is it possible to create an new forum just for paddling on here? So many folks like to paddle and hammock that is seems like a natural. We could list links to other rivers/places to paddle etc. It would make it easier to locate trips that people have done if it was all under one section.
'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read. ― Mark Twain
Who cares about showers, gourmet food, using flush toilets. Just keep on walking and being away from it all.
There are times that the only way you can do something is to do it alone.
Sounds like a Members Forum item to me. That way, paddling doesn't take over the main purpose of the site.
I don't think it would take it over. It would be its own forum on here just like the other things non hammock stuff. To me this is the same as backapcking except with a kayak or canoe and backpacking hasn't taken over the site.
Just a thought
'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read. ― Mark Twain
Who cares about showers, gourmet food, using flush toilets. Just keep on walking and being away from it all.
There are times that the only way you can do something is to do it alone.
I like the idea, go figure!
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Unless I've missed it, HF doesn't have a backpacking or car camping specific sectionsOriginally Posted by Ewker
I don't think it would take it over. It would be its own forum on here just like the other things non hammock stuff. To me this is the same as backapcking except with a kayak or canoe and backpacking hasn't taken over the site.
Just a thought
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Long distance hiking with a hammock? That is backpacking, trip reports, etc. It doesn't have to have its own section..just put it in Outings. That way all the paddling links,reports can be in that one area
'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read. ― Mark Twain
Who cares about showers, gourmet food, using flush toilets. Just keep on walking and being away from it all.
There are times that the only way you can do something is to do it alone.
Long distance hiking with a hammock? That is backpacking, trip reports, etc. It doesn't have to have its own section..just put it in Outings. That way all the paddling links,reports can be in that one areaneo
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Don't worry, everyone. HF's focus is and will continue to be hammocks. Hammock info is what we know best (better than anyone). And one of the reasons that it's such a valuable resource is because we haven't lost that targeted focus. I agree with HC4U (and others) that the main forums should remain true to hammocks and hammocking gear.
We already accommodate paddling (as Finn pointed out) through our Trip Reports section, as well as some talk in the Non-Hammock Gear and Donating Member's Discussion sub-forums. That's great, and should continue (I post to those myself!).
What we *can* do, though, to accommodate paddlers and without changing HF is to make a sub-forum inside the Donating Member's section. That would keep much of the paddling talk isolated in one centralized place where it is easy to access. As it grows, it would become a further incentive for people to Donate and support HF in order to talk very specifically there about hammocking/paddling.
How does that sound?
Exactly.
I think that when the lies are all told and forgot the truth will be there yet. It dont move about from place to place and it dont change from time to time. You cant corrupt it any more than you can salt salt. - Cormac McCarthy
Is there a paddling forum where the people understand lightweight camping gear? I've asked questions on one in particular and wasn't happy with the answers. I'm not interested in carrying around a 15 lb tent and a 20 lb cast iron dutch oven... partly because I like to carry about 30 lbs of beer!
I actually slept in my backup tent the other night on the river, as it can be a challenge to find a hammock site. I slept like a log, all night long in the tent. The next night I was able to hang my hammock and I woke up at midnight and never could get back to sleep. Go figure.
Try the Old Sparkey Forum There's still all the usual talk about dutch ovens, but quite a few have already been converted to hammockry.
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