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    2011 Winter Camping Symposium...featuring Hammock Camping!!!

    The 13th Annual Winter Camping Symposium is right around the corner and is shaping up to be one of the best events yet with tons of senimars, workshops, demos and live music!!

    October 27-30
    Camp Miller YMCA
    Sturgeon Lake, MN

    Exciting news...we just confirmed 2 hammock specific classes...

    Hammock Camping 101: "Nothing but the soles of your shoes touches the ground." being presented by MAC
    And...

    Hammock Camping in Winter "Frozen Butt Hanging" presented by Don Kevilus
    For more info you can check out the website at http://www.wintercampingsymposium.com
    this should be updated with registration and schedule info, soon.

    Like us on the Facebook page and stay current with what's going on http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Win...72857966118193

    Here are some additional highlights for the event...
    Mors Kochanski-Friday Night Keynote Speaker
    Tyler Fish-Saturday Keynote Speaker
    Sans Souci Quartet will be playing Saturday night.
    Make your own Crooked Knife Class
    Snowshoe & Paddle Dip
    "The Jam Knot and the 7 best bush knots"
    to name a few...

    There are lots of great places for your hammock set-ups in the big piney woods. Come enjoy a weekend of learning and laughter!!

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    Its worth going for Mors alone and even better with the collective knowledge there. Don and Mac will enlighten and dispel the doubts and misunderstandings of hammock camping. Too bad its so far away from me. That will be a good time.
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    Registration for this years Winter Camping Symposium is live.

    http://www.wintercampingsymposium.com/contact

    Sign up now!!

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    Do you know if this event is localize to you or is there something like this across the country. I would be interested in this if it were closer to Mass.
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    A lot of my hiking friends have the impression that hammocks are for fair weather, summer use and not practical at the extremes of nature.

    Boy will Mac & Don set the record straight! I can't think of two better ambassadors.
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    Love to see HF members presentation at this event.
    Maybe Youtube for the rest of us here down south.
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    Nice event!
    Quote Originally Posted by canoecountry View Post
    Hammock Camping 101: "Nothing but the soles of your shoes touches the ground." being presented by MAC
    And...

    Hammock Camping in Winter "Frozen Butt Hanging" presented by Don Kevilus
    I see that Don Kevilus is FourDogs but is Mac MacEntyre?
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    looks like they'd have shug being a part of the program, most around have foul weather gear and fair weather users, he is truly one of the exceptions, and heck he can do it on uni-cycle. just my thoughts, as he and grizz have influenced many.

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    Yes, Mac is MacEntyre. 2 years ago I was the lone hammock hanger. I believe both Beep and Fourdog hung last year. This year there should be quite a few of us.
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