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Hey all!
New guy from West Virginia. Former Boy Scout that never lost the love of hiking, camping and backpacking. Now in my 40's I'm looking to get into all the above again! :) I never really gave "hanging" much thought till I read about Hammock camping at Kifaru forums. Really peaked my interest and then I found you guys! Posted once a while back then sat back and read and researched and read some more. I think I've narrowed down some brand choices so now I'll have questions of course!
Welcome! We're looking forward to a Dolly Sods hang this summer, but maybe we'll see you at MAHHA or Hot Springs first (April). Let us know what gear you select. The hangs are good places to try out different hammocks, too.
Welcome. :D It seems hanging in the mountain state has gotten a lot more popular lately.
Woo-whooooo! We're on a roll! We might have a Hammock Forums cabal here pretty soon. The date for the Dolly Sods trip hasn't been vote on yet, but probably late August or early Sept. MAHHA hang in Maryland will be in April. If you're ever up in the Morgantown / Fairmont area, give a yell, RockRat and I have lots of hammock gear!
Welcome from the other side of the state.
West Virginia really is getting well-represented. It's good to see. Does your username indicate that you're a firefighter? You'd be at least the third in that category.
welcome aboard! i'm a southwest PA hanger. a couple hrs from morgantown. there was some good interest in the dolly sods hang. think about it.
Born & raised in Wheeling, Wv. I now live in Central Pa and I am definately interested in a Dolly Sods excursion.
Welcome to the forums...got Hillbilly blood running through these veins...entire family is from Almost Heaven:cool:
Dolly Sods is a interesting place, rode motorcycles through there back in Oct. I plan on being up at laurel fork campground the end of April for a dualsport bike ride. It will probably be my first hammock camping excursion. :D
I plan to explore Laurel Fork this Spring or Summer, hiking from the South. There are a number of wilderness areas near Dolly Sods that are less traveled. Seneca Creek is nice, and someone posted good comments about Roaring Plains. And Otter Creek is nearby, too. Post a trip report after your ride.Quote:
Originally Posted by JTucker
WV,
Take an ultralite fishin' rig and you can have brookies every night. Eat the lil' uns and turn the bigguns back please for they are of the age to make more lil' uns!...and...the lil' uns can be woofed down bones and all just like sardines.
I got an ultralite fishing setup for Xmas and plan to do just that this year!Quote:
Originally Posted by spklbuk
Welcome ppfd! Lots of WV'ers in here. Gotta little WV blood in me as well as my daddy was born and raised in Logan.
stumo
I wanna go! Huh, huh can I huh!? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by HappyCamper
Please remember to debarb your hooks and release the bigguns and keep a few lil uns to eat...you know limit your catch, not catch your limit.
I nominate fresh caught native brookies and fresh dug ramps as the official WV hammock hanger's official spring tonic.
Welcome. Beautiful country you've got up there to hang around in!:)
I'm all for that! Those ramps will be peaking their purple tips up soon and some kid's gonna get kicked off a school bus cuz his skin will be reeking of ramps!:scared: Oops, I don't think they can do that any more. But the bus drivers in Pocahantas county used to do it back in the late 60's! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by spklbuk
I've actually got an old ultralight fishing rig, but didn't use it on the few trips where i took it along. Now maybe I'll go back and try again, especially now that I'm legal (i.e. - old enough not to need a license). Spklbuk, I'll take your advice, right down to debarbing the hooks. And, as to ramps, no persuasion needed there. I :boggle: ramps! Shug, you like ramps?
Hey ppfd!
Whoooooo Buddy.....
Shug
Thanks all!
The Dolly Sods trip may be a possibility as well.
Correct on the firefighter as well as paramedic and PICU RN part time.