here's an email that ed speer posted on the yahoo group that i thought some might find interesting.

Speer Hammocks is a proud sponser of the 2007
Kayak4Kure Mississippi
River Canoe Adventure! This is worthy outdoor
adventure specifically
designed to raise money and awareness for medical
research for
finding a cure for childhood cancer.

Follow the adventure to date with the teams' video
clips posted on
YouTube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OU6r88krh2s

A Speer Hammocks instructional video is also included!

Follow the adventures & misadventures of these two
kayakers as they
make their way down the mighty Mississippi. Currently
they're about
halfway to the Gulf. Wish them luck!

Happy Hammocking....Ed

Moderator, Hammock Camping List
Author, Hammock Camping book
Editor, Hammock Camping Newsletters
Owner, Speer Hammocks Inc