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Howdy from Pinehurst, TX!

I use the Frontline summer and not-summer-yet here in Tejas, and the breathability has been great, but I havent tried it as a bivvy yet...so wet ground hasn't been an...

Wish I could join you, I'd love to scout it out and get a feel for the area...but I'm in Orange,TX that weekend shooting people with paintballs.

Howdy from the piney forest!

I have lived under USGI ponchos literally for months, and through some serious rainstorms. It all depends on your comfort zone.

How wet can you and your gear be...and still be comfortable...

Deep Woods Off bugspray, Avon "skin so soft", and bullfrog bug/sunblock spray work well here in SE Texas/ Louisiana... but West Nile Virus is now something to worry about, so a hammock bugnet is on...

Great pics! I just got my own DDFL, but I'm on the fence about the tarps...what size is that in your pics, Leeward419? My old army ponchos were good enough back in the day, but if I ever plan to...

Everything in moderation.

Moonshine, starry night, hammock...and hydration.
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Yeah......

I'm thinking everybody better pack in their H2O & food, and I'll leave it in the trunk for possible body removal...er, recovery.

I'm thinking this is going to be one of those kind of...

I'll see if I can lash it to my dog, luna. The grinch and his sleigh come to mind.

Cool beans! I don't think I'll be able to get the wife and daughters out for this trip, but I'm always looking for an excuse to get out in the woods. Ive got a wagon to load stuff on if we get in...

Awesome, count me in!

Thanks for the warm welcome folks! I seriously had no idea that there was this much info out there on the interwebs regarding hammocks...it was just something I did to avoid snakes, alligators and...

I'm right on the Texas/Louisiana border, figured there are enough "howdy" threads!

I go my first taste for hammocks when stationed at FT. Polk, LA when in the Army (1/2 ACR)...because trust me,...