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  1. You explain it so nicely, and with none of the...

    You explain it so nicely, and with none of the swear words I mutter while attempting. Don't know how you do that...
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    Do what you need to do, and enjoy the process of...

    Do what you need to do, and enjoy the process of getting better.
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    Don't change a bit Carver and I'll catch up to...

    Don't change a bit Carver and I'll catch up to you in 17 years.
  4. And the MST writer captured you fine too. Keep...

    And the MST writer captured you fine too. Keep after it...for all of us.
  5. While I'd already been drug home by the cops...

    While I'd already been drug home by the cops twice before you were born, I'm still learnin. But I always thought on the side sleeping deal--I'm a back sleeper in hammocks--when I've tried it, that...
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    I think that the down in a baffle does two...

    I think that the down in a baffle does two things. First, it loft the baffle to its height, and you need enough down to do that. Secondly, the down prevents air from moving around inside the...
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    My sense of things is that adjusting the...

    My sense of things is that adjusting the suspension tight enough that when you are in the hammock, the underquilt is really drawn tight enough is most important, and that the collars-I've a couple...
  8. Good news to hear. To be honest, I'm a native...

    Good news to hear. To be honest, I'm a native son of the Golden West. No hurricanes, no tornadoes (nearly always, and never big), no alligators and not many poisonous snakes in the water--I hate...
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    You go camping, you join the MC, you take your...

    You go camping, you join the MC, you take your chances. We're the same gen--getting old, you take your chances. No matter how much you study, remember what felt good 50 years ago, etc., you won't...
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    Fifty plus years ago took that math class. Used...

    Fifty plus years ago took that math class. Used a slide rule. Didn't use a hammock, but it would have made Trig more comfortable. Reminds me of the lift diagrams of wings in various angles of bank...
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    I've got more than a couple decades on you...your...

    I've got more than a couple decades on you...your back will love a hammock. More than for camping and hiking, it just helps a bad back.
  12. Lots of fog in the redwood areas, and rain fairly...

    Lots of fog in the redwood areas, and rain fairly regular early spring. Each park has its own hammock rules, so you need to check. Tarp has always worked for me. Don't worry about bugs and snakes...
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    I have a 40d HG quilt and it's fine. Trouble...

    I have a 40d HG quilt and it's fine. Trouble with the sew thru 50 is that on those lines, the down isn't there--over stuff or not. I have one mid line on my 40d that is sewn thru at my request, and...
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    "...and if you tell that to the young people...

    "...and if you tell that to the young people today, they won't believe you..." Four Yorkshiremen
  15. Thread: Descender rings

    by Sailor
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    Hmmmphf. I do still use them. They provide good...

    Hmmmphf. I do still use them. They provide good hang length adjustability, have secondary uses and "a half hitch in mine seems fine."
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    Find a beach if you haven't had the experience. ...

    Find a beach if you haven't had the experience. Northern Sonoma or into Mendo...
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    Theory is that extra down holds the loft better,...

    Theory is that extra down holds the loft better, stops the air in the baffle from moving better, and doesn't increase conductivity too much.
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    This is an age, and age of marriage, kind of...

    This is an age, and age of marriage, kind of thing, son. Questions and issues regarding spouses and marriage change over time. For instance...my sainted wife and I have a number of decades of...
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    Migrating down...let's hope ICE doesn't find...

    Migrating down...let's hope ICE doesn't find out...
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    No math here, just an example. I often hang in...

    No math here, just an example. I often hang in my backyard from a couple of redwood trees with about 2' diameter trunks at head level (I planted them, they're young). I use 1" straps. After the...
  21. Thread: JRB Quilts

    by Sailor
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    JRB is great, their founders too, and make sure...

    JRB is great, their founders too, and make sure you congratulate them. It was, this year, a sad day for the Senior Service, but Army won.
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    I personally would be very wary or 1" emt conduit. It's thin walled, and designed to bend. If you load it under compression I don't see how it wouldn't bend.

    I'd get 1" galvanized or black pipe:...
  23. The coupler shown looks pretty short, but the...

    The coupler shown looks pretty short, but the coupler TATO sells is short too. I like the dowel because its longer and would distribute stress...
  24. I believe 1" EMT conduit is just right, and...

    I believe 1" EMT conduit is just right, and should be avail at HD or any hardware store. Buy 2 10' sections, cut to the total length you want. TATO sells the connector, or just cut a 1" dowel to...
  25. Its old school, but join the Sierra Club. They...

    Its old school, but join the Sierra Club. They have trips, and you'll meet plenty of outdoorsy folks...
  26. Yeah, whatever it is, its all about...

