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    With what I am imagining in my mind for what you...

    With what I am imagining in my mind for what you describe, you better bring a whole lot of really strong buddies to move that thing. Maybe if you built it in sections otherwise I think it would be...
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    Thanks! I didn't know you could do a search on...

    Thanks! I didn't know you could do a search on Google like that!
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    I did a search and saw nothing on anyone doing...

    I did a search and saw nothing on anyone doing what I suggested. Maybe I missed it.

    I actually am overlaying 2 throws and offsetting them so to not lay seems directly over each other. I'mm only...
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    Adding Down to Costco Throw

    Anyone ever ripped out the cross stitching on a Costco down throw to make long 70" tubes and then open up the end to add more down feathers to each tube? I'm thinking about doing that very thing to...
  5. Geeze, people are brutal here, making comments...

    Geeze, people are brutal here, making comments like you are stupid for asking this question! I'm new to hammocking but this I learned my first time hanging on my porch in SoCal during the spring. ...
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    More info on "who is Richard" Permethrin SFR...

    More info on "who is Richard"

    Permethrin SFR is a different formulation than the products that are labeled for use on clothing and it should not be used to treat clothing under any circumstances....
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    I'm a hammock rookie. My first experience in a...

    I'm a hammock rookie. My first experience in a hammock I hung in my back yard. No UQ just a sleeping bag. About 3:00am the temperature had dropped to low 60's and I'm cold and go into the house. ...
  8. I should have said this from the beginning but I...

    I should have said this from the beginning but I do have a ENOS UQ already.
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    I know this post is 11 months old and 11 pages...

    I know this post is 11 months old and 11 pages long -
    - But that's not a road you are hanging across, is it??????:confused:
  10. Well as you can see from my post above this one I...

    Well as you can see from my post above this one I started thinking like you stated......I was afraid of cutting into the bag and ending up totally ruining it. So I re-worked my plan!
  11. Yeah the Big Agnes that I was talking about has...

    Yeah the Big Agnes that I was talking about has no insulation on the underside so it cuts down on weight and you need to slip a sleeping pad in underneath when using it. After looking at it more I...
  12. Thanks, that looks like the answer and I for some...

    Thanks, that looks like the answer and I for some reason didn't find that thread in my search!
  13. Yep it is a double. I have been laying on a...

    Yep it is a double. I have been laying on a diagonal but I'll increase the angle to see if it helps. Slapping me in the face is exactly what is happening.
  14. Thank you! I figured it probably had. Now I'm...

    Thank you! I figured it probably had. Now I'm back to "Hammock Rookie". :mellow:
  15. I think I threw too much info out on my starting...

    I think I threw too much info out on my starting post in regards to having problems with getting into my sleeping bag. It is what it is, whatever the reason.

    I'm more interested in finding out if...
  16. If I was to use a sleeping bag as Shug's video...

    If I was to use a sleeping bag as Shug's video suggests (I actually did watch it before I started this thread - I enjoy your video's BTW) or the suggestion of bkrgi - I'd have to use a bag other...
  17. Is this the problem with a "cheaper" brand of hammock?

    I received a "Castaway" Brand of gathered end hammock for Christmas. I think it was sold at Sam's Club. Full disclosure: I've never camped in the great outdoors using a hammock - just my back yard...
  18. I'm giving up trying to use a sleeping bag!

    Maybe I'm just too fat or not flexible enough to make it work but I've tried and tried to use a sleeping bag in my hammock. I've tried laying the bag in the hammock and getting into it that way -...
  19. Thanks everyone for your answers!

    Thanks everyone for your answers!
  20. Do you "scout" your hikes so that you know ahead of time that there's a way to hang? I'm new!

    I'm new to hammock hiking/camping. So new I've not done it yet. When planning a hike, do you check ahead of time that there will be trees to hang from? Since I just recently have become inclined...
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    I know it's been mentioned already about making...

    I know it's been mentioned already about making sure your feet are not above your head. I learned that the hard way sleeping in a tent. I went to sleep on an incline with my feet on the high side...
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    I buried 3" thick fence post for my back yard...

    I buried 3" thick fence post for my back yard hammock. It's working great. Go to a fence company and they will help you get the right gauge thickness. I didn't use a sleeve, so they are...
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