First, I'd like it say thank you to all the people that have offered advice and help to get me started. This is an amazing group.
I got interested in hammocks because I feel like I've spent many many hours looking for a flat spot to sleep... in very vertical places like the Middle Fork of the Salmon, and the Scapegoat Wilderness. Usually after dark, in dog hair lodgepole, exhausted after chasing elk all day. I have three mules, two great kids and a wonderful wife.
I am usually hiking or packing while hunting or scouting places to hunt, trap, or fish. I spent many years guiding in Alaska and developed a profound fear of goose down and moisture. Now that I don't spend much time in Alaska I am learning a lot more about goose down and lightweight gear, this site has really helped. I've been refining my gear by sleeping in my hammocks in our hay barn, and my four year old daughter often joins me. I found the Ridgerunner is really great for her because it is so simple and warm. I sleep next to her in a WBBB or XLC. It's been fun, and I look forward to lots more... I feel like hammocks are just a super tool to enjoy the outdoors and I look forward to lots more hanging!
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