Good stuff! I was just there this summer too. This particular area was my bigger travel day - I started at Mountain, passed through Clearwater and West Pike, onto Pine and into Canoe. Much of this...
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Good stuff! I was just there this summer too. This particular area was my bigger travel day - I started at Mountain, passed through Clearwater and West Pike, onto Pine and into Canoe. Much of this...
Me too! :boggle: I now have a great match to my SLD Trail Haven
Chameleons love the snow! Thanks Dutch!
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Thanks everyone for being accommodating to a winter camping noob! Here's some pics from the weekend.
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I did a two-night trip to the Loess Hills in western Iowa over the weekend with a buddy and our dogs. We got there at about 6:30 Friday evening and packed in about a mile before nestling into a...
Poor rope selection (noob at the time). It snapped and I fell only about 12", but it pulled a muscle right near my spine that set off the worst back spasms I've ever felt. Missed 2 days of work...
That would be the Membrane Silpoly fabric from ripstop by the roll - that stuff weighs in at <1 oz/sq yard. Really nice stuff.
Here she is :boggle:
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It's 11' x 98", made from dark olive Membrane Silpoly with blaze orange HyperD 300 reinforcements and matching blaze thread used throughout. The...
I ordered a Trail Haven tarp from Jared at Simply Light Designs. I sent him some material to use for tie-out reinforcements, and thread that I wanted used throughout. I see from the tracking info...
I never had a concern with doing the single kid above me - if he fell out at night, he'd fall right in with me. But it is definitely more of a concern with this setup - something I'm looking to...
I have two sons, ages 3 and 5, and I wanted to try hanging with both of them. I've hung with the older one before, by just making him a smaller hammock and hanging his from my own ridgeline. I...
Sure, I'm all for trying new things out, and I have some spare ripstop for prototyping - just trying to absorb some knowledge beforehand :D. My main concern was around fitting of an underquilt. In...
I'm very interested in this design, as my only complaint with gathered end hammocks have been calf ridge, heel pressure, and knee extension. However, I'm already invested in a couple of underquilts...
You bet! I do an annual Colorado DIY public land muzzleloader elk hunt. We place a big base camp at about 10.5k ft and spike camp out for 2-3 nights at a time. We'll go about 3-4 miles out and up...
I've hung bunk style from the same suspension with my little guy before. It works pretty well with an 11' hammock on bottom, and an 8' hammock hung from the SRL. A single tarp and single fronkey...
I think the bling has enough anti-gravity built in that it actually pulled the tree up out of the ground.
The annual Iowa Fall hang usually happens around the second weekend in November at Yellow River. I haven't been able to attend yet, myself, but I know Bic has some great videos of the past hangs.
Side-by-side A Frame bug tent
I wanted a bug net that I could use together with my wife when hanging side-by-side with Dutch's double whoopie hooks. Also wanted a place for my dog to come in out...
That would be enough to startle anyone, seasoned or not! Last fall I was woken by a screaming bull elk no more than 50 yards from my setup (this was at about 8:30pm - it was an early night :lol: ). ...
Actually, now that I re-read my suggested setup, it may just make sense to have that 6' lead with a fixed eye instead of the backsplice. Then just Becket hitch the strap to the fixed eye. You would...
I've been wondering about a similar setup. Currently, I have a pair of 8 foot kevler straps and just Becket hitch to my hammock's continuous loops. However in the case where the trees are farther...
She definitely appreciated being in the same space. We spent from about 4pm til dark sitting in her hammock - reading, talking, playing cards, cooking and eating. I don't think she would have...
Good eye, yes. This was actually from nylon stretch - I moved it up higher after an all-day rain, and also had to tighten the guy outs. It was sagging and rubbing on the whoopies.
I just posted that thread, you can find it here. Thanks!
The motivation
I posted a while back about the build thoughts on this, but the long and short of it is that my wife agreed to go hammock camping with me, but only if we were side-by-side (with Dutch...
I finally convinced my wife to take a wilderness camping trip (she loves to car tent camp - never roughed it though), so I thought "why not make everything way more complicated than it needs to be?" ...
I made an A-frame net/tent with a bathtub tent floor with the NS50 (I plan to put this in the DIY section when I get time). I basically wanted a net with a floor that the dog can sleep on, and have...
Great video, always great getting out in some solitude. I'm itching pretty bad to get back up to the SHT. Care to elaborate on some of your lessons learned on the trip?
I had started a thread in a different section without much luck on response - figured the DIY section might get a different result. Here's the skinny of it: I've finally convinced my wife to...
Have you given any thoughts to bug nets for the side by side hang? Just two separate standard fronkeys?
My wife is showing a little bit of interest in backpacking with me, but only if we can be close when we hang together. Not a problem with the double dutch hooks and a big enough tarp. When I told...
I'll take it! PM me PayPal info :)
It's a unit of measurement for insulation factor that comes from the clothing industry. 1 CLO is roughly the amount of clothes a person would wear to feel comfortable at 70 degrees - something like...
I figured the diff cut would be unnecessary for as thin as it is, so I'll forego that. I did sew-through on my top quilt with the same insulation - every 6 inches. I haven't had a chance to try it...
I'm about to start a Primaloft 3oz underquilt. I'm planning on doing it sewn-through for stabilization. Do I need to do a differential cut between the inner and outer shells? I was planning on...
I'm working on it! I'm gearing up for a second set of quilts, tarps, etc. (for my wife, and as loaners) so I'm going to try and see if he's up for it.
Nothing better! I've got a couple trips...
I made a set of down quilts over the summer before the trip. The underquilt was built using catsplat's calculator spreadsheet, and should be good down to about 20 degrees. The top quilt can probably...
Definitely! I did this on a Colorado elk hunt last fall and it worked out great. Gearing up for spring turkey now :D
Thanks for the contributions everyone. I am going with Primaloft Gold at this point :D.
Thanks for the info. I guess this goes against what some others have said - that with only quilting...
I guess I was basing my decision off of this spreadsheet. And I should also mention that it is PL Gold (.92 CLO) at 3oz/yd2, for a total CLO of 2.76, which from my understand of the measurement,...
I'm starting a few project to be ready by mid Spring that include two top quilts and a bottom quilt. All of them will be single layer 3oz Primaloft, and I'm going for a 40-45 degree rating. I've...
Did anybody have thoughts on tarp size? Or a video/pictures of a full setup? Thanks in advance! :D
I've been considering this for a while now to try and get my wife into backpacking with me. One thing I haven't seen is a video of it in use in a full setup scenario - two adults, bugnets, tarp,...
Thanks WaffleBox, that helps - I currently have a DIY 3/4 length 20* 850FP down underquilt, so i can use that as a gauge. Now, the Baby Orca - that's an Insultex underquilt, right? So in theory, CS...
I know this topic has been beaten into the ground, but I'm wanting to make or buy a couple quilts to get me from late spring through early fall. Specifically, I would be looking at a 3/4 length...
Looks like a great time. I'm going to try and attend next year, for sure. The only problem is it's right in prime deer season - maybe I'll just bring the bow and try to get some fresh venison for...
If you're wanting it quick, I did just see someone post in the For Sale section with 0* full length HG Incubator w/ overstuff.
Great addition! Is this the HomeWrap product, or something else - like the 1443R stuff?
The new-hem should be fine in this case based on where the cut was made. Have a look at the example below. Gray is the main material, blue are the portions that I cut off, red is the existing...
I didn't hem it. I just made the cut on the fabric I removed (above the existing seam) and burned the edges as best I could. They are still fraying some, so I may look at folding it over and...