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    Member valleyrat's Avatar
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    hey from south carolina

    hey yall, noob here. i from south cackalacka,lol just thinking about the hanging thing. im getting too old to be sleeping on the groung, my old bones get stiff during the night and then its hard to get up in the morning. i have one of those tentcots but that thing is like 40 lbs. im not gonna drag that through the woods anywhere. so im up for advice from everyone and thanks beforehand

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    welcome to the madness from North Cackalacka

    that thing is like 40 lbs. im not gonna drag that through the woods anywhere
    I let my son haul the heavy gear
    I am still 18 but with 52 years of experience !

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    Hello and Welcome to the Forums from Canada!
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    Welcome from the upstate.

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    Welcome to the forums from PA. You'll find nearly all the information you'll need to get hanging and even to make your own gear. It can easily become an addiction!

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    Welcome from NC. I find the bridge hammock most comfortable. Brazillian-style seems to work for others as well
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    The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy,
    while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn." — John Muir


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    Welcome from Las Vegas, valley rat!

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    greetings from DC
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    Welcome from Nashville!

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    Greetings from the SC lowcountry

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