Champane taste and beer bottle pocketbook

**Bubba shmubba** · 02-06-2012, 13:27

I'm new to the scene.. I only hung once in a borrowed hammock, and loved it. I'm looking to get some gear in the near future, but there's only one problem... I'm broke! I'm putting my pennies together to buy one piece at a time. And if you're wondering what i need...the answer is everything. So if anyone has boots, quilts, clothes anything you just want to unload. Remember me. pleeeze

**injun51** · 02-07-2012, 23:02

Are you looking to buy some gear or are you asking people to just give you some gear???

**SilvrSurfr** · 02-07-2012, 23:19

I never understand these posts. Sometimes they say "looking for cheap 900 fill 0* down UQ for less than $50," or "WTB: WBBB for $25."

What exactly are you looking for? Start with one item, then move on to the next. The funny thing is, I have a six-figure income, but with two kids in college, a mortgage, car payments and an unemployed wife, I'm broke too! Hell, I qualify for food stamps.

Most Americans are one paycheck from financial ruin, and hammock camping is an expensive hobby. Enter this hobby at your own financial risk. The good news is, if you buy quality gear, you can probably resell it for close to what you invested.

**jbrianb** · 02-12-2012, 01:22

Originally Posted by SilvrSurfr

I never understand these posts. Sometimes they say "looking for cheap 900 fill 0* down UQ for less than $50," or "WTB: WBBB for $25."

What exactly are you looking for? Start with one item, then move on to the next. The funny thing is, I have a six-figure income, but with two kids in college, a mortgage, car payments and an unemployed wife, I'm broke too! Hell, I qualify for food stamps.

Most Americans are one paycheck from financial ruin, and hammock camping is an expensive hobby. Enter this hobby at your own financial risk. The good news is, if you buy quality gear, you can probably resell it for close to what you invested.

This sums up so much. Well said, SilvrSufr.

I'd add to this eloquent response that you can BUY some hammock gear at decent prices and enter the game a bit at a time... a hammock can be had for $20 or less. A little rope from Walmart can start you off hanging. Buy, don't beg. Start small. Build up. We're all broke. We're all looking for deals. We're all trying to do more with less. Shop ebay. Check out the cottage vendors on this site. You'll find good folks with fair prices. Just don't beg. It's unbecoming at best and insulting to some at worst.

**mangus7175** · 02-12-2012, 01:43

Originally Posted by jbrianb

This sums up so much. Well said, SilvrSufr.

I'd add to this eloquent response that you can BUY some hammock gear at decent prices and enter the game a bit at a time... a hammock can be had for $20 or less. A little rope from Walmart can start you off hanging. Buy, don't beg. Start small. Build up. We're all broke. We're all looking for deals. We're all trying to do more with less. Shop ebay. Check out the cottage vendors on this site. You'll find good folks with fair prices. Just don't beg. It's unbecoming at best and insulting to some at worst.

I think this has been clarified on previous responses from the Op. The post was initially misunderstood and he wasn't "begging". His intent was simply to see if anyone was willing to part with some gear that he was willing to pay for.

**TFC Rick** · 02-12-2012, 09:12

Originally Posted by jbrianb

This sums up so much. Well said, SilvrSufr.

I'd add to this eloquent response that you can BUY some hammock gear at decent prices and enter the game a bit at a time... a hammock can be had for $20 or less. A little rope from Walmart can start you off hanging. Buy, don't beg. Start small. Build up. We're all broke. We're all looking for deals. We're all trying to do more with less. Shop ebay. Check out the cottage vendors on this site. You'll find good folks with fair prices. Just don't beg. It's unbecoming at best and insulting to some at worst.

The hammocks on your site seem to be rather affordable, perhaps it would have been more constructive to point him there via thread or PM instead of calling him out?

**USMCStang** · 02-08-2012, 00:06

First off, welcome!

A word of advice if you are new (and broke) is to do your research. Make sure you are starting with what you need before sinking money into it. You've got a lot more than just shelter to worry about, but since this is Hammock Forums, I'm going to focus on that.

Get out to a group hang. Tents are more than welcome if you are a new guy and trying to learn. You'll find that most people you meet at them will be more than happy to let you hang in their hammock and talk about gear for hours. Alot of them are borderline car camping because they are designed to get alot of people out, some that don't necessarily do a lot of backpacking in the common sense of the term.

Now, for a quick "poor mans setup":

1. DIY hammock or grand trunk: less than $25
2. Blue CCF Wally world pad: less than $10
3. Poly 10x10 Wally world tarp: less than $10
4. Cheap synthetic sleeping bag as a TQ: less than $25
5. Associated odds and ends (stakes, guy lines/ rope, livermush, etc): less than $10

This list will get you off the ground, warm for 3 seasons, and dry, for less than $80. Now, if you plan on carrying that gear, you have to start considering things like weight and bulk. There is a "golden triangle" when it comes to gear: cheap, lightweight (interchangeable with "small"), and durable. You can only pick two of the three. The list above is cheap and durable. You can get a lightweight and durable (arguably) cuben tarp...but it isn't gonna be cheap.

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**tncamper** · 02-08-2012, 00:11

Go post "I'm in" on the (Butt in a sling) thread, we're having a drawing for a 1.9 ripstop hammock. Heck, odds are better than the lottery.

**Ramblinrev** · 02-08-2012, 08:25

Bubba.. been there, done that, got the t-shirt and the hat.

Here's a key from my perspective. Folks look at your user profile and see 3 posts. Well... that's fine and good and we all started out there. But how well can we know you and your needs on three posts. I've seen entire set ups and more donated to folks who have fallen an hard times. This forum has a reputation of taking care of its own. Having said that... There is the other side. The folks who have been more than blessed have _been_ one of our own. They have taken the time to post and ask questions. Things like "how do I do this on a low budget."

You don't _need_ shoes if you just want to wander the soft trails of the piney woods. Lots of folks folks use trail runners or tennis shoes for that matter. Now mountaineering is a different story. Use what you have and get to some group hangs. They are all over the place in NC. Let people get to know you. Find out what "will do" even if it's not what you want eventually.

**Carolina Razorback** · 02-10-2012, 01:52

Hoowee fellers, take it easy on my buddy Bubba there... he has just got the bug and he is excited. I didn't think he mentioned anyone giving him anything...he was just saying in fun way that he would like to buy some gear if anybody had some cheap.

I recommended him to HF and told him that this was great group of people, I hope I didn't tell him a story...with some of the replies I've seen I am little shocked.