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    I don't worry about it. Anything that can get me...

    I don't worry about it. Anything that can get me in a hammock can get me in a tent. In good weather, I either use no tarp, or hang my tarp high, and I actually ahve better visibility than when in a...
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    I have a 90"x132" hammock (tablecloth). I found...

    I have a 90"x132" hammock (tablecloth). I found the 90 to have a lot of floppy cloth on the sides. I think probably somewhere between 60 and 90 would be good, but 90 is too wide. The extra width is...
  3. I've had mine for over two years. I've probably...

    I've had mine for over two years. I've probably slept in it a total of 25 nights or so. I've had over 400 lbs in the hammock for about two hours.
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    Above 70, ditch the UQ or pad. Just sleep...

    Above 70, ditch the UQ or pad. Just sleep directly in the hammock. I usually just use a sheet (over 75 or so) or a fleece blanket (under 75). A battery powered fan is useful, especially since you...
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    I've had 400+ lbs in one for a couple of hours.

    I've had 400+ lbs in one for a couple of hours.
  6. I have a tarp I put under the hammock. My boots...

    I have a tarp I put under the hammock. My boots are usually on that, as is my pack. I do a lot of camping with the boy scouts, and it invariably rains. I've never had any problems with losing...
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    Or a sharpie...7

    Or a sharpie...7
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    That's what leaves are for.

    That's what leaves are for.
  9. No need to be added. The rule didn't have the...

    No need to be added. The rule didn't have the "only" other structures allowed, just examples. "Such as" means these are examples, not the only choices.
  10. Our troop has a rule that Scouts have to sleep in...

    Our troop has a rule that Scouts have to sleep in a tent with another scout until they are Star Scouts. We view hammocks as one man tents. I think it's a good idea that kids get some tent camping...
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    That's the way I do it. Works fairly well, and is...

    That's the way I do it. Works fairly well, and is easier than two hands.
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    Need to do the 30 degree lie (or close to it) for...

    Need to do the 30 degree lie (or close to it) for comfort and to keep from damaging things (trigonometry).

    I'm confused as to what you are doing with the continuous loop and the Dutch cinch...
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    My tarp (kelty 12) has enough coverage, so I can...

    My tarp (kelty 12) has enough coverage, so I can change under it.
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    Well, in our troop, we have a rule that until...

    Well, in our troop, we have a rule that until Star, they have to share a tent. They are allowed to bring their own tents at that time, but they have to share it with at least one patrol member. At...
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    I'm a fat 250 lbs, 5'11". I have tried an extra...

    I'm a fat 250 lbs, 5'11". I have tried an extra wide hammock (90" tablecloth), and the comfort difference between that and a conventional (60" tablecloth) was negligible. The 60" is much easier to...
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    What Shug said. I use the standard, but my son...

    What Shug said. I use the standard, but my son swears that the W method, without pulling the ends out far makes for a more comfortable lay. See Just Jeff's hammock page.
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    I would use drug store hydrogen peroxide in a...

    I would use drug store hydrogen peroxide in a spray bottle. I used it on a daypack about a week after a cat peed on it. It foams, but hasn't hurt the fabric, and it smells ok now. Have had the...
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    Bad idea, unless you own the trees you are...

    Bad idea, unless you own the trees you are hanging on. Straps protect the tree.
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    That would happen most of the time here in FL.

    That would happen most of the time here in FL.
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    I used to use a similar setup (but using hardware...

    I used to use a similar setup (but using hardware store rings), and I weight 240+. Worked for me, but I have upgraded to one of Dutch's cinchbuckle suspensions.

    Well, I used these straps:
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    I'd keep it to about 3 miles or so at most. (I...

    I'd keep it to about 3 miles or so at most. (I say this as a current Boy Scout Assistant Scoutmaster, who started out as a Tiger Cub Den leader 8 years ago). If you have more 7 yr olds than 11 yr...
  22. They did. The OP didn't see the link to the story...

    They did. The OP didn't see the link to the story from March 20 (the no-hammocks story was March 17), in which the mayor said the arborists said it was ok, but that straps should be used, and the...
  23. Here is the update to that story:...

    Here is the update to that story:
    http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/03/ok_for_hammocks_to_hang_around.html#incart_related_stories



    Properly affixed was using straps on the trunk, not...
  24. IMHO, suggesting ropes at all is irresponsible....

    IMHO, suggesting ropes at all is irresponsible. Needs to have straps, regardless. Harbor Freight has pretty cheap 1" lashing straps ($4 a pair) that are ideal for this purpose. I used them to...
  25. You have two options as I see it. 1) Make a...

