I'd read an article in the doctor's office years ago about winter camping in a military surplus hammock and though that sounded like the coolest thing ever -- no pun intended. In July I splurged on...
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I'd read an article in the doctor's office years ago about winter camping in a military surplus hammock and though that sounded like the coolest thing ever -- no pun intended. In July I splurged on...
When I tie my HH, the ridgeline at the top of the hammock is usually above eye level. I open the bottom slit, duck a bit walking in, turn around, usually pull the bottom down a bit to get it under...
I don't think you're getting in your HH right. I basically walk into the under slit, turn around and sit down ... lay down, pull in my legs.
I will sometimes tie a bandanna over my face in very cold weather, but you know how moist cotton gets in freezing air. I am recently looking at the surgical masks that came with our new first aid...
Hammockers are naturally bad Buddhists -- we're all about attachments.
I don't think talking to any dead thing bodes well.
Been there, squirmed out of that. Turns out the top slit is not nearly as convenient as the bottom slit.
If you're just trying to support your netting, wouldn't some shock cord be self-adjusting?
Stealth camping is instant camping for me. There's a wooded park within walking distance of my house and nobody is going to walk the back trails clearing out the rare overnighter in an hammock.
Saw this on CNN: This hammock is just right...
That illustrates an important element of stealth camping: avoid areas with fire rings and litter that might be a party spot for the locals. It sound like you chose wisely!
Oh, you know as soon as I tied up my Hennessy, it hit the mainstream. The days are officially numbered to when you'll hear, "You sleep on the dirt? With the bugs?"
Playing dead is what you tell they guy you're hiking with. Gives you more time for running away.
I don't believe there is one recorded case in history of a bear attacking anybody in a hammock.
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You're gettin' here just in time for the magic days when the mosquitoes are all dead, but the sun is still shining!
Yay! It really has been an exciting year for me, too. It's like getting a...
If there's a real deluge, you know I'm nearby, camping.
I've been considering a lightweight tarp for setup shelter. Maybe get a fancy one or a simple 3-mil plastic sheet.
I was out with a Walmart pad a couple days ago. I cut mine in half. I'm 5'5" and figured shoulder to knees would work fine for me.
Temperatures dropped to the low 60s and I was still toasty...
I'll bet money that if those show up on trails, people will mistake them for some sort of ceremonial circle.
Kind of like Stonehenge.
The concept is clear for hammockers, though. We can inhabit unusual places.
"The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces." Proverbs 30:28
Sound easier to find at the local hardware store than a marlinspike -- at least if you don't live in a lobster town!
The nice thing about hammocks is that it's easy to take them places where you don't have neighbors and newspapers.
We should be ok if the BBS isn't run on a Mayan server.
Isn't rope an anti-gravity device?
Just from a vendor side, my opinion is that a company that offers a good product has an obligation to make a reasonable profit. Starving yourself out of business doesn't do anybody any good.
I'm...
Sounds like you're about a year behind me -- lost 70 pounds so far and starting to explore the midstate trail. Putting a few miles on the local trails is far more interesting than a treadmill.
I recently heard that walmart is closing their fabric departments later this summer. They were the last fabric retailer in my area.
Ha! Yeah, I get obsessive, too. Fortunately, I had a sewing machine in my closet from, like, 30 obsession ago, so it was handy to start making stuff bags and such for my ultralight backpacking...
Now I've got a brand new tyvek stuff bag! That was wicked easy.
Might be more like trying to feed a park bear out of your car window.
Actually I really like roller coasters. Thought it made an interesting example, as the death statistics are similar to bear...
I've heard that people who set up at Burning Man festivals often use long sections of rebar in the sand for stakes. They recommend covering the top with a milk jug to keep people from cutting up...
So, apparently, there has not been one recorded incident of a bear killing anybody in a hammock?
I wonder about some cases where a partially consumed body is found -- especially older men -- if...
I wonder about those protesters who live up high in California redwoods -- suppose that's a good place for a hammock?
Never fails to amaze me, the things one imagines, alone in the woods at night!
Would you like to buy a bottle of porcupine repellent?
I have some theories.
I don't know if it makes a difference with there's a ridgeline involved, but I had my hammock pretty high and tight. I'd sat in it and tightened it twice.
Then I'm in...
I've seen some sturdy tripods and scaffolds made with lashed bamboo. I've never tried it, but it looks very feng shui.
Those bamboo forests in samurai movies just seem like hammock land.
It's a surprisingly sturdy mesh. No apparent damage!
Yesterday I discovered that it's possible to upset an Hennessy Hammock.
It's really hard to exit one through a top slit while trying not to damage the bug mesh.
I have a DDT-phobia of anything that is so toxic that insects die from touching it -- no matter how safe the gov'ment says it is. I'm currently using Repel lemon eucalyptus oil based repellent. ...