I'm going to keep the Cat's Meow.
Everything is sold.
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I'm going to keep the Cat's Meow.
Everything is sold.
I guess it's all relative. I'm a cold sleeper plus it must have got down close to freezing. The forecast was a low of 40F but part of my camp towel was stiff in the morning.
There's a slightly...
It was in the middle. The pad I was using is 25". Someone mentioned that the ridge rest might not work as well as others because it is designed to trap air. I think this is correct. It's really a...
Sold the hammock. Still got the Cat's Meow.
The tarp is sold.
The cold was almost entirely from underneath. The full length. To cure the problem with pads I would have to have another 25X77 pad. Then you'd really be getting into some serious weight, I think....
Sipsey was where I went last weekend.
It's not the cold that made me quit. I know I can fix that. It just wasn't as much fun to me as day hiking. I think the weight of the pack (19 lbs total) and the fact that I had to conserve energy...
You're right. I tried it for real saturday night. It got down to the upper 30's. I was really cold. It was a lonnngggg night! It felt like I was sleeping on a block of ice.
I'll pay for the shipping.
I'm a car camper, and day hiker. I decided to try the real camping thing but it doesn't work for me. All 3 items are almost brand new, only used once.
Bear Mountain Bridge Hammock - $120
JRB...
I saw Survivorman do that. He hung the bottle from a string right in the fire. Looked like the bottle was deforming but it didn't break open.
Now I'm wondering what's the best way to heat up a Nalgene bottle. :)
Can I sit it next to the campfire? Will that melt the bottle? Or do I need to boil water in a pot and pour it in?
That's a genius idea!
Dang, I was thinking about a couple of rocks, not a bed of red hot coals!:laugh:
I like the idea of bringing a rock inside your sleeping bag though. That seems like a really good idea.
I was wondering if you could help stay warm by placing rocks heated in your campfire under your hammock. Anyone ever tried this?
I just received my hammock friday night. I quickly set it up and got in it for a test. My first thought was "this thing is squeezing me to death how can anyone think this is comfortable??? ... wait a...
I wonder if you're less likely to get sweaty on a ridgerest compared to a smooth pad.
What type of sleeping bag did you use?
The reason I'm asking is I'm a car camper and I don't have a lightweight sleeping bag. I'm trying to decide whether to buy a sleeping bag or UQ. Also if the hammock doesn't work for me I want to try...
Would a sleeping bag/pad combo be warmer than a UQ/Top blanket for a given weight? It seems like a sleeping bag would be more efficient since it is a tighter fit. Probably not as comfortable but...
I just ordered the BMBH. I have a large thermarest ridgerest (25"X77"). I'm wondering how the thermarest in the sleeve combined with a sleeping bag will work. Anyone tried this combination?
I'm not very good at explaining this. Let me try again.
Take a 6' x 10' rectangular piece of material. Attach a strap to each corner. Hang it loose, exactly like a normal hammock. Lay in it...
Take a 6' x 10' rectangular piece of material. Attach a strap to each corner. That's the hammock I'm talking about.
Yes, that's the idea. It would hang just like a normal hammock. You would still lay diagonally. It's just that's the ends would be easier to open up. I have no idea if this would actually work, I was...
You could still use only 2 trees. Just wrap each strap the opposite direction around one tree. A 2 foot tree would have a 2 foot spread. Even if the tree was thin it seems like there would be less...
No, the bridge hammock only has 2 attachment straps. I'm talking about 4 separate straps. In a normal hammock two corners are gathered together and attached to one strap, like a speer hammock. I'm...
Has anyone ever tried making a hammock that has 4 supporting straps on all four corners. I was thinking it might give you more room at the head and foot ends since the fabric wouldn't gather together...