    Yeah, whatever it is, its all about friends...I've three close ones: one of 60 years, one of 47, one of 45. And a new pup (hot really a pup, another friend), of just 16, now that I count it, so I'm...
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    Wie gehts, Sven! Willkommen in der Hängematte...

    Wie gehts, Sven! Willkommen in der Hängematte Foren. Schläfst gut!
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    Dang. Apparently the coupon works on eastern...

    Dang. Apparently the coupon works on eastern time, not west coast time.
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    TR- I'm an old guy who's lightweight, but still...

    TR- I'm an old guy who's lightweight, but still carries a pocket book for reading. Not so lightweight. And I know a guy who is so super ultra lightweight he only eats cold food, top quilt but no...
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    What do groundlings do in Australia?

    What do groundlings do in Australia?
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    Condensation- Air tends to be dry out here, so...

    Condensation- Air tends to be dry out here, so not so much of a problem, but in colder wx it is. I don't cover my face though, just pull it around my ears when going to bed and feeling chilly--like...
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    Ah, heck, and I was just about to tell 'em what a...

    Ah, heck, and I was just about to tell 'em what a guy you are.
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    I'm 6'1" and like long TQs. More important than...

    I'm 6'1" and like long TQs. More important than a foot box to me is extra length to pull up around ears. My suggestion is a long TQ doesn't change weight much, but it sure is luxurious. One inch...
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    No brown bears in CA, that's good. Black bears...

    No brown bears in CA, that's good. Black bears aplenty, and the TRT is not remote--they're used to people. Almost always my encounters with Sierra bears have been fine, but once...

    Keep your...
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    I've a Warbonnet with foot box on the right, but...

    I've a Warbonnet with foot box on the right, but I'll bet I spend half the time laying shoulders right/feet left, and it seems to work fine. I wouldn't worry...
  36. Thread: Great service

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    The Jacks are great! And they're the first to...

    The Jacks are great! And they're the first to say "Go Navy, Beat Army!"
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    Take if from an old guy...Hammocks is about no...

    Take if from an old guy...Hammocks is about no bad backs...
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    Probably everyone's different on this subject. ...

    Probably everyone's different on this subject. I'm 6'1". I use short stuff on the bottom (UQ) to save weight, and long stuff on top, because I can "snuggle." Standard might be fine, but long is...
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    Nope, just a real ugly rescue dog with a God...

    Nope, just a real ugly rescue dog with a God awful under bite and very few redeeming characteristics. I think he is what they call a Shiranian- some Pom and some Shih Tzu. Not always housebroken yet...
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    And we wonder why so many places don't like...

    And we wonder why so many places don't like hammocks...
  41. Just plain good news! Keep up the hard work.

    Just plain good news! Keep up the hard work.
  42. What do you need with a club?

    What do you need with a club?
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    I've used descender rings without fail for years....

    I've used descender rings without fail for years. First, I like having them as kit for other uses, and second, they work great with dyneema line (for me, at least). Slippage depends on the number...
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    Well done vid, music well chosen and with no...

    Well done vid, music well chosen and with no words, got a good feeling for the people and place.
  45. If you're gonna fall down a mountain, its a good...

    If you're gonna fall down a mountain, its a good thing to have good friends with you. Heck of a deal. Reminds us all, as Phil Esterhaus said, "Be careful out there." Thanks to our HF boys for...
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    I'm calling multiple fouls here, and as a...

    I'm calling multiple fouls here, and as a licensed referee, I know I'm right!

    Item #1-Parabola...I'm good with that curve, and figured your diagram was approximate in any case. And I'm sure...
  47. Thread: ground sheet

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    I just use a 50 gal size plastic trash bag. When...

    I just use a 50 gal size plastic trash bag. When the wx gets wet and blowey, I can put stuff in it to keep it dry.
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    Watched it three times, thought I had it, decided...

    Watched it three times, thought I had it, decided I didn't...perhaps a vocal egg, but probably I'm just an old pilot who can't hear clearly. Don't tell my grandkids, but I give..."Uncle."
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    The UQ should be in contact with the hammock the...

    The UQ should be in contact with the hammock the UQ's entire length and breadth, meaning no "air pocket" underneath the hammock, so cold air in contact with the hammock would be just as hard a time...
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    I bought a Deluxe years ago. Great tarp. Then...

    I bought a Deluxe years ago. Great tarp. Then lots of comments about customer service in the OES forum going on for quite a while. My sense he he's great at making tarps, not so good at running a...
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