Erick from Milwaukee, WI checking in. New to this whole thing. I had lurked here a while back and never pulled the trigger. Now I'm back and actually registered this time.
Future plans have me leaning towards getting a hammock setup. A friend and I have committed to hiking the entire 1000+ miles of the Ice Age Trail, taking as long as we need. In sections/segments of course. Since the beginning of June we have almost completed the 45 miles of the Waukesha section, one more outing and it's done.
I'm a short fat guy, 5'6" and 270. Leaning towards and ENO DN. I have no hang points in the yard so looking at building the stand jjthedog (I think) posted in the DIY forum so I have something to test and experiment with.
The camping portions of this trip will probably not happen until next season. But spending the late summer, early fall reading/napping in a hammock, with a beverage of choice, sounds awesome.
Am I on the right track here? Thinking the DN strictly on price and weight capacity. Change out suspension to whoopies, if the standard ones from whoopieslings.com will hold my girth, before I even hang it the first time. With some harbor freight straps for trees using a Marlin spike.
Sorry, this may have gotten long winded for an intro thread, I tend to do that. I'll start new threads in the appropriate places if necessary.
Thanks.
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