Great product and a great photo shoot! So are the "doors" shock corded at the end/base so you could just spread them apart and walk thru them? I did that on my syl tarp and it works well. It does...
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Great product and a great photo shoot! So are the "doors" shock corded at the end/base so you could just spread them apart and walk thru them? I did that on my syl tarp and it works well. It does...
It's been said that you only get one first impression. I understand the concept of "tickling" or trolling for someones interest, BUT c'mon. No product, no pricing. I can get either one elsewhere. Why...
New England foam manufactures this product they call Micro-cell MC3800-Black-Microcell™ http://www.newenglandfoam.com/foam.html
They don't give any individual specs on this product as far as...
The length kind of depends on what you are trying to keep warm. Wider shoulder areas (30+") will allow you to move around a little and not give yourself the cold shoulder. :) Length-wise, your...
My wife called my to supper before I edited the post to add the link, etc. You guyz are just to perceptive!!!
I've never seen this in their stores and stumbled over it online. 71 x 24 x .50 are the specs. The are suggesting that the aluminized surface will reflect your body heat and keep you warmer. Makes...
I don't b'lieve I've ever seen any kind of data on doubling sleeping bags or simply using both layers as say...a TQ? I can't imagine it would double the minimum rating, but it should increase the...
Trees NOT having any branches....is a sure sign of caution! Overall visual inspection for dead branches and loose bark on the trunk are also things to watch for. Winter-without the leaves on can...
All this talk about Sauna suits caused me to swing thru the workout section at Wally-World today and I found their $8 workout suit on closeout for $2. I bought 3- 2 for me and one for my S.i.L....
On the question (an responses)on the Byer Moskito...I've owned and slept in one for about 6 yrs. Now...I don't know what I don't know, but I've sure had some great nights sleep in it. In fact I...
Since this began with a challenge...I'd like to perpetuate one. I just missed buying a Guide Gear tarp last year, as they ran out of them late-season. I was pleased to see the excitement here when...
Gideon,
Isn't it GREAT that you can come to a forum like this one and learn about 10 yrs. of experience in One Night! It could've taken you years to figure out all this stuff without HF. One may...
Caution...that short person in the pic probably thinks this it for HER! Look good so far! As long as YOU are the maker, consider making one tarp with close-able ends for more extreme winter...
Banjos,
I have numerous sized tarps for various seasons, but my 12 x14x Chinook is a super solution to my Winter tarp needs. Cat cut on the sides, it allows one to "close the ends" of each corner...
Keep us informed on how your top and under quilts go! Are you thinking of combining some Insultex to the UQ's?
Unfortunately, the hang angles on all of those hammocks will probably contribute to the publics feelings about hammocks! Statements like "I could never sleep in a hammock" are too often based on...
Beverly,
I reckon that scorpian was doing what it does best...lookin' for food and checking out the habitat. Next time keep it zipped and it will keep ALL unwanted guests out! Are you lying...
I'm SO envious of all of you with little kids to take hammocking! When our now 28 yr. old daughter was little we were tent campers and Tandem bikers. I remember taking her hiking when she was around...
Tru,
Congrats on the new hang!!! Consider double wrapping your straps or slipping a little CCF under your 1 in. straps to spread the weight and force. What are your plans for that double bottom? CCF...
Stand outside your upright freezer on a hot, humid day and when you open the door "watch the cold" roll out the bottom and drop to the floor like a cold quilt. Or, as mentioned, most igloo...
I'll bet that IF you affixed some Sill-Seal foam to that baby it would be toasty warm in winter, too! You could flip it over for cooler summer use!
There's a product out there that most HF folk would be wise to carry. It's called Tear-aid. (It's also mentioned in DeJoha's Ultimate Hang book) You can even apply it underwater!Good stuff should a...
WELCOME from Minnesnowta! My Grand-dad immigrated from the Auld Sod to Canada in about 1913, went back to fly Sopwith Camels in WWI and have "Tea on the pyramids" in Eqypt and then returned to Canada...
I think I see a H-Forum Christmas cookbook coming up with comments like "You know you are a real hammocker when..." It could be like this complete book of cook and Hang!
Guys with kids (Gals, too!) I think I may have a solution for you. I set up my 12 x 14 ft. tarp on my last BWCAW trip this fall and when it turned cool and rainy I just closed the ends like doors and...
