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    Thankfully, the materials used are not stiff and...

    Thankfully, the materials used are not stiff and can fold on itself.
    Usually the inner layer will just bunch up some and the insulation will scrunch up a bit. It is more efficient for the inner...
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    I 2nd this. Thanks for the inspiration, I...

    I 2nd this.
    Thanks for the inspiration, I built mine yesterday. I did read somewhere that if you have the proper angles on your straps, the tension on the long bar is pretty small and you can use...
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    Thanks for the reminder of the Prof's lessons. ...

    Thanks for the reminder of the Prof's lessons.

    When I replaced the suspension on the Hennessy I got for my kids and for lending out, I went with whoopies just to ease my conscience. Knowing that...
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    What helped me was to make a couple of pairs...

    What helped me was to make a couple of pairs myself. I got an HH to drag my rug rats along and did not like the stock suspension at all so I started making whoopies a couple weeks ago. Familiarity...
  5. Thread: Jarbridge info.

    by MarkI
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    The Jarbidge was the best addition I made to my...

    The Jarbidge was the best addition I made to my BB. Only issue I've had is getting a good seal under my legs (6'5" with thin-ish legs, and an ample butt from mtnbiking) but a bit of shock cord...
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    Welcome from across the straight, on the Island. ...

    Welcome from across the straight, on the Island.

    Make sure to watch Shug's YouTube videos. Entertaining and informative.

    Love the Shug, someday I gotta send him a case of Coffee Crisps.
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    Do it! Got one for Christmas and used it in the...

    Do it!
    Got one for Christmas and used it in the house as a couch blanket on a really cold day and thought that it wasn't really doing much. Then a couple weeks ago tried it under the hammock on the...
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    I believe that the early ones were available with...

    I believe that the early ones were available with attachable doors.

    There's no parting me from mine - it's the only tarp I have, and want.
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    A blog post that directs people to check out...

    A blog post that directs people to check out vendors that sell competing products? That's a big peak into his character. Makes me even happier that my wife found some room in the budget and just...
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    This past summer I used a windshield reflector...

    This past summer I used a windshield reflector that used bubble-wrap for the insulation layer and got some serious cold spots to go with the condensation - the wind off the cold lake up here in...
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    Just this past weekend I tried a bubble-wrap core...

    Just this past weekend I tried a bubble-wrap core car sun shade as a pad in my DL.
    It worked out ok. Started out really warm (too warm?) and I did get a bit of a cold butt in the early hours - I'm...
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    Hello from Vancouver Island

    I'm in Duncan, BC, just north a stitch from Victoria, on Vancouver Island.

    After many weeks lurking on the forums, I decided on a Warbonnet Blackbird 1.1 DL and Superfly combo as my combination...
  13. Thread: Best Wife Ever

    by MarkI
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    Happy to say that yesterday, my wife presented me...

    Happy to say that yesterday, my wife presented me with the order info for the BB 1.1 DL and Superfly that she ordered for me for Father's Day. Woo Hoo!

    Now the wait. And even if it arrives quick,...
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