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I didn't realize there were so many people on the forum near Ray Hubbard's Pond (which is quickly shrinking to a glorified puddle). Welcome from a fellow Rockwallian.

Sounds very interesting to me. I'm near Dallas. If the logistics work we might be in. [emoji15]

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Welcome from a fellow (recent) Texan!

Very well done Grizz. Entertaining and informative! What more could you ask for! My son and I just got back from Philmont in June. We packed light too. Everybody kept making "daypack" remarks as...

I will often refresh my wilderness first aid knowledge by reading my digital copy of the NOLS Wilderness First Aid book. If you're camping with a bunch of Scouts it's always something good to stay...

My wife called me a "Man Scout" since I was so excited to be helping in my son's Boy Scout troop. The name stuck in our troop...until our last trip to Philmont, NM where I was called "The Bear...

I originally tried using little strips of a sham wow towel. However, it was bulky and somewhat difficult to work with. My descending rings work nicely as a water break. Plus the slippery half...

While I'm not new to the forum, I've been away for a while due to the fact that I've recently relocated from Georgia to Texas (I'm loving the Republic!). I need help from my fellow Texans (or anyone...

I've heard of people using one of those "T" joints used for PVC pipe as a light pushing tool for stakes. Grab the top portion "T" as the handle and put the top of the stake in the bottom of the "T"...

When I am out with one of my kids we use hiking poles as spreader bars (assuming that we can't find 2 trees on one end for separating the hammocks). Each of us use hiking poles so we have one set...

I got the Superfly (and the removable doors which was an option when I purchased it) specifically so I would have room for me and one of my kids or my wife under it. We use my hiking poles as...

My hammock and tarp are both in double ended stuff sacks. I simply tied a small piece of neon yellow braided mason line (fantastic stuff!) onto the drawstring of the "head" end of the bag (or the...

PM sent here too!!

I recently received a ULA Conduit from someone who only used it for 4 days in the woods. This thing looks brand new. It includes the water bladder pocket but doesn't include the small detachable...

I have found that the "soft sell" method of my son and I just using ours at different camp outs has generated a good deal of interest in our troop. We have simply answered the natural questions that...

Same experience here. I set up in my backyard to test out my gear in the snow (which doesn't happen all that often here in Atlanta) last year. The snow must have changed over to freezing rain and...

Hey Kurt,

I'm envious of all of the cuben and spinn bling you've got in those pics!

We are going to be doing a quick overnighter from Cooper Gap to Woody Gap. How were the water sources for...

My work will be smack in the middle of downtown Dallas. We are looking at getting a house with some land (my daughter would love to get a horse) but I also don't want a monstrous commute (I'm hoping...

Ok. It must just be the pictures of the houses that we have been perusing on the internet. It seems like the yards are unable to support any plants higher than 6" off the ground. :lol: I'm hoping...

I just recently found out that my employer is moving my family and me to Dallas, Texas (from the Atlanta, GA area). All of the pics that I've seen so far show a landscape that is flat and treeless. ...

Hey Wako,

I think I hiked past your camp on Sunday morning. We had also hiked a loop near the Chattooga over the weekend (Friday night to Sunday morning). The weather was MUCH cooler than what...

I'm using the groundhogs too. I have bent far too many of the other "needle" variety of stakes. I bring one SMC snow stake which also serves as my cathole trowel.

I've been reading the replies and thinking more about the issue. I've currently got a superfly tarp with doors, snake skins and a CRL. I'm thinking about making a black bishop bag with drawstring...

I love the idea of being able to deploy the tarp first when it is raining so that you have an area out of the rain to place/deploy the rest of your gear. I tried my hand at setting up my tarp in the...

I have trouble getting my 2 kids to go to sleep when they are in the same room. I could only imagine how difficult it would be if they were being slumped together in the same hammock.

I'd vote...

I bought my son (he's 13) the Kelty Coyote 4750. The pack's torso length is very adjustable and should serve him through adulthood (assuming the gear bug doesn't bite him the way it has his Dad :)...

I'll go ahead and throw in yet another opinion. :)

My son and I both use the ENO DN hammocks. The hammocks are both at different stages of modification (essentially my son gets my previous...