Welcome from Minnesnowta! I was riding a local bike path this summer and ran into four bikers with big packs. I was tired...so I stopped to chat. After a few Eh's, I asked: "What part of Canada are...
TG,
I would think that at 60+ degrees that if you sleep IN the bag you will be fine. Anything you can add to prevent CBS would be a bonus.
Check out Hennessy's page. The Reflectex pad is the mainstay of their cold weather bottom side strategy. Just make sure you make it wide enough at the shoulders. They taper theirs from shoulder to...
Foam UQ gives cold shoulder to camper! Unfortunately, most 24 in. wide foam pads aren't going to keep your shouiders warm. Search HF for how to add "wings" to the upper shoulder area. On the cheap,...
I've used the 5 x 7 in the summer and hung across the 7 ft. corners it gave me acceptable coverage, even in a windless rain. Close....but it was okay. I keep one in my kit as a spare for a small...
I had it pretty taut...and it still whipped in the wind a bit, so the next night I re-tightened everything. The side pullouts would've minimized some of that. It was a very windy period that blew all...
I just posted on my first trip with my 14 x 12 chinook, so I won't go into any great depth here. I believe I paid less, but here's the lowest price I found on the fly!
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I've seen those before...but had kind of forgotten about them. I've been thinking about the proper positioning of said pull-outs and the grip clips would allow me to experiment. I want the tie-outs...
Mind you that you may want to bring earplugs. Poly tarps are very NOISY in the wind and rain! They may keep you awake in certain weather conditions.
Just returned from a 4 day BWCAW canoe trip. The woods were beautiful, resplendent in their fall colors. Unfortunately, we had 3 days of winds and sporadic rain and one really clear one...the last...
Air;
I've owned and slept in a Byer Moskito for about 4-5 yrs with NO complaints. In fact, I own 2 of them, so I can lend one out with whomever I go camping with. Now, I don't know what I haven't...
Reminds me of the time MANY yrs. ago when my best Motocrossin' buddy complained that his oversized visor was blowing up in the wind. While he was gone to school I took about a 5 in. long x 1/4 lag...
I've read a couple books on Hammocking and when it comes to colder weather the subject often turns toward Pea pod type over quilts. I look at the pictures and they all look like they are lying...
Low and behold...you'll never guess what showed up! Just Jeff to the rescue...
http://www.tothewoods.net/HomemadeGearKidsHammock.html
Why did I even begin to think that a number of people here hadn't already shared THE most comfortable way to sleep with their kids or grand-kids? It seemed like a stab in the dark at first, but now...
My Grandson is going to be 4 soon and our family is a bunch of Rabid BWCAW canoe campers. I'm thinkin' a smaller hammock might be more enjoyable as he wouldn't "swim around in it" as much? Being that...
Camo-Bob,
I LOVE your son's enthusiasm! You should have enough material left over to make him a hanger, too! Great re-use of the materials. Are there plans to use the rain fly as a weatherproof top...
When this whole thing started I saw the first page that the GG tarps were back in stock...assuming they were the same as last yrs. model I didn't get at the end o' last year as they were...
Shambling,
Greetings to you from Minnesota. My Grandfather immigrated from Scotland to Canada in about 1913, returned to the olde sod after WWI and then came back to Canada and then to Minnesota, so...
Cold Spring, Huh? I'm up in Mahtowa...well I'm out in the suburbs of Mahtowa...not right down town. Mahtowa is about 35 miles S.W. of Duluth. We live on 20 acres of woods and marshland on the Moose...
I recently bought a 12 x 14 Chinook with the thought of being able to pull the ends in toward the center as doors or ends. I'm thinking I will roll the ends and sew in a channel to run some elastic...
With all of the top and cap suggestions here I almost feel too "structured" suggesting this one. I get mailings from Harbor Freight and today's mailer offers these tarp pulls, 15 for $14.95. ...
SG is a Minnesota company and it pains me a LOT to see this kind of stuff swirling around this whole issue. I'd tried to order one of the old white tarps based on the strong recommendations I'd read...
Good topic for Book 2!
I'm thinkin a Pee bottle may be on my future gear list, especially for winter camping. I had to get up in the BWCA in Feb and it was -20f and I laid there shivering for quite a while after getting...