New to forum, from Arizona

[xnrgx]

Hey,

I retire soon. Just bought a hammock for the first time. Didn't know anything about hammock camping. Always used a tent. Got an ENO onelink. Went out a week ago and realized I should have researched a bit more. It was cold, even with my thermarest pad.

Sooooo, now I see all these web pages and all this stuff and all these ideas and all these DIY projects and all this gear and all these reviews, Hennessy, warbonnet, Dutch gear, dream hammocks, UGQ, Jacks r better, hammock gear, the list goes on and on.... my brain is about to explode! I see all these great hammocks, and gear.

Well, back to my camp up in the mountains last week. My pad was just not cutting the 30s temps. Now I want to get an underquilt, soooo. Hammock gears UQ looks good but I might wait till November for a possible sale. I now also might try my hand at a newbie DIY project at doing a UQ out of the Costco down quilts till then. But wait, there's more.

YouTube is a mean little thing.... "Shug", got me wanting to make a few things. So now I need a sewing machine. Don't know which one to get....more research needed. And.... Dutch! I had to get some cool stuff from him too! How could I not... my warbonnet superfly comes to me tomorrow. But I wanna make a tarp also.. then try to do a hammock of my own.

Now back to my hammock...do I mod it? The Hennessy looks great, blackbird is AWSOME, Dutchs hammock tempts me daily...the dream hammock ... is it the sparrow, looks to cool. Wow....ok... I need to slow down. Modify the ENO with the knotty mod first, make the underquilt, and check hammock gears incubator 20 out in November, first.

When I retire in a year my wife and I are doing the AT and PCT when we can, along many other hikes.

Ok enough ranting. That's me so far. More to come.

Hi everyone...

Oh... xnrgx.... nrg is a term used for "Energy" I have used ever sense the internet was still unix based and text only.... back when we used to hook multiple modems up at home on an old 8088 ibm system with a scsi hard drive and wait for people to call my message board up. Back when Zork was king and froboz ruled the screen. My first computer was a commodore pet with a green screen monitor built in. Back when computer programming was turtle, basic and machine code. Back when my wife looked at me with glazed bewilderment and lovingly brought me pizza while my friends and I sat at the kitchen table playing D and D. Sooo, I have been NRG for a while now.

[johnspenn]

Hello and welcome to the forums (and your new addiction) from Marietta GA. Congrats on your pending retirement, good luck on your future thru-hikes, and happy hanging!

[soul embrace]

Welcome to the site. I wouldn't worry about modding the ENO and just get a Dutch hammock for now and then decide if you want another hammock or not. It's always good to have a back up hammock or two or three .

Hammock gear makes good stuff I have the 20* UQ and TQ of theirs and they usually do a Black Friday sale also. So it would be a good idea to wait till then if you don't have to have it right now.

[FJRpilot]

Welcome from far west Texas! You just missed (last weekend) the annual Arizona fall hang. It would have been a great chance for you to see a bunch of different rigs and talk about options with some great folks. You might want to consider Cave Creek as a source for a quilt. Rick does fantastic work and he is local to you. He can build you about anything you would want.

Welcome to the trees..


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[SilvrSurfr]

Welcome from the Jersey Shore. I also lived in Tucson - beautiful place!

I also don't think I'd bother modding the ENO. I'm a big fan of Dutch's hammocks - pair it with a Fronkey-style bugnet and you're ready.

[kwpapke]

Welcome fellow Tucsonan! It can be a little daunting when you first get into hammocks, but don't worry after 8 years of hammock hanging it is still confusing!

Like you I have been around computers a long time - my "kwpapke" handle goes back to the Usenet days.

If you are looking for places to hang around Tucson, you may want to check out the Arizona Hiking Trail Guides section of my YT channel. Lots of ideas in there.

A good pad in a double-layer hammock is not a bad strategy for AZ. There are places around here where trees can be tough to find, and the ability to "go to ground" has some merit. It's cheaper than a UQ, but of course not nearly as cozy.

Happy Trails!

[xnrgx]

Welcome fellow Tucsonan! It can be a little daunting when you first get into hammocks, but don't worry after 8 years of hammock hanging it is still confusing!

Like you I have been around computers a long time - my "kwpapke" handle goes back to the Usenet days.

If you are looking for places to hang around Tucson, you may want to check out the Arizona Hiking Trail Guides section of my YT channel. Lots of ideas in there.

A good pad in a double-layer hammock is not a bad strategy for AZ. There are places around here where trees can be tough to find, and the ability to "go to ground" has some merit. It's cheaper than a UQ, but of course not nearly as cozy.

Happy Trails!

I agree. I have the superfly by warbonnet and the "net tent 2" by "bear paw" both weigh about 2.5 lbs total for desert camping with my wife. Very light weight and roomy. I have a few pack tents. Just figured I would try the hammock camping out. I notice there isn't any loss of weight with the hammock. But for Arizona, mt. Leamon or white mountains I will try out the hammock. When I retire we plan on starting in Colorado at 4 pass loop then go on from there till we can do the AT.

[kwpapke]

When I retire we plan on starting in Colorado at 4 pass loop then go on from there till we can do the AT.

I did the Four Pass Loop in August. It's one of the most beautiful spots in the world. I did altitude training in the Chiricahuas before I went - helped a lot!