    You have two options as I see it.
    1) Make a tablecloth hammock, and use hardware store suspension or
    2) Buy one of Dutch's hammocks with suspension.

    You'll probably save $30 or so with the...
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    Sipsey Wilderness (part of the Bankhead) is a...

    Sipsey Wilderness (part of the Bankhead) is a great place.
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    I think it depends. Below a certain measurement...

    I think it depends. Below a certain measurement it can be either. I made a hammock out of one of the larger tablecloths. It was too wide for efficiency. I think somewhere close to 60 inches is the...
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    I would think the Cheaha trail head would be...

    I would think the Cheaha trail head would be closed (as it is inside the state park). Pinhoti (at least around Chinabee), is in the wilderness area, which is federal property.

    Just googled...
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    b. That's what I do. I use a bowline on one...

    b. That's what I do. I use a bowline on one side, and a trucker's hitch on the other. There isn't much force on tarp ridgelines, so I wouldn't be too concerned about the trees with zing-it.
    c. I...
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    I thought you were supposed to wear socks and...

    I thought you were supposed to wear socks and shoes (unshined) under your kilt.....
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    No, he's talking about basically, a bedskirt that...

    No, he's talking about basically, a bedskirt that extends from the hammock to the ground, not from above the tarp down. That said, I don't think it will do what he wants it to do.
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    I wouldn't recommend it. Mylar doesn't breath,...

    I wouldn't recommend it. Mylar doesn't breath, and you're gonna get condensation problems.
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    I just use a queen sized flannel sheet. I put it...

    I just use a queen sized flannel sheet. I put it under me, and then around me. I haven't always done this, but after waking up cold in the hammock at 70 degrees in Florida in August (freak cold...
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    I'm seeing more and more hammocks in Scouting as...

    I'm seeing more and more hammocks in Scouting as well. Most I've seen, fortunately, are using straps (many of them the Eno slap straps, but nonetheless straps).
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    I vary. I've hung an inch above the ground and...

    I vary. I've hung an inch above the ground and two feet above the ground. I think maybe 18-20 inches is ideal.
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    How do you have your hammock gathered? I think...

    How do you have your hammock gathered? I think the floppy fabric is more due to how you gathered the ends.
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    Make sure you have bugnets.

    Make sure you have bugnets.
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    If she's at the bottom right of the pic, the...

    If she's at the bottom right of the pic, the problem was that she wasn't diagonal enough.
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    I'm in that same size/weight range. I have no...

    I'm in that same size/weight range. I have no problem with my tablecloth--60x126, crinkle taffetta.
  40. Thread: tent poles

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    I'm dealing with them now for replacement...

    I'm dealing with them now for replacement sections for my son's AL tent poles. I'll tell you my results when I get the parts--should be about March 17th.
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    Two to a tent rule might be a troop thing. In our...

    Two to a tent rule might be a troop thing. In our troop, we do 2-4 to a tent, usually 2 or 3. Scouts of Star rank or above are allowed to tent (or hammock or cowboy camp or tarp camp) solo (my...
  42. Is it comfortable? If so, just tighten your...

    Is it comfortable? If so, just tighten your ridgeline.
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    When car camping I use a cheapo Ozark trails camp...

    When car camping I use a cheapo Ozark trails camp pillow. When backpacking, a stuff sack with clothes. I find it hard to sleep without a pillow.
  44. Have you considered asking Dutch if he could get...

    Have you considered asking Dutch if he could get you a set with two different colors?
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    Well, I wouldn't use them on the bottom part of...

    Well, I wouldn't use them on the bottom part of socks either. Underwear and bottom of socks are among the warmest, most moist parts of the body, hence the most likely place for it to leach out of.
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    From what I've read people do it either way. I...

    From what I've read people do it either way. I personally like the continuous ridgeline under the tarp. It makes more sense to me.
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    I haven't heard about fumes from dried...

    I haven't heard about fumes from dried permethrin. The commercial bug repellent clothing contains permethrin. It's pretty safe. The only place I wouldn't use it is underwear, other than that I...
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    I see the same thing as a Scouter. It's rare to...

    I see the same thing as a Scouter. It's rare to see a troop camping without at least one hammock with tarp (for camping), and another hammock without (for lounging). My troop has two or three boys...
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    The whole idea of tents being in neat and orderly...

    The whole idea of tents being in neat and orderly lines irritates me as an assistant scoutmaster, unless camping in a flat field. Unfortunately, in this military town, I'm in the minority among the...
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    I think the tent backup option is good for...

    I think the tent backup option is good for beginning hammockers in Scouting. I know that's what I did when I first hammocked. When car camping, I always have a tent in the car, just in case the...
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