Hangin' in 70mph wind!!!

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02-11-2010, 07:30
Hangin' Burrito

Hangin' in 70mph wind!!!

Well......It was an interesting night.
I got in my hammock at around 11:00pm, and the wind here in western NC was just a howling then. The weather people said 60-70mph gusts were expected! I heard the calling!
I have my set-up hooked to a post on my deck and the other end to a big Hickory tree just off the deck. Needless to say, I was a bit nervous.:scared:

At around 1:00am I heard my tarp really flapping in the wind so I peeked my head out and saw that it had come loose from the deck. I had previously bought a 12 X 16 HD tarp, and put it over the ridgeline and brought it all the way to the deck and attached it, creating a hut.

I got out and reattached it and climbed back in just as this monster blast came. It actually caused me to flinch with my arms raising over my head!:lol:

After I came to grips to either lay there in fear or enjoy this evening in the hammock rollercoaster I was O.K. So I decided to enjoy it. I went up & down in the sway and really did have fun.

Throw caution to the wind, and decide to have some fun!:D
02-11-2010, 07:38
GrizzlyAdams

there's material here for a theme park thrill ride I'm thinking
02-11-2010, 07:38
Hawk-eye

Dang HB ... that's a wild ride! So did the wife give you "the look"? ;)
02-11-2010, 07:44
HappyCamper

Wow! Were you able to sleep at all? And if you did, how did you like Munchkinland when you woke up. That's alotta wind!
02-11-2010, 07:49
turnerminator

70 mph-Is this a new record? :)
02-11-2010, 08:19
Hangin' Burrito

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Originally Posted by Hangin' Burrito

Well......It was an interesting night.
I got in my hammock at around 11:00pm, and the wind here in western NC was just a howling then. The weather people said 60-70mph gusts were expected! I heard the calling!
I have my set-up hooked to a post on my deck and the other end to a big Hickory tree just off the deck. Needless to say, I was a bit nervous.:scared:

At around 1:00am I heard my tarp really flapping in the wind so I peeked my head out and saw that it had come loose from the deck. I had previously bought a 12 X 16 HD tarp, and put it over the ridgeline and brought it all the way to the deck and attached it, creating a hut.

I got out and reattached it and climbed back in just as this monster blast came. It actually caused me to flinch with my arms raising over my head!:lol:

After I came to grips to either lay there in fear or enjoy this evening in the hammock rollercoaster I was O.K. So I decided to enjoy it. I went up & down in the sway and really did have fun.

Throw caution to the wind, and decide to have some fun!:D

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Originally Posted by GrizzlyAdams

there's material here for a theme park thrill ride I'm thinking

Is'nt that how Walt started:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Hawk-eye

Dang HB ... that's a wild ride! So did the wife give you "the look"? ;)

No, she just said," Are you outta your mind!":lol::lol:

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Originally Posted by HappyCamper

Wow! Were you able to sleep at all? And if you did, how did you like Munchkinland when you woke up. That's alotta wind!

Not a whole lotta sleep, but what a ride! I think I did see Toto though:laugh:

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Originally Posted by turnerminator

70 mph-Is this a new record? :)

I hope so, that way someone has a goal!;)
02-11-2010, 08:25
Running Feather

Too kewl!! What people don't know is that your hammock IS tied off to a swaying Hickory tree.

Blustery Feather
02-11-2010, 08:38
SmokeHouse

WOW,,, 60-70mph,,, any trees cracking or falling? There is nothing more scary in high winds when you hear limbs and trees crashing to the ground.:scared::scared:
02-11-2010, 08:50
pedro

I think we have a new candidate for the Extreme Hammocking Hall of Fame!
02-11-2010, 09:03
Newzy

"the look"

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Originally Posted by Hawk-eye

Dang HB ... that's a wild ride! So did the wife give you "the look"? ;)

So this is not an abberant phenomenon that happens in my household when I tell the wife I'm going to sleep out in the hammock when it,s 10-20f out with the wind howling and the snow blowing sideways? I tell her I'd rather test out in the side lot and find out what works or doesn't rather than find out when I'm camping. I get the "sure honey whatever you like:rolleyes:" with the squierd sideways eyebrows and condensending look like (right after I call the little men with the white coats and comfy jacket for you) that kind of look??
02-11-2010, 09:24
Barefoot Child

A new King of something

All hail King Burrito! New lord of the extreme sway! :D
Now down on your knees dawgs! (especially You...Cannibil)
I said...down on your knees dawgs! :mad:

So sorry sire...it's seems that your most loyal subject Cannibil has put some sort of spell on them, and they won't respond to your wishes. :scared:
Shall I call for your just returned court jester....Hawk-eye :laugh::boggle:... and tell Shug to hit the road toad?
I could tell him that it just wasn't working out :rolleyes:...or maybe lie to him one more time :sneaky:...he wouldn't know the diff. anyways, and yes...he'll probably cry again. :crying

PS sure do love these smileys. :lol::lol::lol:
02-11-2010, 09:48
Hawk-eye

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Originally Posted by Newzy

So this is not an abberant phenomenon that happens in my household when I tell the wife I'm going to sleep out in the hammock when it,s 10-20f out with the wind howling and the snow blowing sideways? I tell her I'd rather test out in the side lot and find out what works or doesn't rather than find out when I'm camping. I get the "sure honey whatever you like:rolleyes:" with the squierd sideways eyebrows and condensending look like (right after I call the little men with the white coats and comfy jacket for you) that kind of look??

