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That is awesome!! DIY is so rewarding when you have freedom to make exactly what you want.

I buy my Sawyer Permetherin there, and some food, but that's it.

I would say UQ first. Use a cheap tarp until you can get the tarp you really want. FWIW, I am in SC and camp mostly in NC. If I were starting over, I would not buy down quilts again. Since you're on...

+1 to all above. For backpacking I enjoy these guys(they have put in a LOT of miles):
Joe Brewer
John Zahorian
John Abela
Cam Honan

Good job on the setups! Sure is nice to get away and make memories, especially with family!

Good luck with the Mrs. Be patient!

These guys do mostly DIY, but they have some innovative ideas & gear lists.

http://www.lytw8.com/

http://kringlelight.wordpress.com/

I'm a head-left/feet-right sleeper. Come to think of it, I've never tried the other way. Time for some research. :shades:

It is not normal in my experience to have to make adjustments each time. The only variables I can think of is (1) the tree straps slipping down or (2) the slings ARE slipping - maybe due to...

I have had the same experience with the same equipment...good sleep.

I agree with you here. I like the versatility of a separate bugnet. The Fronkey net is awesome, but I haven't tried it without cord. One more mod...or demod?

Having relocated to Columbia 10 years ago myself, it is great small city. Lots of rivers, a good sized lake, and the aforementioned parks and such are great. But Columbia is easy driving distance to...

Beautiful pics, thanks for sharing.

Nice tarp, Good job.

Thanks for the computing tip. I had been wondering how to do that...

Nice work! Thanks for the pics and list.

Very nice! How was the Tulle to work with? I've made the Fronkey bug net with noseeum and nanoseeum, so I have the Tulle version yet to complete the trifecta...

Personally, I like making a 'V' with my tarp ridgeline. My OCD can't stand when my tarp line rubs on my hammock suspension. I either "go knots" with a mooring hitch and trucker's hitch, or use 2...

Nice. Thanks.

How do you (if you) clean the iron tips after you're finished cutting?

I've done most of my camping in Western NC with a HG Burrow 20F and I've usually been too warm/clammy except when temps dip into the low 30's, and I'm definitely a cold sleeper. I'm looking at making...

This is info is good. I've been looking for better ways to store my quilts. I like the coat rack idea, too.

Welcome to the Forums!

Welcome from SC! I'm a recovering Lurker.

Welcome from SC!

Welcome from SC! Hammock camping is a great hobby and this is a great forum with lots of info.
If you are car camping as of late, it is easier to bring lots of options, an extra hammock, your large...

Welcome from SC!

Welcome from Chapin, SC. This is a great area to be a hanger! Feel free to ask questions :shades:

Unfortunately, I have pass on making this trip. I hope to see y'all around soon.

I will be there Thursday afternoon until Saturday morning. I can't wait!

Welcome from Columbia, SC!

Wonderful! :lol:

Welcome from Columbia/Irmo.

Welcome to HF from South Carolina! I'm an ex-Dallasite. Richardson/North Dallas area. Enjoy!

Good write-up! My first few trips involved lots of planned activities like cooking and whatnot, but since then I've realized that sometimes "simpler is better." Enjoy the fire, stars, sounds of...

I've converted a few of my friends to hammock camping and recently went backpacking with some guys I didn't really know. One of them brought a hammock, and the other said he thought about bringing...

Very nice explanation. Thank you!

I heard of the idea on a separate hiking forum, and started doing research on youtube. Later on I found hammockforums, but by then I had made a few DIY hammocks, tried them out, and was hooked. No...

I usually try to make a little fire, even if it's in a little wood burning stove. My IKEA utensil container wood stove just looks cool at night with the fire inside. Not too much trouble to break up...

+1 for the Pisgah Fish Hatchery. There are several camping areas along the trail within the first mile. There are also a few roadside spots along the dirt road that starts past the Fish Hatchery....

I work rotating shifts and sleep in my closet (fairly big for a small house) to avoid my wee lassy children during the day when I work nights. I put my hammock up using eyebolts in the studs closest...

I was one of the three guys and a dog to stomp through your campsite just as you got there. :D Friday night my group got started late and camped (3 hammocks) on the side of a hill about 3.5 miles...

I stumbled across a HH recommendation on a lightweight tent forum and was entrigued by the idea of hammock camping. That led to a DIY hammock project to replace the cot I sleep on in the bedroom...