

i have the older version with the knobs on top .....i have never actually used the knobs...? my wieght in the hammock prevents the stand from moving.....even without weight, i dont think the stand...

first thing that popped into my mind was the scene from the movie 'year one'...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xloO2tF8e1Y

(at 0:53)

the 'upside down prisoner has to pee'...LOL..!

i have fallen maybe 20 times ...at least! mostly when i am experimenting and usually the knots just give way and i slowly end up on the ground. i always stradle the hammock now when i test and sit...

i experiment with all kinds of rope and cord and when i was hanging with a braided fishing/trolling line, i could cut over 1/4" into the tree.....like butter. it was embedded into the soft outer...

i got my first hammock setup put together over a year and a half ago. i have over 400 continuous nights sleeping in the hammock (excluding a few business trips having to sleep in terrible hotel...

i have one of these style hammocks and i like it but it is different than a gathered end hammock style. it is a much 'flat-er' lay. i replace the huge ropes and welded ring with better ropes and a...