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Actually, I'll probably try to be there. I've got four kids, so it's hard to plan too far ahead, but yeah, I really hope to.
Hopin' it'll stop raining by then too!
Chad A.

hey y'all, just fyi coffee mill lake is a GREAT crappie lake. pretty good largemouth and even a few flathead catfish.This lake is easily manageable with a canoe, kayak, etc.( about 650 acres)

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I've used my noah's 12 most of the winter and been super happy with it.
It's my go-to cold weather tarp
Very durable...very versatile... especially when you figure in bang-for-the-buck.

It is...

Howdy from Paris!

Other than hammock suspension, I pulled a feller's car out of the mud the other day with a couple of whoopies I had with me.
Also used it to make crappie jigs.
A 4 or 5 inch length is a good...

In this part of Texas, we get the humidity with the heat. In 70f plus I find that a bug net can warm up the sleeping enviroment a little... I imagine from wind reduction more than anything.

I...

Howdy from Paris! Welcome to the forum:)

I found one right off the bat that had good loft and down distribution. Bang for the buck, I love this little bag.

I've been really happy with my full length 'quick hang' from simply light designs. It's synthetic.... which I have No problem with. But it light, packs pretty small, and has been super easy to get...

2 mil would be right at a pound, so I'm guessing double it for 4 mil.
I've use the 9x12 2 mils many times just because of the view of the night sky, polycryo is even more transparent.... but I've...

+1 on giving a little more sag with an 11' hammock.
Obviously, this is me speaking about what's comfortable for me... so... grain of salt. But I've gotten to where I use significantly less SRL...

welcome aboard! yeah, where is rocky?

glad to have ya!

howdy, and welcome... in what part of the state is cypress located?

I've done this a couple of times. It worked fine, but made me nervous. Andi it was difficult to undo compared to just slipping a toggle out.

I take it from grizzly adams that this is probably not a knot for actual hammock suspension.

Is there any reason that this won't work with hammock suspension?

I've got some small loops of reflective cord that I can use on any number of points along a guyline that work really well. If I want to use lash-it, I'll use the loops at the tie-out end and/ or the...

Man, that's super cool. Thanks for posting this.... there's a few little things that I'm toying with at the moment, and this hitch looks like the answer. Thanks for sharing.

I don't think that sounds all that heavy if your comfortable and trust your rig. I plan on being comfortable in the woods. Period. Peace of mind is worth a lot. I'd rather have 4 lbs that I know will...

I've had really good luck with the reflectics pads. I usually put some silicone dots on the windshield pad itself.... some on both sides. That way if I can layer a piece of cheap fleece or a...

Man, I wish I could make this! ( my nine year old has a big cheerleading hootrnanny this weekend ) But, man I wish I could make this!

I've tried quite a few different tactics with the tarp guyline. I will say that the lash -it whoopies helped me kill a lot of time while I wasn't actually camping.... I enjoyed making them... getting...

Howdy, and welcome from the far east!:)

Do you have any trouble with the adhesive getting on the hammock fabric?

Not quite yet!:thumbup1:

I've gotten to use it now several times. No leaks.... even with the lawn sprinkler! Easy to set up. So far bang for the buck I'm super impressed. I tend to camp in some pretty dense areas as far as...

I think it comes down to tensile strength, breaking strength, working load etc. there are many ways to list values. I don't know of any documentation proving one way or the other..... it maybe...

I think it's a cool idea, but I'm financially incompetant ( ask my wife she sees what I spend on hammock stuff ). I think location would be tricky just in the way of hangers per capita. I spend a few...

:)I hike, because it's necessary to get to the wilderness. I absolutely avoid trails. I just shinny off into the woods....sometime half a mile, sometimes 10........ doesn't matter as long as I'm away...

I used to carry paracord for making stuff around camp, chairs, tables, etc. But I've gotten to where I keep some Heavy guage bank line for that sort of stuff. The paracord comes into play for me...

You'd think as long as I've been at this I'd have it figured out. Heck, I don't even use a tarp most of the time when the weather's dry. But with me, there's ALWAYS room for improvement! These are...

I don't know why I'm obsessing over this since I've never had any trouble with tarps ripping or anything like that....I generally just try to minimize the risk of failure.

So am I gaining anything by using both the loops and the tarp-tensioners on the noah's tarp, being that it's poly? I always use the tensioners on my silnylon tarps. I'll put the shock cord loops back...

I've used the shock cord loops before, but stopped when I started using the line tensioners, thinking they were superfluous. I do use lash-it on each end of the ridgeline, but not on the side...

I've got a crazy creek 1.4 silnylon tarp, a noah's 12 and the like.... I tend so set up a pretty tight pitch and have not really had any problems, but i wonder if maybe I'm tightening these things...

What he said!

Welcome... I'm with ya! I started walkin' crooked if I don't get enough time in the woods!

Howdy from Paris, TX.
Where is Dayton anyway, I've heard of it.
Welcome... I'm new to the forum as well. Have really enjoyed joining after lurking a while myself. Good folks here.

That makes sense to me. I'll probably rig up my kids hammocks with the biners from now on. They put a little more than the 'normal load' on a hammock from time to time ( they're between 9 and 14 and...

I tried this this weekend with a couple of heavy duty caribiners, it worked fine ( used a MSH ), but I couldn't find any advantage, for me, over aluminum toggles, or sticks.... other than maybe less...

you might want to set that rig up, lay in it, and have another person to double check for gaps between the underquilt and the hammock.
I'm skinny, and a cold sleeper but have found reflectix to be...

Thanks, fellas. All I've had so far were silnylon and hardware store polytarps. These noah's just seemed to be a good useable tarp considering bang for the buck. ( I've got four kids, so an extra...

I needed a general, all-purpose tarp so... I just got in a noah's 12.... color is not as bad as it looked on-line. Anyway. Do I need to seal this thing or not, and if so is Permatex Flowable sealant...

It makes perfect sense about not pitching it too tight..... I'm glad someone thought of it, 'cause it didn't even occur to me! I did have a couple I made that I was really impressed with, as far as...

I love the sound of coyotes when I'm in a hammock! Luckily, I don't know what coyotes in a hammock sound like, yet.

Welcome, I'm new here too! I'm pretty sure were in the right place, though.:)

Hey, Y'all
I'm relatively new to the forum ( I'm relatively new to communicating with a computer as well )
Been a camper for many years, only to find out now that it's call Bushcraft! Ray Mears...

The polycryo tarps that I made were one of the most valuable thing that I have done to learn how tarps "work"... how they stretch, angles, cat cuts, doors, etc. Would I plan on using one outside the...

full length, black and silver. Really well made. This is my first underquilt.... I've done well with pads in the past.... but, almost everybody say's something to the effect of 'once you've tried an...