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    Sticky: If you have Google Earth installed, simply click...

    If you have Google Earth installed, simply click on the KML link outside the upper border of the Hammock Forums Map. First, it will ask if you want to open in GE, then it will take you to a view of...
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    Finding hammock trees in the PNW can be a...

    Finding hammock trees in the PNW can be a challenge but its not always only big trees. Even on the PCT, the Alpine Lakes, etc., you can usually find at least one tree for an easy wrap. But, if using...
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    Wayfarer, My wife and I first slept in...

    Wayfarer,

    My wife and I first slept in hammocks back in 1974 while wandering around Brazil (Peace Corps days) and found first that the river boat we rode in had no beds but everyone slept in...
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    Sticky: The first post and thorough description of the...

    The first post and thorough description of the double-ring system that I saw was from dchinell. Thanks, Bear, for providing this background. After switching to a mod of his system, my setup got so...
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    After over 30 years using hammocks, off and on,...

    After over 30 years using hammocks, off and on, since Peace Corps days, I now have a collection of many Brazil-style cotton hammocks. Used them in the house and on camping trips but they are too...
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    Poll: Let me add another vote to add a Campouts Forum...

    Let me add another vote to add a Campouts Forum to the Hammocking Camping section. Although there must be hundreds of hammock campers in the Pacific North Wet, the only time I saw another hammocker...
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    There are trails that are not too remote but not...

    There are trails that are not too remote but not as visited as the main corridor trails, for example, Hermit Creek, and there are shuttles to some of the trailheads. Most of these, however, do not...
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    Grand Canyon park rangers will tell you that...

    Grand Canyon park rangers will tell you that hanging is not allowed on the trees, particularly at the campgrounds you have indicated. Besides, the few trees there are not well-situated. Last year, I...
  9. Poll: Switched from stock huggers about a year ago and...

    Switched from stock huggers about a year ago and now use 3/4" flat tubular webbing, 10' on either end, with double Al rings. Setup and takedown are fast and allows easy tuning of position. Here in...
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