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    I'm doing to wrong

    So...how do those hiking stick adapters work? I can't figure out how to attach them. Seems like they should be a cup with a peg on the end. Anyways, I had to fashion something out of aspen this...
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    Except keep 6 kids in the same area....which is...

    Except keep 6 kids in the same area....which is my primary goal with the scouts. I guess you could use the TDS in a similar fashion but would lose efficiency unless you started hanging 2 or 3 ridge...
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    Those are definitely not tensegrity. Looks more...

    Those are definitely not tensegrity. Looks more like simple tripod and ridge line stuff more like the turtle dog stands. The trick is a smooth, easily attached hub system at does not collapse...
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    How did they make this

    http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7281/8740316434_732eee8804_b.jpg

    Anyone have a source on the tubing or connector hubs? Anyone made anything similar? This appears to be a fairly slick way to get a...
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    If you really want something tomorrow just get an...

    If you really want something tomorrow just get an ENO off amazon and be done with it. If you want a high quality item made by someone who cares it will take a little longer. Just got my second RR. ...
  6. I'm pretty sure Gilligan and the Skipper used to...

    I'm pretty sure Gilligan and the Skipper used to do this but they were always falling out on top of each other.
  7. Thread: Front yard hangs

    by Bakes
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    Front yard hangs

    Lets see your front (of back) yard hangs. Sometimes the best trips are 3 steps away

    Had 3 in hammocks and 2 in the truck tent. Good times
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  8. Thread: Scout canoe trip

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    Scout canoe trip

    Took a bunch of scouts on a canoe trip. We canoed out to a friends property on Toledo bend and hung our hammocks on his back porch. Wind was kicking about 15+ mph.....fast enough so that some of...
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    Hunters camp just south of ft polk in the...

    Hunters camp just south of ft polk in the kisatchie is nice. Decent trails, tons of trees, wide open spaces for fires and what not. Plus it is free. We have camped there with the Boy Scouts a...
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    Save yourself the trouble and just get a WB ridge...

    Save yourself the trouble and just get a WB ridge runner and the best tarp you can find. I assume $300 is your shelter budget not your everything budget. You are not going to touch anything...
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    I know it is a little late; however, in the...

    I know it is a little late; however, in the future a pretty good spot is hunter camp just south of ft Polk in the kisatchie. Tons of well spaced trees and free to boot. We just took 11 scouts there...
  12. Thread: Yard camping

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    Yard camping

    Turns out the carports for on-base housing are just about perfect for hanging up to 8 hammocks. Here is a 4 hammock setup. All we need is a little fire.
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