FL>ONF>Hidden Pond>Sep. 26-29>The Summer's Last Gasp Hang

[FLRider]

I will be attending with both of my sons (8 & 11). The kids don't have school on Friday so we will be at Juniper Springs on Thursday evening. This is our first trip to Hidden Pond. The boys wanted me to ask if it was worth bringing their fishing gear. We will be hanging until Sunday.

Glad to have all of you!

Roughneck,

Last trip there, two guys were fishing and had caught a few barely big enough to eat. Where we wade to get water and swim, you can see lots of minnows and a few small fish.

SandyKayak you will be missed!!

What Grinder said. There's another "pond", as well, on the other side of the campsites; Crooked Sapling Pond. That being said, it varies from being a mud puddle to a wet prairie area more than an actual pond, in my limited experience (I don't usually venture out to that side of the oak hammock much).

You don't have to sign up to go, just go. We'll be happy to see you there.

Sept 26 - Sept 29, 2014 (Friday-Monday) The 3rd Annual Summer's Last Gasp Hang, hanger's list:

1)FLRider - Fri-Sun
2)Wafflebox -
3)Floridahanger - Sat afternoon-Sun, maybe Mon. - Pat's Island, Sat 3-4pm
4)Lilricky - Fri-Mon - Hidden Pond Short
5)Sandykayak - Fri-Mon - Hidden Pond Short
6)Timberrr -Fri-Mon - Hidden Pond Short
7)Gumbo - Fri-Mon - Hidden Pond Short
8)Grinder - Fri-? - Hidden Pond Short
9)Great White
10)Life Scout
11)C+1
12)Little Life Scout
13)equilibrium - Fri-? - Fri 6-7pm
14)Robcp1981 - Fri-Sun - Hidden Pond Short, Fri 4-5pm
15)Rob's son - Fri-Sun - Hidden Pond Short, Fri 4-5pm
16)SkunkApe - Fri-Sun
17)Roughneck1 - Thurs-Sun - Juniper Springs
18a&b)Little Roughnecks - Thurs-Sun - Juniper Springs

Wants to go:
1)Jake2c
2)YeahIdIDThat

There are a lot of new faces coming on in. How cool is that?

Looks like possible showers for this year's hang. Same as last year, will probably be wet on the hike in and beautiful at evening.

Yeah, it's beautiful up here in Gainesville right now: 70*, overcast, and breezy. The last two days have been the first time I've been able to leave the windows open at night since March or April. I think I might be able to all day today!

It's looking like a slightly larger crowd than normal, but we've got the space. I'm really looking forward to this one!

[Roughneck1]

Welcome Roughnecks 1,2 & 3! Looking forward to meeting y'all at Hidden Pond. (I'll be the one with tired feet.)

I'm easy to spot. I'm bald headed and I have a tattoo on my right forearm.

Also I will be bringing my Biolite stove and the Grill attachment if anyone wants to cook any meat. It is large enough for 3-4 hamburgers to be cooked at one time.

[Roughneck1]

Glad to have all of you!



What Grinder said. There's another "pond", as well, on the other side of the campsites; Crooked Sapling Pond. That being said, it varies from being a mud puddle to a wet prairie area more than an actual pond, in my limited experience (I don't usually venture out to that side of the oak hammock much).



Yeah, it's beautiful up here in Gainesville right now: 70*, overcast, and breezy. The last two days have been the first time I've been able to leave the windows open at night since March or April. I think I might be able to all day today!

It's looking like a slightly larger crowd than normal, but we've got the space. I'm really looking forward to this one!

They're going to be bringing their Crappie poles just in case. Both said " A bad day fishing beats a good day at school." Can't wait to meet everyone.

[lilricky]

I'm easy to spot. I'm bald headed and I have a tattoo on my right forearm.

Also I will be bringing my Biolite stove and the Grill attachment if anyone wants to cook any meat. It is large enough for 3-4 hamburgers to be cooked at one time.

Cool, we had Biolite donate one of their stoves to one of our big annual hangs' raffle one year. It will be neat to see the new grill attachment.

[WaffleBox]

Oh man I really wanna see a BioLite in action but it looks like I am sadly gonna have to bail on this one Too much came up for the weekend

[Floridahanger]

It was sure nice to have you in July. Sorry you won't make this one, now that's it's a little cooler.

There will be others.

[Floridahanger]

You don't have to sign up to go, just go. We'll be happy to see you there.

Sept 26 - Sept 29, 2014 (Friday-Monday) The 3rd Annual Summer's Last Gasp Hang, hanger's list:

1)FLRider - Fri-Sun
2)Floridahanger - Sat afternoon-Sun, maybe Mon. - Pat's Island, Sat 3-4pm
3)Lilricky - Fri-Mon - Hidden Pond Short
4)Timberrr -Fri-Mon - Hidden Pond Short
5)Gumbo - Fri-Mon - Hidden Pond Short
6)Grinder - Fri-? - Hidden Pond Short
7)Great White
8)Life Scout
9)C+1
10)Little Life Scout
11)equilibrium - Fri-? - Fri 6-7pm
12)Robcp1981 - Fri-Sun - Hidden Pond Short, Fri 4-5pm
13)Rob's son - Fri-Sun - Hidden Pond Short, Fri 4-5pm
14)SkunkApe - Fri-Sun
15)Roughneck1 - Thurs-Sun - Juniper Springs
16a&b)Little Roughnecks - Thurs-Sun - Juniper Springs

Wants to go:
1)Jake2c
2)YeahIdIDThat

Dropping out... unless.....
2)Wafflebox -
5)Sandykayak - Fri-Mon - Hidden Pond Short

Some have been added. Some have dropped out. Some are still wondering. Some have no doubt.

Just a few more days to prepare and have a go at it. First time out in a long time for a few. Personally, I can't wait.

[Timberrr]

Gumbo & I just did a test load of our new packs. Man there's a lot of stuff in there!!
With everything but two liters of water in each bladder, her pack weighs in at 21.7#, mine at 27.4#. So we're coming in at <20% of our body weight. That was our goal.

Alrighty then, I'M READYYY!!!!!

[SkunkApe]

Practically ultralight!

[FLRider]

Oh man I really wanna see a BioLite in action but it looks like I am sadly gonna have to bail on this one Too much came up for the weekend

Sorry to hear that. Hope to see you come January!

Gumbo & I just did a test load of our new packs. Man there's a lot of stuff in there!!
With everything but two liters of water in each bladder, her pack weighs in at 21.7#, mine at 27.4#. So we're coming in at <20% of our body weight. That was our goal.

Alrighty then, I'M READYYY!!!!!

Much nicer weights than my first hike through Ocala. I think, due to water and slight over-packing, that I wound up with something in the 40-lb range. You'll enjoy not having to carry heavy packs, for sure!