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In my part of Alabama we have no-see-ums, mosquitoes, and ticks. I've slept in my hammock outside every night for the past year and a half. I started out using a bug net but quickly discovered that...

Yeah 9' at the tie-outs. The narrowest part is 7' and the 13' is the other tie-out.

The solar panel is a Powerfilm FM15-300N. I have 2 that I can run parallel. The one in the pic is the newest one...

I know I snore sometimes and I wondered the same thing. It sure didn't deter one of the biggest opossums from walking right through my camp one night. It took almost 2 hours to get that **** thing...

It measures 13' 6" x 9' laying here in the floor. Now I have plenty of room for gear or if I need to take the double. :cool:

Thanks! She's on self-imposed guard duty. :lol: She always finds a big...

^We can only hope Trooper....

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Some of you may remember my first attempt at a multicam rain fly. Well, after a few lessons in what not to do, I think I have a winner. My biggest mistake was not using an edging material but instead...

^Nope...went back to the 70D coated from Duro. Same as in my previous thread....

http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=16625

Well I ran out of patience and I'm looking to post my own Custom Multicam Rainfly Version 2.0 within the next few weeks so I'm redrawing my commitment to this thread for now. I think you guys are...

My personal experience says it lasts as long as you're not sweating or washing it off. Typically I "lather up" before bed and only touch up places I missed for the first 30 minutes or so. It lasts...

Well take it from someone who spends every night in a hammock outside. Bug nets actually make your hammock slightly warmer. Hard to believe but it's true. They trap the warm humid air inside your...

A hammock would also negate the rocking of the ship. I wonder if you can bring your own hammock on board. :cool:

Well, it looks like we finally found an environment where ACU actually blends in....Grandma's couch... :lol:

No offense to anyone who actually owns this material.... :mellow: :D

Sleeping diagonal will reduce knee strain greatly. With that said, I use a goose down pillow at home and spare clothes on the trail.

Must be a Border collie thing,
My 4yr old male with his high predator drive stands guard all night.
It can get quite interesting where a high Deer and bear population exists.[/quote]Sam does the...

I know you guys have talked about Nutnfancy and watched some of his videos on youtube. He recommends the Sawvivor and your choice of blades for splitting. I have the Sawvivor and the Gerber Gator...

My advice would be to buy a pack that is smaller then you think you will need. This way you force yourself to cut weight rather then add weight. If you buy a 5,000 cu. in. pack you'll just find...

Lol.....God how we go through just about anything in order to hang!

I've used a single tree and a loose 4x4 before. I used two guy lines set at 45° from the pole or 90° from each other. It works...

Nice job FFB! It looks almost identical to mine. Don't worry about the seam. Put 2 coats of the sealer on and you should be good to go. I had mine out in a nasty storm the other night and she...

...."If you build it they will come"....

My DIY tarp is stuffed in the ENO dryfly stuff sack as it's been demoted to office *****....:D

Is this opinion based on your own personal experience with Multicam? I can tell you from my personal experience that Multicam is anything but a novelty. It's being pirated all over the world because...

Is anyone talking prices with Duro? We need to know a /yd figure in order to make plans.

I prefer a good 2mm cord for guy lines on my tarp. There's a couple of local outdoor stores here that carry it on the shelf by the roll. It's been awhile since I was in MI. so I don't recall a local...

The only thing that would make this better is if it were at the 280 location. :D

I'll try to make this but there's no guarantee with my schedule.

^Exactly the same reason that I sleep in a hammock. I've been battling a neck/back problem for over 3 years. When I sleep in a bed I wake up on my side with horrible headaches. Sleeping in the...

Well from my experience your base layer (next to skin) is THE most important one. We all know how it is trying to guess what mother nature is going to throw at us. Sometimes we get it wrong and wear...

That's what I was going to suggest also. Spreading the word on a GB may get us the material in the long run but it will mostly likely be $10-15/yd as Knotty suggested. Multicam anything is more...

I think that UL SG has is the same one I have only mine is a double. If it is it's a silk/nylon blend. That would be about right as mine probably weighs a little over a lb w/ 2 carabiners. Cuffs can...

Well I'm down for 10-15yds...only 4,985yds to go. :(

You could also send them a link to this thread. I have a few ideas for some coated 30D. FR IR compliant material.

When it was down in the teens for a month or so here I was wearing military surplus (MS) silk weight (Polartec Polyester) top and bottoms, military surplus polypropylene bottoms, fleece top and...

^ Lol! Done!

Tagged for subscription.........I'll comment later

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They actually have stores state wide. Their stores carry much more then their website shows so it's probably best to call them if you don't see it on the web.

**** thread jacked by the Moderator! :scared:

As soon as Jeff mentioned that silnylon hammock I knew we were heading off on a tangent. :lol:

Cannibal has a good point though. Smaller...

^Now you're starting to scare me. That sounds like a code word for a college hazing prank..... :lol:

I've seen different styles but I'm curious how many people lay "South American". IMHO, laying diagonal is much more comfortable. It realizes pressure on your knees and neck and allows you to lay...

I can swing by this afternoon on the way home from work around 4-5pm if you're going to be there. Who am I asking for anyway? PM me if you need to.

We'll I got 2 out of 3 that I set out for. Sam...

Either ditch the green bag or zip it up and sleep on top of it with your sleeping pad inside the green bag. Do you have a thermolite (Fleece) bivy? That's what I use to put my mummy pad inside. Makes...

I didn't have time to read all the post here but if it hasn't been said...........

Avon Skin-SO-Soft!!!! Unless you're in the deep swamps of Florida this stuff will deter just about everything...

Those are old abandoned cabins from probably 50 years ago. There's some up there that are even older than that and all that's left are the footings and the chimney. I have one marked for a good camp...

Bump for a good cause and adding to my calendar. Why the short time frame? Don't you guys know I sleep in on Saturdays?! :eek:

Hang your rain fly as a blind so they won't get so jealous....:tongueup:

I've used those nite-ize figure 9 knots thing but still prefer a truckers hitch. No extra weight or something else to break, carry, or loose. Line goes around tie point, trucker's hitch tightens guy...

I have 2 of these Omega's and love 'em.....Nice bladders! I wish I would have seen this 2 weeks ago. Someone's getting a good deal!

The fabric comes in a 60" cut and you order in 5 yard increments. That's why mine came out 7.5'x10'. I cut it in half and then sewed the long ends together. So the seam runs across the middle of the...

^Good taste? :cool: :D

I love that hammock!

Just Jeff, I like the Multicam and Coyote browns as I haven't found an environment that they don't blend well. OD green is a close third.

FireFlyburns, I'll have to try an UQ under the same...

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