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Hi! I'm Doug. Relatively new to hammocking, but wishing I had discovered it long ago! I'm the proud owner of a WBBB, and various and sundry UQs and TQs and tarps. I do most of my backpacking in Va, WV and PA. I like long days and, thanks to my hammock, very restful nights!
gargoyle
03-13-2010, 20:53
welcome Doug. Out of the shadows and off the ground.
Hawk-eye
03-13-2010, 20:54
Well a big NC welcome to the right place for lolly gagging between two trees!
babelfish5
03-13-2010, 21:38
A Big HOWDY from Texas.
Welcome to the forums. We like Hammock people here. :boggle:
slowhike
03-14-2010, 06:51
Yeah, as I think about all those nights on the ground, using 2 & 3 pads & still waking up stiff, I wish I had discovered hammocks sooner than I did:)
Welcome to HF Doug.
HappyCamper
03-14-2010, 08:28
Welcome Doug! You're in the perfect location to come to the MAHHA hang (http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=14178&highlight=mahha)next month. You're so close you could come for the weekend, a day, or even a few hours. You'll meet a ton of hangers and learn sooooo much DIY stuff will make your hammock spin! Great time. Think about it!
Peter_pan
03-14-2010, 08:44
Welcome to the Forum and the hanging gang... Like HC says don't miss the Spring MAHHA next month.
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DuctTape
03-14-2010, 08:59
Welcome to the forum. I have relatives in Bowie. My father grew up in Silver Springs (went to HS with Ben Stein and Goldie Hawn).
Perkolady
03-14-2010, 09:01
Hi Doug and welcome to HF! :)
VegaMike
03-15-2010, 03:39
Hi Doug! Bowie High School 1978, grew up in the M section, later Forest Drive off 301S. Come to MAHHA, we can carpool, I'm in Silver Spring (http://www.silverspringsingular.com/) (only one spring, now plugged up in the urban mecca but memorialized as Acorn Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acorn_Park)).
Welcome to the forum. I have relatives in Bowie. My father grew up in Silver Springs (went to HS with Ben Stein and Goldie Hawn).DuctTape, I live three blocks from your dad's former Montgomery Blair High School. In 1998, MBHS (http://www.mbhs.edu/) moved two miles away to Four Corners, just outside the Beltway (yes, that Beltway, the one to which the pundits refer! -- I'm "Inside the Beltway" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_the_Beltway):rolleyes:). In 1999, the old Blair interior opened as an elementary and middle school, where my sons attended and are attending. Most of the school exterior, including the historical elevation, roof, and cupola are preserved. The new Blair pays homage to the original by incorporating a cupola.
Links:
Old Blair Auditorium Project (http://www.oldblairauditorium.org/) in the renovation, the beautiful auditorium that Stevie Wonder once played was abandoned into disrepair
1998 MBHS history, photo SHW Group, Inc. Architects + Engineers (http://www.designshare.com/HighSchoolLibrary/HSBlair/Blair2_Prog.htm)
Local Silver Spring Blogs (http://silverspringism.com/about)
Acorn Park (http://silverspringhistory.homestead.com/acorn.html)
Silver Spring, Maryland Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Spring,_Maryland)
Thanks for the invite! I'm relatively new to hammocking and I'm sure I there's a LOT I could learn on proper setup and such. I'll put it on my calendar!
Welcome Doug! You're in the perfect location to come to the MAHHA hang (http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=14178&highlight=mahha)next month. You're so close you could come for the weekend, a day, or even a few hours. You'll meet a ton of hangers and learn sooooo much DIY stuff will make your hammock spin! Great time. Think about it!