I'm a solo hiker, too. I like being the one to make all the decisions and then have everyone (well, it's just me) agree with the plan. Really, though, when you go with someone else you accept...
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I'm a solo hiker, too. I like being the one to make all the decisions and then have everyone (well, it's just me) agree with the plan. Really, though, when you go with someone else you accept...
Thanks for the link to your journal. Sounds like a great trip
TW
I looked for 'burn test' on the internets and found many results. There was a link here someplace but I no longer have it in my favorites.
http://www.fabrics.net/fabricsr.asp
TWS
That's what I was thinking as well. What a great event to share.
TWS
Nice site. Thanks for the work ZQ did on my HH last year.
Hope things continue to go well and good luck.
TWS
Quoddy and Coffee,
Thanks again for the additional information. I appreciate your input and advise.
I'm counting on Jonesville to be my first supply with my son bringing me stuff from his...
I'm not planning to spend much time in town--at this point. I've got an 'Ace-in-the-Hole' for my support. My son is spending 6 months in Burlington as part of a Fellowship program. He's both the...
Thanks for the information. I appreciate your suggestion concerning weather, etc. I may take you up on the offer when time gets close. I was a bit concerned about water issues initially but now it...
Are there any problems with hammocking the Northern part of the Long Trail? I may have a chance to do some hiking this Sept and thought I'd ask for some input.
Any other insights to the LT would...
I'm interested as well.
TWS
I had this upgrade done recently and would recommend it to anyone interested. It is a great idea; topped only by the quality of work done. Having sewn a bit recently on a tarp/quilt/cover trifecta...
I plan to send mine over soon.
Thanks again for the contact.
TWS
This is what I've done, as well. Seems like a small weight penalty for the ease of set-up.
TWS
I'm not much help here as I only use a HH (everything looks yellow to the jaundiced eye?) but I'm happy with it. I plan to take it on a long section hike this Spring.
Welcome to this forum. ...
Hey, don't leave us hangin' .....
TWS :)
That has been my experience, too. I found the hammock to be less 'adaptive' with the SS installed. I didn't get that nice, diagonal flat sleeping angle that I did without it in place.
IIRC,...
That's the one. Thanks again for your trouble.
TWS
I've searched but didn't refine my keywords enough to actually find this post so:
I'm looking for the post/thread dealing with a 10x12 tarp that had the option to close the ends. I plan to do this...
Those are nicely done. Great job.
TWS
Congratulations on the finish. Hope things go well down there in Georgia.
TWS
My plan is to start April 15 on Springer and hike until my son' graduation in early June. Or I may come home in week. Pretty loose plans at this time. (-:
TWS
The same thing happened to me, although you got a much better price than I did. I was about to make an issue of it but then reason got the better of me and I'm the owner of a HH Explorer Deluxe. ...
Just go ahead and put some sort of 'spreader bar' on the tarp as well. Get it out over the edges of the hammock, add a few cat-cuts and you're done.
Actually, I've got nothing as far as...
Not to drift any...but what do you do in this shop? I'd like to get a look at a woodworking shop if you have pictures.
As far as super easy cat cuts? I had my length, my depth and then made my...
So, you think Jeanette was 'plant'? Something to shake the tree a bit and get some responses? Not a bad plan at all....
TWS
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Do you use the polyester or the seat belt material? Seems the seat belt polyester might be slick--based on the seatbelts I'm familiar with.
Thanks,
TWS
That sounds just like the ones I made. Footbox, no zipper, not quilted but sewn-through every 12" or so to keep the filling in place. I carried both but used one as a pillow (in reserve, just in...
Nice job on the tarp. It's a handful, seaming all that material but it looks like you did a fine job.
Tom
I have the XP from Thru-hiker and found it to be a great product. I used it for a top quilt (.6 thickness) and found it to be warm enough at about 50 degrees.
I actually made 2 quilts but never...
It's a great feeling to make your own gear. Nice job on the set-up and I, too, am looking forward to some pictures of your efforts.
TWS
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I just free handed mine on a piece of tag board. I had the length and the cut-in depth on a 1/2 pattern. I figured I was going to butcher the sewing, so why bother to make an...
Thanks for the information. I'll be trying a similar hang within the next couple of weeks. I still need to get that SS pad aligned right so I can get my ZZZs on that good diagonal.
The only...
This is something I might have to try. I mentioned in an earlier post about losing my 'diagonal' on a recent trip. I really pulled my HH tight when I first hung it up. I'm going to have to relax...
Lots of mention about background noise. Get some ear plugs (Hardware store may carry them for woodworkers--of which one, I am). I used them on my second night hanging in the backyard and also used...
That sounds like a good idea. I'll have to try that as well. I was wondering if I could sew a pocket into the undercover, slide a CC pad in and then some how attach my HH underpad to that. Use the...
I should have added:
The camp pic is on Sterling, down some off the summit.
The water at Sterling is a trickle (.4 miles down).
I used my DIY BlackCat tarp and it worked nicely.
I used my DYI...
I was up there this past week. I hung at the Big Creek CG, then hiked up to back country campsite #37 for a night. From there I climbed up Swallow Fork Trail to Mt. Sterling and spent the night at...
I never had any problems with my HH until I put the SuperShelter on it. That really changed the dynamics of the assymetrical cut. The undercover keeps me from getting a good 'diagonal' lay in the...
The instructions I got on-line for a 'flat-felled' seam had me line up both raw edges (I used pins also) and sew a 3/4" seam. From there, I cut off +/- 3/8" on one of the edges, folded and stitched....
[QUOTE=headchange4u;29303]I have camped in a couple of heavy rains and I have never gotten wet. I have more trouble with the misty rain that seems to creep in and give everything that damp...
I've got a follow-up question on this topic--this is a mid-course correction.
If I want to skip the traditional corner-sewn tie-outs and use a method to transfer the force to the entire hem, which...
did you follow the examples shown in some of the threads here or chart a new course of action? I'd be interested in pics of your set-up, or a reference to an existing one.
Thanks,
TWS
..and I thought this refered to going slightly off-topic in a response. Now, after attempting several homemade pieces of gear, I understand this actually refers to the ability to sew a straight...
Congrats on a successful hang in cold weather. I've got to get out soon and see how my set-up will work now that it's getting chilly at night.
TWS
*note to self---avoid the oak trees.
Sounds like someone had a really bad night's sleep.
Again, thanks for that warning. (-:
TWS
I used the 2.5oz XP insulation for both of my quilts. I found it to be somewhat uneven in thickness. I also ended up with about 18" of unused insulation, which I added to the foot of one quilt. A...
I just finished 2 of these:http://www.backpacking.net/makegear/make-quilt/index.html
using this insulation:http://www.thru-hiker.com/insulation.html
and some 'rip-stop polysester' from WalMart....
Nice photos of the trip...all but those blister pictures. Those look painful!
I hope to hike that area sometime next spring/early summer.
TWS
Congrats on the outing.
You've got to be proud of yourself for making this happen.
TWS
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I have some fabric like that as well. I took a corner of my fabric and put it over a glass, holding in in place with a rubber band. In the depression I poured about a 1/4 cup of water. ...