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If the ground is too soft for my stakes, i just dig a hole, fill my socks and/or extra material (like last time, i cut my camp towel in 4ths and used them. Now i have 4 camp washcloths... lol) with...

For practical application, all u need is a breathable material that will keep the down inside it's channels. Nano-seeum or no-seeum mesh is a fav because it's easy to use, easy to find,light, and...

Everything that warbonnetguy said.

Foam is the cheapest and lightest.

If you go for a down underquilt, (which is extremely comfy) you will get the lightest by picking a higher FP for the...

Got this name in the air force :-P being a pilot and operator brought the idea for the airborne part, and i was always sharing goji berries and pistachios (fruits and nuts... lol) with anyone who was...

I found the quickest way to be a tree saver strap and woopie slings. Wrap the tree saver around the tree once or however may times you can, thread the "loose" end through the other eye of the tree...

Just walk into earshot and yell "i bet i can beat you at a game of connect four!" If u hear a laugh, you found a good person! :-P

I got some 8ft ones from
http://hennessyhammock.com/catalog/accessories/

I know it's 2 ft shorter than what ur asking though :-( still the longest pre-made I've found. You can DIY though

Great find!

If it's orange and mummy shaped, you might be looking at the trail lite or the lite core. My first pad was a thermarest orange on one side and gray on the other, called a lite core....

Yep! +1 for woopies!

I picked up 200 ft of amsteel from DIY gear supply and made all my woopies, plus a few other things, from that. Verrrrry inexpensive and great fun to DIY!

Gunna 2nd all that lori said.

In the summer, you can still get 35* nights up there. I hung all around the grouse ridge area, +/- 30miles from the lookout, while i was on temp duty to Beale AFB....

IIRC, this design is supposed to cradle you with the least amount of fabric possible. I went 2 ft over my own height and it fits well. I see there is a 12ft pattern variety... interested if going...

2 of my UQs, one down and one PL1 have m50 on both sides. I'm impressed by the durability of not only the DWR, but the fabric itself. It looks like a glorified trash sack, but it's held up to...

Modified Eno DN (whoopies + tree straps, amsteel ridgeline) with a homemade bugnet like how mrs pip detailed in a post of hers, and the kelty noah 12 tarp.

This is my fav because the whole set up...

"PrimaLoft One" is comparable to 550fp down in the warmth/weight ratio. That's their claim and I'd agree to it given my own experience. (However, ANY primaloft insulation is no where near down...

9 months straight , twice, in my HH safari and god knows how many more through random nights at home and lots of backpacking. The HH style and simple eno DN with a SRL are still my favs

Good job on the placement! I'm doing the same thing to 2 of the trees in my backyard tomorrow.

Those chill pad things that you can find at bed bath and beyond or dicks are amazing. (frogg toggs i think) It's stiff as a board when dry, but as soon as you soak it in your own sweat, its your own...

Amsteel! :-) 7/64 i think. Super slick too, so its easy to make some prusicks out of the excess line that you order and attach little gear stashes and / or hooks to em for easy storage, the knots...

I made a 6oz primaloft one quilt with 2 3oz layers quilted with 3inches of space between stitches.

It's incredibly warm for my wife and i right down to 32 degrees F (0 degrees C) i am a warm...

Omg these pillows are AMAZING salvage! I'd have to guess at a 600 fp, but i still don't have the proper equipment to confirm. Even if it was 400fp, at under $.70/oz.... this is awesome !

$49.74...

Depends on where you hang, buddy!!

I have 8ft long ones and while i was in NorCal, they were just long enough for most of what i found. If the trees are smaller, i just wrap the straps around more...

Right at 2 lbs :-) not as light as down or PL1, but DEFINITELY easier to work with.

Woohoo! 1st synthetic UQ!

Slightly over-cut on the top to allow for loft of the one layer of 5 oz climashield apex.

I have 1/8 inch shock-cord along all sides and i just pull them tighter...

I got this and I'm in the process of chopping it up...

Long story short: this is 2 restnests stitched together in the middle. Because of this, u cannot comfortably lay on the diagonal since the...