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Maybe a little south of where you want, but look up the Pine Mountain Trail at F.D. Roosevelt State Park in Georgia

http://www.pinemountaintrail.org

Strong work Otter. Those look toasty warm and I'm sure they will serve you well. I am flat out jealous. Have fun in Algonquin and keep warm!

Like everyone has already said: dry feet and dry socks are a must. I am deeply in love my with my down booties (or socks or whatever else you wanna call em) I highly suggest down and will not go...

WOW! That is fantastic. Great looking quilt and an super light weight multi-tasker... I like it! When are you going to start taking orders?

Absolutely gorgeous! It's reports like this that make me want to drop everything and move out west. I am green with envy! Thanks for the great report! I look forward to future ones.

Also, in addition to feathers poking out of gear, they will not give you as much loft as down will (and therefore less warmth for the weight). You will commonly see down rated by fill-power (fp) (I...

Very nice! I really do like seeing multitasking gear....and DIY to boot!

+1 on that. Glad you had good sense and got out safely.

P.S. I too love solo hiking with my dog!

Great report! Glad to see that you persevered! What doesn't kill ya only makes you stronger! Thanks for sharing

Great vid, Grizz! I actually felt like I was there! I really enjoyed that and that area has certainly made it onto my list of places to hike. Thanks!

I am all about the DIY. I initially came to the forums to seek out a lighter and more comfortable way to camp. I lurked and lurked and finally took the plunge. I didn't have much money and wasn't...

I use it to hang my bear bag.

Great lookin hammock! You must have read my mind.... I am right in the middle of an exact same project! It is really nice to see a finished product. How is the lay in that thing? pretty flat? (cuz it...

WaaHoo! This is awesome. I really never win anything...except for that soccer trophy one time in kindergarten, which is standard... I don't think you even needed to play.

Anyway, BIG thanks...

Got mine in the mail today! Waa Whoo! Time to start makin stuff. Thank you Opie for doing all of this. You're the best!

Great Vid! Thanks for sharing. I always enjoy seeing other people's set-ups.

This is the way I see it:
1) I LOVE supporting the cottage industries when I can, but I always don't have the money to.
2) I spend half my free time watching mindless TV and other useless stuff,...

I know someone posted in the past that they used Amsteel for dog leashes, which turned out to be much stronger and cheaper than the store bought ones.

I say definately try it out! I really enjoy reading about innovative thinking in this community! Some of my initial thoughts on some pitfalls you may have to overcome would be:
1. What to do if it...

Just to put everyone a little more at ease; The VAST majority of people who are struck by lightning do NOT die. (I cannot speak to the degree of injury or resulting deficits because each strike is...

Well, it looks like you have caught the 'fever', but this is a fever you'll enjoy! You have a great looking setup there; and with some great scenery what else can you ask for? Thanks for sharing.

Sweet setup! I love the commentary, gave me a chuckle.

I think I'm still a little lost. Are you going to use this as a 'tarp' of sorts for weather protection, or are you thinking of more of peapod insulation type idea?

Rev,
I have to respectfully disagree with you. I can see that in the scenario you played out how one could easily over spend and it would be well worth the investment in a quality piece of...

Looks Great Opie! Thanks for your hard work on this!! We really appreciate it!!

Hey Shug,
I've always wondered, how is the durability of reflectix as a sit pad and butt/foot warmer in the hammock. How often are you having to replace it? Thanks in advance!

Great lookin UQ!! It looks like that thing will keep you nice and toasty in 5*. Great work!

Ditto on that. I really hope to come too.

I believe this is what you may be looking for:

http://tothewoods.net/HomemadeGearWarmHammock2.html

Thank you! I appreciate it. On the underquilt I ran shock cord at both ends (to keep the ends tight against me) and then there are two longer pieces of shock cord that that run the length of my...

Looked like a great trip! Very nice pics. Thanks for sharing!

Excellent work. It looks like you have achieved quite a bit of loft. Toasty!! I like the ear cover addition too.

I suppose I went for the Ti Eye over the corkscrew because I would know that no matter what type of ground (hard, soft, frozen etc) I'm camping over the Ti Eye will always work (even though there is...

Sweet stakes! I PM'd you for a dozen. Can't wait!

Yeah. This is the first time I've worked with down and it truely amazed me how much this 800fp lofted up. I almost went back initially and stuffed the uq with more, but I let it be for a little bit...

Great lookin hat! I bet it will keep you nice and warm! The first down hat I made is very similar to this one.... but was too small for me, so my fiancee got a hat. :) The second one I made had all...

Great trip report and amazing pictures! I've never been to New Mexico, but now I think it's going to be pretty high on the list. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you everyone for the nice comments. It is a good feeling to have people actually like the stuff your making. I'll try and see if I can put together more of an official tutorial on the down...

Sure! I would love to! I used some plain fleece (I think from Hancock Fabrics) and down-proof 1.1 ripstop nylon (from backwoodsdaydreamer.com). The beanie is made of 6 segments and finished with...

Thank you for the kind words. I used this link: http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=670 as a guide, but ended up doing something a little different. A great tutorial none the less.

I'm looking to take a MSR Titan Kettle off someone's hands for a fair price. Let me know! Thanks in advance!

I figured it was about time to post some of the DIY projects I've been working on for the past couple months. I want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all the great people who post on this forum. HF is...

Dang! That was fast!

If you are still partial to CrowsNest (which is pretty awesome) then perhaps taking out a couple letters and simplifying it. Take out the ..OWS and the N... and you have:

The Crest

Or possibly...

Wow. There are a lot of really great suggestions out there. Here is my suggestion:

The Flight by Stormcrow or Stormcrow's Flight.

Flight refers to the underquilt 'flying' under you (you already...

I found that if I took the grosgrain off the ribbon spool and then folded it in half while I was respooling the ribbon, it would maintain its fold well for thread injecting. (I left it on the spool...

Teletrekker,

I have used CMC products in the past and they are very high quality. I was part of a technical rescue team and we trusted our lives with their products on a regular basis. From my...

You have a greater chance of becoming injured on the way to your campsite (be it vehicle or hiking) than you do by being hit by lightening. period. (plus if you do get hit by lightening you will most...

The only way to be completely safe is to build a Faraday cage to sleep in, which is impractical for backpacking.
Hmmmm... maybe a new idea for a hammock.... the anti-lightening hammock.... it will...

I roll my hammock and attached whoopie slings. I start at one tree, detach my whoopie sling (from the tree strap) and throw it into the middle of the hammock and then begin to roll the hammock. I...