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    Awesome buddy! Mine has been great. If the...

    Awesome buddy!
    Mine has been great.
    If the trade doesn't work out they are pretty cheap to buy new.
    Post photos of your first hang!
    Best, Jake
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    Thanks PDA! Much appreciated. I couldn't be...

    Thanks PDA!
    Much appreciated. I couldn't be happier with the fact that it rained really hard there for awhile and I stayed dry. I really love hanging.

    The only problem for me is that 95% of all...
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    Four day bike camping trip last week, all in the...

    Four day bike camping trip last week, all in the GTUL with bluetarp and cheap draped bugnet. Was great. Rained hard 2nd night and I was perfectly dry. Very much looking forward to receiving my...
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    Thanks man... I have seen those videos...

    Thanks man...
    I have seen those videos already... learned so much from them.
    In fact, I just put on whoopies... and had my mind blown by the elegance of the marlinspike hitch! (re-watched Grizz's...
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    Yes. In hindsight I wasn't prepared for rain at...

    Yes. In hindsight I wasn't prepared for rain at all! Furthermore, a small tarp like the one I was using would go a lot further toward dryness if it was hung low...
    I have a lot to learn yet. Getting...
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    https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-CRchynTSypc/Thn...

    https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-CRchynTSypc/ThnFMpCA5HI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/4vbRbTHB5NQ/s400/picsay-1310311676.jpg

    1st solo overnight in the GT UL!
    Totally great. Everything pitched pretty fast...
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    Yeah I imagine that the tarp isnt going to help...

    Yeah I imagine that the tarp isnt going to help me much if there is any wind at all.
    If the GT UL has a ridgeline of 7 it will do better than I thought though.


    I have a 10X10 on the way that I...
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    Im afraid you are right. >Wandering city...

    Im afraid you are right.

    >Wandering city parks looking for perfect trees.
    >Trying to figure out a way to get hooks in the wall in my room to hang indoors
    >Getting retarded ideas about hanging...
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    Thanks for all of that info! I didnt realize...

    Thanks for all of that info!
    I didnt realize that whoopies had such a long minimum length...
    I went and hung it again today in another park here in Brooklyn... actually two.
    A "ranger" in the...
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    Man! Thanks very much... the one ring method in...

    Man! Thanks very much... the one ring method in that video is fantastic... I just lost 1/2 the weight of those rings! Much appreciated!

    Also, I did not know that using whoopies it would be harder...
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    Thanks guys! Yeah, I will likely be spending...

    Thanks guys!
    Yeah, I will likely be spending more $$$ on getting the suspension to be more lightweight...
    I have to watch myself though... I am a gear tweaker, and it seems like I am in good...
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    New GT Ultralight Camo

    First pitch!
    https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-V_rLozbqjQ0/ThTxLhaJIhI/AAAAAAAAAtk/fBSNVxGlBNA/s288/GTUL_1sthammock.jpg


    I got it today and it didnt come with any suspension, just the rope thru...
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