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I have continuous loops on my dog bones, so my Beetle Buckles hook on just like they do on my gathered-end hammocks. I haven’t tried putting the dog bones directly on the two hooks, but wouldn’t...

For the tarp I use a continuous ridgeline with, I put it under the ridgeline. I became a believer in abrasion when I took a tarp on a bike tour on gravel, and the vibrations in my pack caused the guy...

I thought I was going to use a pad when I bought my double-layer SLD Trail Lair (Hexon 1.6) — I never have put a pad in it, and I got a single-layer (Hexon 1.2) for backpacking (since a double-layer...

I know my camp (Camp Bowers, Cape Fear Council, White Oak, NC) just had some installed — they might have been part of a Wood Badge ticket, I’m not sure. They are just four stout corner poles in...

My rigging varies between tarps — for my big one with doors (SLD Winter Haven), I have a continuous ridgeline with zing-it, a little Dutchware hook on one end, and a Dutch wasp for the other. I have...

Thanks, everyone. I don’t leave it outside all the time; I just tend to stage for weekend outings in my screen room, and have been more casual than I should be about leaving it up for a week at a...

That’s good to hear — mine is about 2 1/2 years old, but I’ve had it in heavy rotation for most of that time. The fabric doesn’t feel weakened, or show an uneven surface.

My thinking is that sun...

I *definitely* never hang higher than I’m willing to fall. I’d rather not fall, though :-).


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So I love my Ridge Runner, but I’ve tended to leave it set up too much in my screen room, and I’m starting to get faded spots. I’ve shared pictures with Warbonnet, and they confirmed that it looked...

I can’t say that I’ve ever really thought about that issue when using it, which suggests not. I don’t work outside or with my hands, though, so I’m probably pretty light on the whole rough skin...

I’ll probably make it for Friday night, I hope. Looking forward to it.


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I have a set of the balls (not Helinox’s, but some copy from Amazon), and they work pretty well. Because of the bag issue, I pack them in the little mesh bag they came in, and figure they’ll probably...

I’ve also had good luck with the maps in Gaia GPS. It’s the same basic deal as AllTrails (about which I’ve always heard good things, including from PG). I like being able to print out paper backups,...

I’ve had a number of cinch buckle suspensions, including one from Simply Light Designs that I think was similar to the Dutchware basic cinch buckle suspension (the one with the continuous loops on...

Sadly (well, not really — looking forward to it) I have Boy Scout camping this weekend — have fun!


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I’ve learned a lot from your videos — it’s sort of like knowing you, but not really, of course. Hope your recovery goes well — a few weeks of full silence sounds like torture. I hope your handwriting...

The JRB grid fleece liner makes a great summer quilt here in SE NC; I don’t know how much lighter the Alpha Direct would be. As a liner, I really like how the grid fleece just fills in the empty...

I’ve had a bead break, and was able to undo the whoopie, replace the bead with a washer (I think I’d use a bead if I had it to do again — don’t think the washer is good for the amsteel), fish it...

I also try to confirm that my trees are alive— that can be tricky this time of year.


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You won’t need quilt hooks for the Trail Winder (nothing to hook to), but they’re handy for quilts with a more typical suspension.


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I just threaded the line through the loops holding the d-rings for the tarp ridgeline, with a taut line to keep it snug. Since the ends are under the tarp, I don’t need drip lines. A prusik loop or...

When I had a Journey, I’d bought the little HG poles for the pull-outs and exterior pole mod. I stopped using them much when I figured out that you can buy relatively inexpensive “replacement”...

Not sure what my schedule looks like, but definitely interested.


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I’ve had oblivious scouts make that mistake on the Uwharrie Trail, of all things (coming out of Wood Run).


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Phantom, it’s a ball-cap from the 2023 National Scout Jamboree — took that selfie while I was staffing this summer. We’ll be cooking over charcoal in the picnic shelter of our sponsoring church. I...

I’m sorry I can’t join you — as with Yates, I have a scouting activity (Campsgiving this time). Have fun!


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I have the Catch-All sack, and use it nearly every time I use the hammock. I have hammock hooks in my screen porch, and I put together the hammock, pillow, and quilts; the sack fits it all, and I can...

I added an internal pole mod to a Journey by putting a ridgeline underneath with a loop in it roughly centered (I used an alpine butterfly, but I’ve noticed that my SLD tarp with a professionally...

That’s what I was thinking — we’ve used stakes in a line like that to hold up monkey bridges in Boy Scouts.


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What I had in mind when I was brainstorming after a stake pulled out while I was testing in my sandy back hard was to attach the strap to a boomstake, and then put one end of the dogbone around the...

I have a Tensa Solo, but I’ve not used it on a beach. I’ve mostly camped in grass with it. The orange screws have generally worked well. I have had one pull out of our sandy soil here in southeast...

I don’t know about that exact shape, but I think if you asked Jared at Simply Light Designs, he might be able to come up with something. I’ve never done a custom job with him, but I know he does...

A mesh snakeskin helps for speeding up the tarp (though I find that a bit more difficult with a continuous ridge line rather than a discontinuous coming off each end; the continuous is easier with...

It may also make a difference whether you’re using a hammock with an integrated bug net. I’ve tossed an extra Costco quilt on top of my TQ in my integrated-net hammocks, and it worked fine. I’d be...

I have two Trail Lairs, both in 11’. I started with a double-layer in 1.6 Hexon, with the winter cover, and added a single-layer in 1.7 Foliage Grey (because I wanted a single-layer for backpacking,...