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Welcome, lot of great info on the forums. Great country in your area for hanging.

After a couple of years activity with the forum I drifted away, was mostly a lurker anyway but still liked hanging in the back yard. The forums are sure alot bigger and now I gotta catch up with all...

What is the 'tarp' you're using? Looks like a good choice for the wet Cascades, is there a thread about it?

I just weighed both the stake and Lee Valley screw, the stake was 3 lbs. and the screw is 12 oz. The screw is shorter by a couple of inches also. One trip the stake would not hold in the campsite...

They're spendy, but if you want something to stay anchored, this will do it.

I have one and have used it when car camping only. It's much too heavy and bulky for any other use. The ground stake is worthless, I use a screw in stake from Lee Valley Tools, a 3/8" drill sinks...

Last fall I bought a portable hammock stand (with cloth hammock) at K-Mart for $67. It is about 12' long and folds up into a carrier to about 5' length. It is metal and HEAVY but I use it as you...

I was looking at the crib size, which lists as a little less than 3 oz./yd. Some of the hammock quilt making sites listed '4oz Primaloft' for insulation, I just assumed that was a weight of 4 oz per...

I'm new to hammock camping after my wife bought me a HH Asym last fall. I've been lurking for a few weeks and learning what I can about homemade hammocks. I made a ZHammock and now want to try an...