Happy Camper,
Great that you all got to hang NYE... Thanks for the report... I note that you finally figured the formula out.... Down + more Down beat all the extra covers/shields etc... bottom line "MO down is better"...
Hope you can make the Mt Roger Winter hang again this year.
Pan
Ounces to Grams.
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good point to learn about the whoopie slings in wet winter weather. i like the ohiopyle idea. i'd be in on that.
Great to hear ref103! Ohiopyle is one of my favorite areas. Glad we have someone else who's interested in joining. More the merrier.
Yeah, I thought you might like that statement since you've been mentoring me along on that point for quite some time.Originally Posted by Peter_pan
Down works, down works! And as soggy as it was, my quilts did quite well under the well positioned tarp. The open end was angled away from the direction the rain and fog came blowing in, but allowed for some air circulation. Some dampness but not near as wet everything on the picnic tables under the pavilion.
Exercise, eat right, die anyway -- Country Roads bumper sticker
Fall seven times, standup eight. -- Japanese Proverb
The weather definitely sucked but the company was great and it the chance to test out our gear was excellent. All in all a great way to roll in the new year. Of course the heated bathrooms didn't hurt at all.
Murphy was an optimist! - O'toole's commentary on Murphy's law
The perversity of the Universe tends towards a maximum. - O'Toole's Corollary
I think this O'Toole guys onto something. - Rock_Rat's commentary on O'Toole
You guys rock and are real troopers. Rockrat...I saw that you had a bottle of fire water in your hand. Did it help keep you warm?
Tracy and J.D...you are my "heros". While I talk about it ... you guys go and do it!!
MQ
JD sent me a few more pictures from hang. One is my setup with JRB tarp. I use only one micro gripclip as side tieout. Since I only enter on one side of hammock, I just need the extra room on one side. That's me with my setup and the last one is RockRat staying warm in his ENO hammock and big Speer tarp.
Exercise, eat right, die anyway -- Country Roads bumper sticker
Fall seven times, standup eight. -- Japanese Proverb
Tell us outsiders what makes Ohiopyle a great place to hang?
I 've been looking at the C&O canal & Great Allegheny Passage to do a trip there on bike.
I don't mean to hijack this thread but I don't know that area.
Its within my reach to go out there.
I would love to hang with all of you out there.
Nice photos Happy Camper!
"Courage Grows Strong at a Wound" - Stewart Clan Motto
Technically that was J.D.'s Firewater but I may have at some point imbibed just a bit of it.
Murphy was an optimist! - O'toole's commentary on Murphy's law
The perversity of the Universe tends towards a maximum. - O'Toole's Corollary
I think this O'Toole guys onto something. - Rock_Rat's commentary on O'Toole
Crash,
Ohiopyle is a great outdoor recreational area. The webpage says it better than me, but everything from white water rafting, swimming, canoeing, picnicking, waterfalls, beautiful railtrail biking along Yough River, and of course hiking and camping. Ohiopyle is one end of the well-marked 70-mile long Laurel Highlands Trail. Here’s a great webpage for the trail as well.
Ohiopyle is also close to the internationally know Frank Lloyd Wright designed home, Falling Water and also Kentuck Knob is another one of his designed home that is close by and open for tours. Falling Water is the one to see though. Breathtaking.
Exercise, eat right, die anyway -- Country Roads bumper sticker
Fall seven times, standup eight. -- Japanese Proverb
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