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After many years of hanging from whoopie slings and ucr's I've decided to switch to continuous loops and webbing from tree to loop. I'm also going to upgrade the webbing for my Blackbird to UHMWPE...

...or having children, I've often thought...

I backpacked a section of the BMT in the park this past weekend and I've done several trips through the backcountry in the past. I've arrived at my chosen campsite only to find it completely trashed....

Thanks everyone for the input. I am fairly well set up to sleep in the shelter... Scratch that. I'm fairly well set up to lie on my back all night in misery listening to mice scamper around me and...

There are at least a couple of shelters outside the AT corridor in the park. I never meant to imply that the Rangers were anything less than professional. If I had a concern, I would definitely reach...

I did find the full list of regulations for the park elsewhere on the site. It essentially states that hammocks and tents are regarded as one and the same and are subject to the same policies. So...

I've done some searching around this site and couldn't find anything that specifically addressed what I see as a contradiction in the regulations being disseminated to the general public regarding...

You're on the right track. If you're backpacking, keep your tarp close to the top of your pack or on the outside somewhere it's easy to get to. Once the tarp is up, everything goes under it. Only...

I don't have any experience with that area so I'm afraid I cannot assist in the planning, but I'll try to offer some general advice that I've picked up over the last few years doing some relatively...

Iv'e been reading a lot here about suspensions over the last few days. I had never heard of the garda hitch before, but it almost looks like the perfect setup for me with the exception of the...

I've never stayed at that site myself so I can't speak to the availability of trees to hang from, but that campsite sits at about 3000 feet according to my map. The Wikipedia article below says the...

This will be my first hangout though I think I've met a few of you before. I don't think I'll be kayaking, but I can make it out Saturday afternoon.

I'm heading to Shenandoah in October. We're going to do the whole stretch from Rockfish Gap to where the AT exits the park. Please let me know how your trip goes.

I have a similar setup as far as the materials used I think. My solution for the doors was to larkshead a piece of shockcord to the tieout on one door and then attach it to the other door on the same...

I would have to agree that the UQ has got to be way more comfortable even though I don't use one. For me it comes down to cost, weight, versatility, and performance. I have a Neo Air which is still a...

You might want to check us out. http://www.meetup.com/NashvilleBackpacker/. We don't have anything planned for early August just yet, but we're always adding stuff. One of the other members also...

Greetings from Nashville. A great way to learn about what you might want in a hammock is to lay in one or two or ten. I've learned a lot from this site and from some of the folks who hang in our area.

We thought we smelled wet dog when we got to the Raven Rock Shelter in Maryland. :lol:

Another welcome from Nashville. I've only been off the ground for about eight months now, but even after a chilly twenty degree night on the Sheltowee Trace (along with Rain Man) I refuse to sleep on...

Another hello from Nashville.

I'm liking mine as well and I'm envious that I haven't had the chance to snooze in it just yet.

Thanks weaver2469. I figured I couldn't have been the first to ask.

I have just recently (today in fact) received my Blackbird Hammock. I have an 8 x 10 Equinox tarp now, but I'm going to want to try to shave a little weight off by going to possible a MacCat...

I have my hammock in hand. My initial reaction upon pulling it out of the mailbox was "I think they forgot to put my hammock in the box". It's so lightweight. I've only been in it briefly but it...

Wouldn't you know that about 30 seconds after starting this thread I got the email I had been waiting for saying that my Blackbird is on the way. Dare I dream that it will be here in time for a long...

Iv'e been backpacking (Smokies mostly) for the last few years... sleeping in a tent until recently in a bivy under a tarp. I'm always trying to get that pack weight down. About eight days ago I...