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I'm in. Thanks!
This isn't exactly what you're describing, since it doesn't completely encircle you, but it's what I created a couple of years ago:
Picture an SPE, except using Reflectix. It's used a little bit...
Thanks! Count me in.
Reminds me of my first night in the BWCA last summer. I learned pretty quickly that the birch, at least in those parts, are notoriously weak trees.
I had just zipped myself in my hammock, to...
When my oldest girls were 7, 5, and 2, I had a vision of taking them backpacking in the Rockies. It's been a joy to see this come to pass.
They're now 24, 23, and 20, and it's been a real...
Please count me in!
Let me see...North Lake/South Lake (at Height of Land)?
Count me in!
A Baby Orca 3/4 length IX underquilt + DIY Reflectix shell, coupled with a 24* rated Coleman bag as top quilt got me down to 24* last Dec. in Oklahoma. I may have stuffed some extra clothing between...
Lake Ray Roberts is about a half hour from Denton. It's a TX state park. Has many comfort amenities. Nice family camping environment. My experience is from pre-hanging days, so can't comment from...
Looks like kehlopolis scooped this one already.
Today's news story of a couple surviving 9 days in the New Zealand wilderness, trapped by storms, before walking out. Their hammocks made the news story.
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I just made the switch to end-only ridgeline tieout from full-length. Found end-only to be faster and easier. I always spent a lot of time getting my full-length ridgeline set up like I wanted it.
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That's great that you've got that vision for her.
Several years ago, when my older daughters were that age, I had the vision of us all getting into the woods, hiking, climbing mountains as a...
Last Labor Day weekend on a trip with my son, we both hung from the same two trees, using my trekking poles for spreaders. Worked out fine as an improvised solution.
Ultimately it's your choice based on your own priorities. You have a large variety of options available to you for under $300.
You can get an all-in-one integrated system, mix and match...
I've had my HB Double for a year now. Changed out the stock rope by running continuous loops through the channels and girth hitched. Larkshead continuous loop to descending ring (drip ring), to which...
Wasn't me, this time, but I'll be out there, with hammock, at Camp Constantin for a Boy Scout camporee next weekend.
Welcome from Texas.
Welcome to hanging. And a big Howdy from Texas.
Welcome to HF. Enjoy!
Welcome to HF, from a Texan.
1. Functionality
2. Durability
3. Price
4. Weight
5. Comfort
It's got to do the job I'm getting it for, or I'll be disappointed, or at least I'll have to make do some other way. I don't like...
Welcome! Hope you enjoy hanging as much as I do.
Howdy from Texas! Welcome to HF.
Howdy from Texas,
Welcome from another long-time camper. I, too, ditched the tent about a year ago, and haven't looked back.
Yes, certainly better than a cot!! I also had to get up off the ground, because I'm old.
Welcome to hammock hanging.
Welcome, from the state of Texas!
Welcome to HF. Greetings from Texas!
I'll take 100 ft.
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So, being as imaginitive as a post, yet getting the concept of "screen name", I struggled a lot. After all, I'm perfectly fine with using my given name. But that's no fun, I know.
Anyway, ol'...
I say Go For It! You don't know what you're missing. I thought hammocks were weird until the hard ground persuaded me that it was worth looking into. Now all the ground dwellers around me think I'm...
Welcome! I, too, had to learn the hard way! I'd always enjoyed hiking and camping, but was getting to old and cranky to enjoy the rocks and roots under my tent. Now I wake up rested and refreshed....
Welcome to HF from a fellow North Texan. I'm just down the road from SouthFork Ranch (near Plano) and Lake Lavon. You've been hanging longer than me...it took me a while to figure out I'd be more...
One other consideration: With the cinch buckle straps, the design may, or may not, allow the same degree of loading for the loopless end vs. the looped end. On the other hand, it may not matter which...
There are a couple of things that I would consider in your situation:
1. The cinch buckle may be the weak link in the suspension at the advertised 500lb rating. The dynamic forces at work may exceed...
Bought my Hammock Bliss Double about a year ago (end-channel construction) and almost immediately swapped out suspension, going to whoopies larksheaded around the whipped end.
I found the lay to...
Welcome to the wonderful world of hammock hanging! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Welcome to hammock hanging! They don't call AR the Natural State for nothin'. Enjoy!
Congrats! You've sure got some beautiful surroundings in which to make that BB fly!
Also, please note that the Guide Gear is now advertising the 12x12 as really being 8.5x8.5 (12' diagonal).
http://www.sportsmansguide.com/net/cb/guide-gear-85x85-tarp-green.aspx?a=954701
I've enjoyed camping and backpacking immensely since my youth (a long time ago). In the past few years, I started noticing how the ground had started getting harder and lumpier, and that my sleeping...
Howdy! from North Texas. The AR Ozarks are beautiful! You've got some good hanging territory there.
All the best.
Howdy from another NTX hanger. I'm not far from you in Lucas, TX. You'll really enjoy waking up relaxed and refreshed after a night in that Clark.
Welcome to HF! Just down the road from you in Lucas, TX.
Getting off the ground did wonders for my morning disposition!
Dibs on this one!
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Sorry, we're based in Dallas, TX. Though distance hasn't seemed to be a deterrant to our camping adventures, we have no plans to visit KS in the foreseeable future.
Thanks for asking.
Spent the weekend (12/16 - 12/18) with my son's scout troop in southern OK, just north of Durant. Two nights spent hangin'.
Most notable feature of the location was MUD. Hiked in from the parking...