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    Smile New member in CA

    Hi everyone!

    So I've been reading HF for a few months now trying to figure out how to maximize my hanging experiences.

    I slept in a hammock for 3 weeks in Costa Rica when I found that i was getting bitten by something in the bed But the transition to hammock sleeping was definitely a positive one.

    I slept in a hammock on a camping trip in 09 (yeesh - that is a long time ago!) and haven't really slept in one since. When I got married in October last year a buddy got me an ENO Double Deluxe and some slap straps. When I read the reviews about stretching (and having woken up with my butt on the ground once before) I figured I need to get the right gear for some better hangs.

    My first goal is figuring out how to get the wife into a hammock. At home we sleep close together, so both in the ENO might work out (never know til you try) but I need to figure out the suspension part (I'm writing a thread under Dutchware to figure out if Whoopie Hooks will work on a two-person hammock). And besides that, I want to improve (and lighten) my single-person hammock gear.

    I ordered Whoopie Hooks today (yes!) and will soon order much more gear.

    So - thank you for providing me interesting threads to read, gear to buy and thoughts to think.

    akx

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    Senior Member GaryBunk's Avatar
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    Welcome from the central valley!
    - Gary -

    "Nice Pen, I Bet It Writes Some Really Nice Stories"

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    Senior Member Bondo's Avatar
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    Welcome from Cen*Cal.

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    New Member setodd's Avatar
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    tree huggers
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    Hello from So Cal.

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    Didn't realize there were so many people from CA. I live in the Bay area between San Jose and San Francisco. Nice to meet you all!

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    Senior Member mangus7175's Avatar
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    Hello from So Cal!

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    Welcome from TN

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    Senior Member Southpaw's Avatar
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    Hola from TN

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    Senior Member Triggerhpy's Avatar
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    Welcome to another left-coast hanger.
    Tortoise never for a moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
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    welcome...from Davis, CA

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