Take a look at the following videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f2Xts3Spsc&p=54D58EA86691F2D8&playnext=1&index=4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPpndtQKWH4&feature=related
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Type: Posts; User: Tikki-Tavi
Take a look at the following videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f2Xts3Spsc&p=54D58EA86691F2D8&playnext=1&index=4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPpndtQKWH4&feature=related
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I reviewed the Ridgerest Solar a while back http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=18216.
I have since cut the solar into three equal sections (plus the two 4x20" wings) that I stack...
I had that happen to me a while back. I was using the stock suspension on a Hennessey ULBP. "Sproing" I dropped half an inch. A few minutes later it happened again.
I was so exhausted I...
I am looking for an easy way to attach my gear hammock (at this point just two lengths of kite line holding up my back pack) and, one day, an under-quilt.
I've make nacra-biners with amsteel but...
Ooo,
thanks Dutch.
- Tikki-Tavi
Saw these at Mountain Laurel Designs (http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=62)
http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com/shop/images/minibiner.jpg
They...
Welcome aboard Grouch,
I also have a two person tent and a hammock. I use the hammock for solo backpacking or as a retreat for me when my son brings a friend or a cousin with us on a trip. ...
I wrote a review of the z-light a little while back (http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=18216) I have used it since when ever nightime temps were over 45 degrees.
- Tikki-Tavi
I found a method for keeping my pack off the ground and (conversely) putting my dirty shoes on top of it. I described it here, though I'm not sure my description makes much sense,...
I was hoping someone with a bottom entry Hennessy would answer you. I have a zipper entry.
If you can, I would recommend that you buy the Z-fold at a store with a good return policy just in...
Thanks Ashman,
I've been looking for the weight savings. Been thinkin' bout switching to whoopies myself.
- Tikki-Tavi
Loosely based on a true story. . . ;)
My girlfriend, four friends and I had had some wine, the kids were in bed, so the conversation drifted to the relative merits of hammock vs tent camping.
...
Candles, wine bread, good cheese, and chocolate dipped strawberries are usually worth carrying.
- Tikki-Tavi
PM Sent
- Tikki-Tavi
A quick and easy ten-gram hammock "basement" if you have a frame pack (internal or external) is to make one out of a 24' length of mason line.
1) Tie the ends of the line together making a 12'...
I had a similar idea. But it is my nature to do a lot of math and make a spreadsheet instead of cutting fabric. I was surprised to discover that making a flat oval disk 72" x 20" (my very loose...
I've done this and I didn't fall down.
- Tikki-Tavi
I have been wondering about these too. I considered buying a very light sleeping bag / microfleece liner combination last winter thinking I could use either or both as the temperature demanded. ...
Thanks y'all,
After reading your feed back I did a little measuring & math and realized that the suspension line length that works well for a hammock would slack halfway to the ground if a tarp...
Hi Mindwalk,
Welcome to the forum from a fellow NW newbie. Over the last month I have learned a lot by reading here, and a lot more by trying out some of what I read for my self. (Tying...
I'm new at this, so this may be an old idea. . .
I like the convenience of the Hennessy single line for tarp & hammock, but I think it is the wrong way around. At least for rainy Seattle. I...
Over the last few weeks I have spent eight nights sleeping in my new HH ULBP hammock, either on short overnight backpacking trips, car camping or in the backyard. Although I plan to buy an...
Welcome Catsnack,
I love your name.
-Fellow newbie, Tikki-Tavi
I set the post a few days ago and spent my first night hanging. Even pulling the suspension line to 15 degrees from horizontal I can't move the post at all.
Rock solid. :)
In review it was 47...
Thanks everyone,
The cement, has dried and I'm finally hanging! I think I need to set it up a few more times before I get a sense of how crisp and taunt I can get it. So far a little floppy, a...
I'm sure there is a thread somewhere that already addressed this but I can't find it. It seems that the tension on the tarp will slacken a little when you get in your hammock.
It seems that by...
Yay the store's back up! Um, how do you get to the store?
- Tikki-Tavi
Warping 4x4s? Now you got me nervous. I did a little math (not my strongest skill) and estimated that the suspension line tension would be about twice my weight if hung about 30 deg from vertical...
Ok, I'll get some cement. (I didn't want to wait for it to set).
If I'm doing that, I think I'll cut a 9' post and sink it 3' to give a little more room to play. Thanks for the advice.
-...
Hi everybody. I just got my first hammock (HH ULBB w/ zip) and am eager to set it up. My trees are a little to far apart so I am installing a post. I already had a 12' treated 4x4. I ave a few...
Nice to meet ya.
Welcome the the forum from a fellow newbie. (Just got my first hammock today). I'm sort-of in your neck of the woods (Seattle). If either of us learn new tricks to stay warm &...
How far do the HH hammocks with the zipper option open up? (The HH option not the 2QZQ mod.) Can it be folded over at the ridgeline? Can it be rolled up on the other side like the 2QZQ mod? I...
Thanks everyone.
I am convinced. I will go with a zipper. I will set up a post (8' 4x4 sunk 2' deep with concrete) 15' from a tree before getting an HH UL Backpacker.
- Tikki-Tavi
Hi everyone,
I haven't even bought a hammock yet.
I have returned to Seattle from New Mexico last year and my 15-year-old love of hiking and camping has resurfaced. My 12-year old son and I...