Northern Hangout - June 11-14 - Chequamegon NF

[Walking Bear]

For those that want it here is the cole slaw recipe.

1 1/2 pounds shredded green cabbage
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup vinegar
1 cup wipping cream (wipped)

Place shredded cabbage in covered dish in refrigerator for several hours.
Mix ingredients in order given 30 minutes before serving.
Chill and serve.

Enjoy

[Wah Wah]

Walking Bear - thanks for sharing your cole slaw recipe and pictures with us all!

[slowhike]

WOW... what a trip to miss
No doubt in my mind, that was a grade A camp out!!!

[Wah Wah]

Video #2 - Shug dang great production - you guys & gal rock!

Slug! He ate a slug! Really!?!?

[Shug]

FishinFinn: One of the most generous people I’ve had the pleasure to meet…gave away more gear than I brought! Organized an awesome hang! BRAVO!!
Shug: A true gentleman who is honestly more concerned with everyone than himself…took the time to get to know everyone 1 on 1…HILAROUS to chat with!
Walking Bear: Has great DIY skills (the vintage hammock was so cool!)
MrGreen: Works in the restaurant/bar business and NEVER stops talking about FOOD!
Dutch: The thru-hiker who (once we got it off the tree) was sporting serious bling! Lost his fight with a 6” bass (how is that knee?)!
SarahGirl: Brought a Clark for everyone to pick over. Brave beyond measure to drive 8 hrs to hang with 12 guys she had never met!
HanginYankee: The hanger who used to be known as Randy. Props for coming in late (midnight on the second night) and being able to find us!
Stormcrow: Jack rabbit Adam! My main driving partner! Thanks for the tunes and conversation as we rolled. Never saw him on the trail as he was GONE!
Oms: George of ChiTown…thanks for the use of your gravity filter. Saved my bacon! We will have to get out somewhere soon!
Kayaknut01: Ed at his first hang! Hung tough and proved to himself that hiking is good (not as good as paddling, but ya know!) Treeing food was un-necessary as Ed volunteered to snore and keep the bears away…never had one take any food! (in Ed’s defense-I do believe all of us were snoring at one part-like a camping snoring concert!)
Kwpapke: Gear reviewer extraordinaire! This man had forgotten more about camping gear than I know. Good Luck in Arizona and happy to have shared some time with you before you left.
Dennis: The requisite ground dweller (for now)…happy to have met ya and thanks for the crazy Nebraska stories! GET A HAMMOCK!

animalcontrol ... terrific insight! I notice you as a keen observer and always tuned in. Here is my take on you....
animalcontrol: Forum name has nothing to do with animals! As I said .. a very keen observer and a terrific listener and quick with a timely response as well. Gear Junkie ... lots of cool gear but I loved the KellyKettle. Walks a steady pace ... we had a terrific chat on the trail about life and family and HF members. I love the way he speaks ... sort of an old world cadence and colorful prose. I truly enjoyed being in his company. A true hammock enthusiast!!!!

For those that want it here is the cole slaw recipe.

1 1/2 pounds shredded green cabbage
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup vinegar
1 cup wipping cream (wipped)
Place shredded cabbage in covered dish in refrigerator for several hours.
Mix ingredients in order given 30 minutes before serving.
Chill and serve.
Enjoy

Make it!!!! This is the BEST SLAW I HAVE EVER HAD... and I have eaten a lot of slaw in my day. Very creamy and sweetish.
Thank you Oh Walking Bear...

Video #2 - Shug dang great production - you guys & gal rock!
Slug! He ate a slug! Really!?!?

We did rock ... together.
Stormcrow was a hoot and a riot and I would not put much past him. He is a natural talent on camera and also has a wonderful eye for photography. Check out his pix of the trip.....

[kayaknut01]

what to say about my first hang and hike?? well,at first very intimidated by all the "pros" and awesome gear everyone had, there was alot to learn from everyone, from packing light ( thanks storm crow) to tying diffrent knots (thanks shug) to using figure 9's correctly (thanks animal control). more importantly like it was said earlier how 13 people from all walks of life came together and encouraged each other helped each other and just plain had fun in the piney woods, it was a trip to be proud of in the sense anyone could have brought thier 5yr old or wife and not have to worry about drunkeness or foul mouthed. the way animal control kept checking to see if i was ok was great. got to learn about myself in a way i never did before living outside the box for 4 days. knowing that each and every one of these people had your back if something went wrong or failed. would i do it again?? you bet i would!!!!!! would i recomend anyone of these people?? you bet!!! made 12 friends that will last a lifetime, the vids and pics are great but do no justice to the experience i had. to all a big THANK YOU and FF you couldn't have gotten a better hang put together what a success!!!!! i could go on but it has all been said already.

[whitefoot_hp]

what to say about my first hang and hike?? well,at first very intimidated by all the "pros" and awesome gear everyone had, there was alot to learn from everyone, from packing light ( thanks storm crow) to tying diffrent knots (thanks shug) to using figure 9's correctly (thanks animal control). more importantly like it was said earlier how 13 people from all walks of life came together and encouraged each other helped each other and just plain had fun in the piney woods, it was a trip to be proud of in the sense anyone could have brought thier 5yr old or wife and not have to worry about drunkeness or foul mouthed. the way animal control kept checking to see if i was ok was great. got to learn about myself in a way i never did before living outside the box for 4 days. knowing that each and every one of these people had your back if something went wrong or failed. would i do it again?? you bet i would!!!!!! would i recomend anyone of these people?? you bet!!! made 12 friends that will last a lifetime, the vids and pics are great but do no justice to the experience i had. to all a big THANK YOU and FF you couldn't have gotten a better hang put together what a success!!!!! i could go on but it has all been said already.

yeah, you can't ask for much better company on your first hike!

glad you had fun.

[fin]

I took a hike among the trees
after finding a mushroom where the bigger birds fly.
A cog inquirer stopped by,
then the circus came to town
with a spark of goofy sunshine in his back pocket.
The AC and his foreign poke was running when the fiery stryder brought his load
The contemplative chant lifted the crazy craft to the heights above the shimmering jewel.
Ursa was not so minor with his gear
as he ambled by with his dusty Card
and the colors weren't exactly evident after dark,
but the chocolate was from the arms of its bearer.
Rock, Ramble and Rolling this motley crew
chewed fat along the way
when an airborne "highlander" joined the fray
to make the baker happy with his counting.
Tantric Traipsing through verdant verdigris
was not enough, never enough
but will suffice until the next one.

[stormcrow]

I took a hike among the trees
after finding a mushroom where the bigger birds fly.
A cog inquirer stopped by,
then the circus came to town
with a spark of goofy sunshine in his back pocket.
The AC and his foreign poke was running when the fiery stryder brought his load
The contemplative chant lifted the crazy craft to the heights above the shimmering jewel.
Ursa was not so minor with his gear
as he ambled by with his dusty Card
and the colors weren't exactly evident after dark,
but the chocolate was from the arms of its bearer.
Rock, Ramble and Rolling this motley crew
chewed fat along the way
when an airborne "highlander" joined the fray
to make the baker happy with his counting.
Tantric Traipsing through verdant verdigris
was not enough, never enough
but will suffice until the next one.

Man o man!


Tad, you are something brother! That was just as fine as they come my friend. Much thought was put into that and it was just beautiful.

"was not enough, never enough
but will suffice until the next one."

which cant some soon enough....

SC

[Dutch]

Great peom FF

I loved the food we had, but I coldn't wait to make pasties. I have a hike this weekend and made some extras for my fellow campers. i cannot think of one part that of that hang that wasn't a complete success.