Greeetings All
I know how we like to use the expression Bear Burrito for our hammocks, however this video below from a fellow Canadian Hammocker up in the Yukon Territory shows the term is very much more than an expression.
Moral of the story is to be smart about your bear safety and be sure you are adequately prepared for an unexpected bear encounter.
Cheers
Brian
But they's so cute...
There are patches that will work on those holes since they are holes. Large tears and toast but holes are reasonably easy to fix. I forget the name of the most popular but it stretches and moves with the fabric to form a very reliable and secure mend. The bug net can be fixed with a small patch sewn to over the hole. I'll bet if you asked nicely some of the cottage industry folks would send you a couple scraps from their waste pile.
IMO the hammock is not toast. Just well used. Glad you are ok bushman.... I'll bet folks here can get you back into that hammock pretty quick.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
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I was wondering what I could use to patch the holes in the screen other than sewing a patch or screen patch. There has to be another method. The tyarp is history. I never liked the HH tarp anyway. Rain coverage is horrible. I still prefer my SuperflyOriginally Posted by Ramblinrev
I will still hang of course
Well, that makes you feel safe!Thanks for the video, Brian and Bushman!
I will never forget seeing that HUGE Grizzly apparently leaving a main campground, crossing the road in front of us, in Denali!
Now we have bears spotted near Booneville, MS just up the road from me. I guess they are starting to move in down here now!
Check this out in TN at Clingmans Dome:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBnGe...eature=related
Hey bushman,I was wondering what I could use to patch the holes in the screen other than sewing a patch or screen patch. There has to be another method. The tyarp is history. I never liked the HH tarp anyway. Rain coverage is horrible. I still prefer my Superfly
That tear aid patch works awesom I had a big hole in my bb and a form member sent me some so I put a piece on both sides so to sandwich the hole and it worked great. Im still using the bb hammock.
hope it all works out for you,and man that was a close one.... imagine if you were sleeping in there
That's great to know tiredhikerHey bushman,
That tear aid patch works awesom I had a big hole in my bb and a form member sent me some so I put a piece on both sides so to sandwich the hole and it worked great. Im still using the bb hammock.
hope it all works out for you,and man that was a close one.... imagine if you were sleeping in thereThanks man!
Glad he wasn't in it! And I don't recall hearing a "boys & girls" from him the whole video. That's good!
Yikes! Glad you weren't in the hammock!
Closing that area sounds like a prudent measure. The bears certainly are not shy.
Thanks for taking the time to share.
Mike
"Life is a Project!"
That makes me want to go find a bear den, and bite holes in it.
An emergency of my own making...is still an emergency.
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