That'd be the look ... :rolleyes:
02-11-2010, 09:51
BillyBob58

Well, apparently you and your tarp survived, so this should ratchet up my confidence with tarps in severe wind! The wind chill would have been horrific, so I suppose you also managed to block this wind pretty well with your tarp. :scared:
02-11-2010, 11:11
lori

I've been out in 30-40 mph gusts. About when the hammock starts to wave around (and the trees are 2-3 feet in diameter!) is when I bail and head for a wide meadow far from branches....

Congrats on the safe hammock speed test - let us know when you get back from Oz. :)
02-11-2010, 11:12
Yosef

Sounds like an experience. I was camping in Linville Gorge one time on the ridge and got hit with a wind storm but I doubt it was 70mph.
02-11-2010, 12:24
Hawk-eye

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Originally Posted by Yosef

... but I doubt it was 70mph.

Bet if felt like it though! ;)
02-11-2010, 12:32
Shewie

I had to abandon a camp one night when 70ft dead pines started to fall down around us.

Not sure how windy it actually was but I had been getting bounced in my hammock for a good hour before we decided to pack up and leave. I went back to the site a couple of days later, although no trees had come down where we had pitched there were around a dozen scattered about which had come down that night.
02-11-2010, 12:46
richtorfla

You da Man! That truly makes you a Flying Burrito Brother ( A band from the 60's-70's era).
02-11-2010, 12:53
Perkolady

Out of most weather conditions I've encountered while hammocking, I feel the most uneasy in high wind conditions. Especially when it's pitch black outside and I cannot see where that tree is falling.... :scared:

It's great to do foul-weather testing before you head out to the woods. I like to set up new stuff in the worst weather possible in the backyard to get a better idea of the reality of what can happen, and what I can do about it. Unexpected things can still happen in the woods, but I feel better prepared for those times, having tested.

Hats off to you for toughing it out!! :thumbup:
02-11-2010, 13:12
Hangin' Burrito

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Originally Posted by BillyBob58

Well, apparently you and your tarp survived, so this should ratchet up my confidence with tarps in severe wind! The wind chill would have been horrific, so I suppose you also managed to block this wind pretty well with your tarp. :scared:

The tarp does most of the work, but the topcover REALLY helps to block the wind and retain alot of warmth inside too.;)

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Originally Posted by lori

I've been out in 30-40 mph gusts. About when the hammock starts to wave around (and the trees are 2-3 feet in diameter!) is when I bail and head for a wide meadow far from branches....

Congrats on the safe hammock speed test - let us know when you get back from Oz. :)

I'm back! Dorethy and crew say hello!:lol::rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Shewie

I had to abandon a camp one night when 70ft dead pines started to fall down around us.

Not sure how windy it actually was but I had been getting bounced in my hammock for a good hour before we decided to pack up and leave. I went back to the site a couple of days later, although no trees had come down where we had pitched there were around a dozen scattered about which had come down that night.

Fortunately, the only tree really that would be a threat is the hickory I'm tied to, and that one is very much alive, all the others are a pretty good distance away.

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Originally Posted by Perkolady

Out of most weather conditions I've encountered while hammocking, I feel the most uneasy in high wind conditions. Especially when it's pitch black outside and I cannot see where that tree is falling.... :scared:

It's great to do foul-weather testing before you head out to the woods. I like to set up new stuff in the worst weather possible in the backyard to get a better idea of the reality of what can happen, and what I can do about it. Unexpected things can still happen in the woods, but I feel better prepared for those times, having tested.

Hats off to you for toughing it out!! :thumbup:

Yeah, I do know that terrifying, wide-eyed feeling of not knowing where that fell, or not knowing where the NEXT one is going to come down.(Linville Gorge hang last fall!)
02-11-2010, 15:45
Hawk-eye

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Originally Posted by Hangin' Burrito

....Yeah, I do know that terrifying, wide-eyed feeling of not knowing where that fell, or not knowing where the NEXT one is going to come down.(Linville Gorge hang last fall!)

That was a loud one wasn't it! :scared:
02-11-2010, 18:35
Rockdawg69

Hmmmmmm! I've heard of a "bear burrito" before but never heard of a "horizontal pinata". Hangin' in there man!:lol:
02-11-2010, 20:07
questtrek

Did Dorthy happen to fly by too? ... :lol::scared:
02-11-2010, 23:08
Running Feather

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Originally Posted by Hawk-eye

That was a loud one wasn't it! :scared:

My shoulders were in my ears.
02-11-2010, 23:12
Hawk-eye

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Originally Posted by Running Feather

My shoulders were in my ears.

Well that link seems weird ... took me to Amazon.com :confused:
But on that subject ... it was definitely a pucker factor of 10! ;)
02-11-2010, 23:15
Running Feather

fixed

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Originally Posted by Hawk-eye

Well that link seems weird ... took me to Amazon.com :confused:
But on that subject ... it was definitely a pucker factor of 10! ;)

foxfire malfunction

definitely a 10+
02-12-2010, 06:30
Hangin' Burrito

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Originally Posted by Hawk-eye

That was a loud one wasn't it! :scared:

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Originally Posted by Running Feather

My shoulders were in my ears.

Ahhhhh...those were good times!:eek::lol::rolleyes:
02-12-2010, 06:51
Hawk-eye

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Originally Posted by Hangin' Burrito

Ahhhhh...those were good times!:eek::lol::rolleyes:

But the livermush calmed my nerves really well though! :rolleyes: :lol: :lol:
02-12-2010, 06:58
Hangin' Burrito

That was the "Peek-a-boo" juice!:eek::laugh:
02-12-2010, 08:48
Ken

When that tree crashed I figured I was the only one who heard it. Next morning it seemed that everyone did. Maybe we don't sleep as soundly out there as we think. A dose of joy-juice before bedtime might help with that!:)

Ken