anyone in the CT/MA/VT area

[bmike]

pure_mayhem and I are talking about getting together this Spring.

I am going to Monadnock State Park sometime in early March to test my new gear and see how I do in cooler weather. The park is close to home with an easy bail-out plan.

If anyone would be willing to join me to help me setup the hammock for my first hang, I'd greatly appreciate it.

- JT

down near keene? i might be up for that drive.


whats the park like there? i used to live in brat - but never made the trip over there.

[Tobit]

whats the park like there? i used to live in brat - but never made the trip over there.

It's very nice, at the base of Mount Monadnock - a 3200 footer, 1.4mi trail to the summit. The campground is open year round so it's used by winter campers frequently to hone their skills. Should be quiet in March as reservations aren't required until end of April I believe.

- JT

[Tobit]

Monadnock is about 15 miles SE of Keene in Jaffrey.

- JT

[nartoff]

Hey New Englanders,

I'm in southern NH (Amherst, just south of where Tobit) and would be glad to get involved in a winter hangout anywhere in New England.

FWIW, I'm right now staying at my parents' home, which is surrounded by acres of woods and about a bazillion trees. I have a number of hammocks (ENO double and Hennessy Hyperlight), pads, sleeping bags, and JRB winter quilts (No Sniveler and Rocky Mountain Sniveler). This suggests the following two ideas:

1) If someone wanted to go on a winter hike but lacked for gear, I could probably get you outfitted and still have enough warmth leftover for myself.

2) Rather than a full-out winter hang, we could always have a winter "show and tell" in which we spent the day playing around with different cold weather setups. If my house were to be used, there would be ample woods for an outside hang, but also a warm, indoor bailout option.

Looking forward to meeting some other New England hangers!

[Tobit]

nartoff, I'm up for anything when I get my hammock. I don't have anywhere to test out my hammock here.. no trees.

- JT

[jaiden]

I'll see how things go this weekend, whether I freeze off a rear body part hanging at 10 degrees in VT. If I come home in one piece I'll be up for something later. Mostly I'd be interested in quick overnights nearby. I have snowshoes and access to a pulk.

[Dingus Khan]

I'm definitively open to anything!

I like the Monadnock idea, I live relatively close to there myself - Manchester CT, and have hiked it several times.
I would also love to try an UQ since I have been doing the pad thing for several years with no regrets and am always looking for alternatives in the hanging setup.

[Tobit]

Any of you boys ever been to Pillsbury State Park located between Mt. Monadnock and Mt. Sunapee? It's a very primitive state park, heavily wooded, and looks like it'd be a great place to hang. Several of the campsites you have to hike to and they look to be the best ones. I'm definitely heading there for a few days early this season.

Here is a map of the campgroud:
http://www.nhstateparks.org/library/...sburyMap06.pdf

and here is a hiking map also showing campground sites 36 and 37 on the south shore of North Pond:
http://www.nhstateparks.org/library/...lsburyHike.pdf

- JT

[landcruzr]

Any of you boys ever been to Pillsbury State Park located between Mt. Monadnock and Mt. Sunapee? It's a very primitive state park, heavily wooded, and looks like it'd be a great place to hang. Several of the campsites you have to hike to and they look to be the best ones. I'm definitely heading there for a few days early this season.

Here is a map of the campgroud:
http://www.nhstateparks.org/library/...sburyMap06.pdf

and here is a hiking map also showing campground sites 36 and 37 on the south shore of North Pond:
http://www.nhstateparks.org/library/...lsburyHike.pdf

- JT

My family has a place in Washington- let me know when you head out- black fly season is brutal starting in may sometime-but earlier than that its a beautiful area!!

[Tobit]

is that near or in washington NH?- My family has a place in washington and that park sounds very familiar

Yup, right smack dab in Washington.

- JT