It took me a long time to finally decide to sell my Hennessy...it has so many plusses; I love the inside space and it does allow you to hang flatter than any other hammock I know. I also like the...
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It took me a long time to finally decide to sell my Hennessy...it has so many plusses; I love the inside space and it does allow you to hang flatter than any other hammock I know. I also like the...
Those flags are Tibetan Prayer flags...I have a set of them flying in my yard. The set I bring with me backpacking and camping were brought back from Leh, India, by a friend of mine. I began flying...
Many of you know the health issues I've been dealing with these last 6 months. For those that don't a quick run-down. As a result of chemo and radiation treatment I recieved in 2001 to successfully...
Pat is correct on everything about my set-up except for one thing. I do not have a separate ridge line for the bug net. Instead, I chose to tie some very thin spectra line to the bungee chords at...
Great hiking destination...good hanging destination...I personally prefer the Manistee side to the NCT side...mainly because of it's access to water...
Excellent job! It is so nice to have someone ratify my interpretation of Clark's directions! I was lucky and had many previous years dealing with tarps and hammocks. Your video will be invaluable...
I've been sleeping in hammocks since 1970...I made my first one...
Thanks for the TR and pictures...I've had the pleasure of experiencing the "water bag" effect of a horizontally hung tarp myself:p...
I used the stock set-up for years until I sold it to buy a...
I have had a full size string hammock that folds, with ropes, into the size of a softball for years. I like it because it's olive green instead of white. I always hike with it. I envoked a ton of...
I think this testing began during the 10 days I was in the hospital so I'm not sure where the original thread is but I know that if I received a hammock that had ropes break it would have failed the...
We had quite an exchange with some of us in the Clark Yahoo groups forums and Kristin Hostetter...I am copying and pasting one of her emails to us below...I explains who the testers were...I got this...
Nothing wrong with compressing a hammock although I don't bother...I like using the built in stuff sack with my Clark NA...I found all those compression sacks I used to use added more weight and...
Glad it worked for you...pound for pound and penny for penny the Moskito is a good deal...I've always had a real fondness for that attached pocket...very convenient...use a pad? and wow, it's GREEN...
Welcome back...you combine 2 things I find admirable...you use a hammock and hike in a kilt...I look forward to your TR and hope you have a picture of you in your kilt...
I always spray the bottoms of my hammock with Permithrin...
I have found that strong winds DRIVE rain through siltarps...either that or the condensation on the inside is knocked off onto me...whatever, I'm gonna get damp...there is no set-up I have found that...
I'd also check with UPS...they've held packages for me...they usually try to be helpful...
I agree that you have the right to refuse a trailname if you so wish...some people have different ideas as to what is appropriate or funny...in the end, it is up to you...
Hey BB...been having fun?
I agree with the above...also, I believe trailnames are bestowed, not chosen...don't hurry the process...it will come...
yep...Rapala fillet knife...
Man, I never thought about any of this stuff hanging my Hennessy...I had a cheap line level on the ridgeline...knew where the bubble should be for a comfortable sleep and hung the hammock....never...
Oh well, I suck at diving...one thing we all share...we love to hang! It's amazing how much more relaxed I am after one night in my hammock...much better than the most expensive bed in any hotel...I...
Is this the thread you were referring to in your PM? I caught it on the Yahoo forums...I, personally, think you are having WAY too much fun! I can just imagine what people were thinking seeing a...
From:
"kristinhostetter" posted May 5, 2008
Dear Spencer,
We've made every effort to address your concerns in a respectful,
courteous, honest, and professional way, and while we wish that...
Hey, thanks schrochem...my searches didn't bring that up...
ridgeline could be useful when your tarp is covered with tent worms and their caca:
http://inlinethumb23.webshots.com/6550/2203126510046140551S425x425Q85.jpg
How do you know it was carbon monoxide poisoning? I'm sorry, I've never heard of such a thing except winter camping with an inside stove and I began solo camping in 1966...
I am such a good girl...I am not hijacking the thread on Permatex seam sealer to respond to a question about fabrics...I thought I'd share what info I have on outdoor fabrics here...
Outdoor...
I am usually packing up when the ground is still wet from dew...so, I am a stuffer...you have to work to get the tarps in the original stuff sacks that came with both my Golite Cave 1 and Cave 2....I...
I would NEVER zip up the Weathershield completely but that's not because there would be any risk of suffocation...you don't risk suffocation in a tent, do you? Think of the Weathershield as a...
THAT should be an interesting hike at this time of year...looking forward to your trip report!
ditto hammock engineer's comments..."Really all you need is a pad/under quilt, top quilt/sleeping bag, hammock, bug netting, and tarp"
There is no one system that works for all...that's what...
I also am confused...silk is one thing, nylon another...we pay a great deal of attention to detail...I do not find much of that on your website...the chairs are interesting but not the sort of thing...
My chair of choice? The original Slinglight...it weighs 1 pound 4 oz with the headrest and I would NEVER forgo the headrest...I've fallen asleep in that chair...not for heavier folks (over 250) or...
I always keep the tarp set-up separate from the hammock set-up...and actually, if I don't have to deal with 40mph wind-driven rains which switch direction in the middle of the night, the stock XL...
I'm one of the original ridgeline hangers...the first time I hung my Clark I added a ridgeline...I remember I DID put my iPod in one of the the head pockets......
I pack my Exped pad flat against my back in my pack...I try not to have anything hanging outside my pack...
I'm still learning to deal with them (inside pockets)...not sure what I'm going to use them for...I don't carry a gun...:D and, they're kinda weirdly placed...still, I'm inventive, I'll think of...
Are you tying that knot close to the actual hammock, Neo?
Rev...before I sent them on to yogisan I tried stuffing the Clark NA into the size 4 Hennessy snakeskins...no way with or without the tarp...I may yet make something...another consideration...you...
Glad you are resting that knee...I take it you don't like mice running over your face at night which is why you are hanging rather than enjoying the shelters...:D
HA! don't worry about lightening...I used them (MSR groundhogs) to stake out the tarp lines on the Hennessy...now I use the same stakes on my Clark NA...I sold my Hennessy to yogisan, ramblinrev...
Maybe I'm doing something wrong but I have fun stuffing my top quilt, hammock, pad and gear in my pack which is a big one...GoLite Trek...I even bought the new Golite Ultra quilt because down packs...
I used to grab the hammock material...I certainly wouldn't use the ridgeline...
Hey, ramblinrev, welcome! hope your daughter is getting better...
When I had a Hennessy I'd fold the snakeskins and wrap the end lines around them to form a tight package...I also stuck the...
You know, I think that may be part of the problem...that the lines are not equal lengths originally...how did you shorten the lines, stoikurt?
Looks like a great place unless windy:p ...the nice thing about hiking before the woods leaf out is you get some awesome views...I now don't just look at predicted tempertures...I also pay a lot of...
Consider your trip a learning experience. I think most of us have, at one time or another, packed inappropriately. One of my most uncomfortable trips was one where I had clothes for temps around...
I will be interested to see how that works for you...I thought of doing that but it was after the horse had left the barn...already distorted...that was last fall and I decided to hell with it and...