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I wish I had brought the hammocks. All three group camps were below the tree line. I could've hung at all three, although the Deer Lake group camp would've been tight. It was a great trip with...

Called the Wilderness Information Center. They could not verify that all three group camps could accommodate hammocks. Both my son and I would prefer hammocks, but don't want to sleep on the ground...

We will be in a group and required to stay in the group camps.

1st night - 7 mile camp
2nd night - sol duc camp
3rd night - deer lake camp

I was given a number to call and find out if there...

Went to get the lightweight blue poly tarp from REI and they were out. I found a Quarter Dome T3 Plus Footprint that was on sale for under $25. It is just the right size on the diagonal for my...

I'll be doing the high divide loop with a group very soon. My son and I were planning on using our hammocks and not bringing a tent.

Can the group camps handle two hammocks? Or would it be...

I am planning on doing a few of these for my kids and myself. I plan on having them run over the ridge line. I picked up 6 yards a 108" wide tulle. That should give me enough to go over the...

When I cut the nylon or polyester that I use for kayak skins, I use a wood burning knife to cut it. I have a piece of thin wood with a shallow groove cut in it. I put the wood under the fabric and...

I've got an old REI Icelandic Special Down Sleeping bag. I think it dates back to about the early 70's. I got it as a damaged 2nd back then because of oil spots. It has since given me MANY years...

We will have to see about that. I am supposed to do a snow trip soon and I don't have an UQ for either my son or myself yet. I also only have one winter tarp, my kelty Noah 12. Plus I am not sure...

Yes, I did de-burr them I was also keeping them with my tent stakes just to be sure, but a thorough de-burring and cord to attach it to the whoopie is a great idea.

There aren't too many straight...

Thanks. Looks like I will be making more, and most of them will have some sort of curve.

I had some damaged tent poles (a friend's kids tackled my tent), so I decided to make some toggles. They are 3" long and weigh in at about 1/3 oz. for the pair.
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Went to buy 7/64 AmSteel from West Marine, but didn't have any in that size with the rest of their rope. I waited for 10 minutes to ask if they had any coming in of if they could get it for me, but...

I love this for a nice budget starter tarp.

My wife just got me a WL Tad Pole for Christmas, but my 9 year-old son needs a tarp for his hammock. I am thinking of going this route or doing...

Looks like I will probably be trying whoopie slings for my ENO DN, and cinch buckles (rings) and straps for my son's GT UL. Not sure yet what I will do with my daughters Byer TL. For the kids, I...

I was initially going to go with webbing, but will probably do whoopies instead, for the reasons you mentioned, plus I am trying to lighten my pack, and the whoopies are pretty cool.

I need to research a little more on the Whoopie Slings. I may end up going that route. How hard are they to make? Is there an issue if your trees are too close together?

As far as cinch buckles,...

I just picked up an ENO DN for myself, and already got got a Grand Trunk Ultralight, and a Byer Traveller Lite for my kids. None of them have a suspension at the moment, so I am looking to hang...

I had one of these before I got back into hammocks, I used it on my re-intro hammock trip to cover two hammocks connected to three trees.

My bag is a big agnes, that has a sleeve for the pad. I would attach more sleeves for additional pads. I may go with an underquilt eventually, but right now I want to minimize costs, and use...

Don't know if I can make it to any of the "winter hangs". I plan on shopping around some, and reading up more to find out what to look for in a hammock. I've already started looking at your...

Mine is fairly self explanatory, I've made over a dozen home-built kayaks.

Here are a few of them
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I used to hammock camp when I was in scouts as a kid. I am MUCH older now and have been taking my kids backpacking for a few years. On our last trip this fall I tried a friends ENO Double. It was...