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I think if you get on YouTube and start watching videos on hiking, camping and ultra-light back packing you can learn a tremendous amount. I have been reading for years about outdoor sports ad...

Looks really great!!:boggle:
I dig the way you tweaked and customized the design. Your example is very inspirational too.

I received the supplies I need to do a similar tarp from Quest last week...

MD is for hammockers :D
Rock !!! On!!!!!

Have a great hike!!!
I too will be in the Adirondacks this weekend car camping with family at Lake Harris Campground in Newcomb. I get out of Baltimore when it is forecasted to be 102 and head up...

Great ideas! I too was thinking of buying one of the many used bivy bags I have seen on Craigslist. Like yourself, though, I wasn't sure what to do with them.

How much does the stuff weigh? The...

If you start looking at machines for more money you end up realizing that the ones with a ton of stitch options cost more. Moreover, the really expensive ones are all about people who use them every...

Thanks Rev!
I did notice that the tape sellers made mention of how it was important to wipe the needle clean with Goof Off or the like.
I will be carful and try to keep the needle clean or the...

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Thanks for the great information. Luckily, though, I happen to be converting a down bag I picked up for $45 on Craigslist.
It has the good white, fluffy, light down, no hood and already has a...

I just ordered my first batch of supplies from Quest Outfitters http://www.questoutfitters.com/
DIY plan of thread injecting action: {I plan to practice sewing on the crappy stuff sacks that came...

I mean Gortex type material socks for my feet. The use will be for camp shoes etc. when it is raining or snowy.
Ideally something like these but probably not quite as high or good looking [Rocky...

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If you had told me 3 months ago that I would be get stoked when a sewing machine is shipped to my house, well, I would have told you that you were nuts. :eek:

Today is one small sale...

I made two sets and I love them both. One set has adjusting instead of the standard fixed loops.
How will I decide which of my creations is more worthy of my hang time? . . . not sure but I have...

This will be my first spring as a Hammock Forum member. I am stoked!
Count me in.
Rock On!!!

I am very in to the January hang idea. As you can see I live in Ellicott City so keep me posted on your ideas.
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I will be in the Adirondacks next week with my Brother and his son car camping at a "tent" site only State run campground. I will bring two 18"x4" strips of foam I cut from a floor mat used to...

Great idea. I am in.
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Cerca mi casa :-)
Yo debo pasar con mis amigos!
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This site may help you get what you need. They appear to have all kinds of goodies for the DIY in us all.
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http://www.questoutfitters.com/zippers.htm#MAKE YOUR OWN ZIPPERS

Sounds Great! I will drive up and hang with the gang.
Rock on!!!!!!!!!!

I grew up in the Albany area. I've climbed 20+ peaks in the High Peaks area and my profile pic is of me snow shoeing in Lake Placid this past winter. There are a ton of great places to hike there,...

That was supposed to be a reply to the guy moving to NY . :eek:

I grew up in the Albany area. I've climbed 20+ peaks in the High Peaks area and my profile pic is of me snow shoeing in Lake Placid this past winter. There are a ton of great places to hike there,...

Hi all. I was trying to think f a name that would sum up why I am going to pack the tent away and become a hang'r. I am a experienced hiker and have camped out many times but know I would do so more...