been munchin pop corn, on this forum, FOR A WHILE
finally pulled the trigger & picked up a SAFARI DELUXE ZIP from a fellow m/c rider, who wanted to downsize
since he wasn't pushing the weigh limit, he felt he could be happy with a smaller hammock & said he wished he could sell the SAFARI, to have the coins to invest in another model
far be it from me to impede his quest...
since i had seen this hammock in service & had an opportunity to inspect it thoroughly, the deal was offered & later taken up
did a coupla trial set-ups at home w/ reasonably good results
picked up a set of skins & reflective tie outs for the fly & some white marine shock cord for the hammock, in hopes that it would be seen in the dark easier(some of my fellow campers have been known to get rather deep in their cups, later in the evenings)
first trip w/ it was this past weekend when i didn't even take my ground based gear along as back up(pretty confident wasn't i?)
packed my stuff on the m/c & headed for Llano, Tx & their city/county park, to meet up w/ a group of m/c campers on a monthly ride/camp-out
nice live oak trees, throughout the park & there were already a couple hammocks hanging, when i got there, along w/ a few tents
picked my trees, hung my hammock & made my camp
the night was perfect for camping w/ temps down around 60º± & a light breeze
i put my XPED pad & sleeping bag inside
hung my LOWE'S NAIL APRON, w/ the wind-up flashlight in it, & zippo-guage thermometer from the ridge line
put out a piece of truck tarp material as a thresh-hold/mat & placed the mini-table alongside the KERMIT CHAIR
CAMP WAS SET UP
after 5hrs on a m/c, a nice BBQ dinner and some feces flinging around the campfire, i packed it in for my 1st night's hang
with only a couple old man's nightly get-ups, the night went quite well, except for that *%^#@* pad slipping down, leaving me with my feet way higher than my head
oh well, i re-situated it each time i got up & then went right back to sleep
during the night, IT RAINED & THE WIND BLEW
i know all about it because my fellow campers told me so...
1st night out was a good one
when i solve the slippage issue, it will get even better
other than some minor tweaking, for style points, i can't really see any need for mods
BTW: the postings w/ pics ARE of great help to those of us in the pondering stages of the game
the links to sources, methods & tricks are much appreciated
PICTURES make the information/opinions much more valid
the PICTURES of the different camp settings were invaluable
did i mention how important the PICTURES are?
many thanks for all the work you folks have put into this forum & to Kodak for all the PICTURES
sw
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