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Informative, and funny!
You da man! :thumbup:

I'm laying slightly banana-shaped. I've been thinking about this a bit after reading about laying flat, but I'll try to fix one thing at the time. I've felt rested after a night in the hammock, so...

The VAT (and customs fees) are of course included in everything you buy (in a store, or from a web store within the EU), the difference is that when you import something yourself, it becomes much...

moving the cords from the end of the hammock inwards along the ridgeline seemed to help. the uq cords are almost vertical from the rl. this means it's looseralong the sides but the cold spot under my...

The system works as expected. Can't blame the seller for import taxes.
I don't know about your exchange rate against USD, but Im enjoying it. Just take tax into consideration when buying and enjoy...

I did some experiments today and it feels promising.

1. Drawcord that controls the width of the UQ: I think the fit was better after I loosened it up a bit.

2. More vertical pull on the UQ's...

If you find the right kind of tree, one is enough. :)
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showpost.php?p=555309&postcount=117

I couldn't resist the temptation. :D

While taking a new look at the bags I noticed some new closing systems:
http://www.zpacks.com/quilts/sleepingbag.shtml

It must be something magical about that island. I managed to do a one-(fallen)-tree hanging on my earlier trip as well.




Yeah, sometimes you miss the beautiful spots just under two hours (it...

Wow! That place looked really nice! Thanks for showing those pics!

I can see my picasa pics when clicking on that link. :scared:

You need a directlink, like the one Joz has. Click on "photos" under your name in the top right corner of the Picasa page, that will...

Thanks, Raul! :thumbup1:
Articles like these really helps a newbie like me to cut straight to the good stuff.

Thanks! I think I've been counting on the sag of the hammock to get a snug fit. I even thought the sag wasn't enough. Can't wait to try out the tips I got here, thanks.

I got some advice regarding my UQ, I just haven't had the time to try them out. I'll try some more this weekend, much easier in daylight. No time for overnighters this weekend anyway.

My current...

My photography actually declined after I bought a DSLR in 2006. And picked up again after buying a fairly simple compact in 2008 (the photos in my prevoius trip report was taken with that camera, a...

Thanks för the info.

Isn't that the whole point of writing trip reports?
:p

It happened to me this weekend, very annoying, but I managed to pull it out. I'll think I'll tie a short loop of paracord around the amsteel, that should be enough to prevent things like this to...

On my last trip I put some spare clothing inside a Buff (those multi-use tubes). Worked well.

I bought a Panasonic LX5. Seems to work well in low light. I only have one battery, so I didn't want to waste it the first night with hour-long exposures of the Milky Way. Some things you just have...

It hasn't dropped below freezing yet. Lowest was about 5C/40F I guess. But it happened when when it was warmer as well, but it wasn't critical then.

It's synthetic.

Looking at the UQ, the ends were pretty tight, so I'll loosen them (and the suspension) and try some more. You can get away with an imperfect setup as long as it's warm outside,...

Thanks for the advice. I'll experiment some more (loosen and tighten)

The weird thing is that everything looks and feels right when I set it up, but after a while there's an air gap under the...

Thanks, everyone. I just bought a new camera, and this was the maiden voyage. Same manufacturer as my previous one, so I didn't need to print the manual and bring along. :D

The sun rose at 6:38 AM...

I'm having a small problem with my Jarbridge UQ (but I think it's a configuration problem, not a problem with the UQ itself).

I set everything up and tighten the shock cord on the UQ, I even wrap...

I totally agree: WOW!

+1
It doesn't matter as much if the tarp gets dirty on the ground.

But why choose when you can have both?

"you only need two trees".

Wrong. Extreme Hangers only need one tree. :cool:
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/8031/p1000461pt.jpg

Or another tree...

Last friday was the autumn equinox, but the days are actually longer than the nights för a few days more. Until today, in fact. Some of you might have read the trip report I made two weeks ago, I...

That tarp looks really nice. How small is it when packed (in a stuffsack)?

Nice! :thumbup1:

It looks like a fairly lightweight zipper:

Zipper weight for different sleeping bag lenghts:
Short: .5 ounces (14 grams)
Regular, Long: .6 ounces (17 grams)


Comparing the weight: I think...

Makes you wonder if there's some other way of closing the backside. Aren't there other quilts with no back zipper and just straps to hold the pad? Having the zipper on top is probably not a good idea...

I'll save 700 grams / 25 oz. and considerable volume. While at the same time getting a much warmer bag. Everyone's happy except my bank account. :)

I'm looking at top quilts and found this sleeping bag/quilt from ZPacks.

For the temperature rating, they are pretty light (compared to other top quilts I've been looking at), and having the...

That looked like a really nice trip!

Beautiful! Thanks for the report!

I was looking at dwon top quilts yesterday and one of the manufacturers (sorry, don't remember which one) wrote that the quilt got shorter with overstuffing.

I've got a silk pillow case with some spare clothes inside.

No, with a DD tarp. The carabiners hook into the webbing loops on the tarp.

I bought the double line kit. It works fine, easy to setup around the trees. The only minus is that the prusiks on the thin cord can get "locked" after having been under tension and you have to...

I bought a Tarp Ridge Line kit which made everything easier. I have those attached to the tarp and make sure they're on the top when I stuff the tarp into the sack. Grab one of the lines, attach to...

Beautiful!

I buy whatever color is on sale. :)

Thanks. Too bad I didn't have long enough suspension to hang from the guns.

sleeping in a park makes people think you're a bum, not a hiker. ;)

Go to the places you usually hike and find a spot off the trail. You could go there before and mark it on a map and give to your...

If a tree falls in the forest an noone hangs from it...
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/2681/darwinawards.jpg

Armored hanging
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3063/p1070177z.jpg...

It sure looks better than working.

Thanks for the compliments!