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They are beautiful :-)

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On Friday me and a buddy decided to hammock Saturday night and paddle our canoes on Sunday morning.

I duly arrived at the hammock spot Saturday just as it was getting dark the skies had...

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Thanks for that, I should be hanging this weekend and look forward to a warm night sleep.

Mark

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Difficult question.... what sort of minimum temperature would you be happy to use it in?


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Down? which one did you go for?

Hiya



Thanks for those, I have gone for DD :-)

Hiya


Thanks for that but I have decided to buy new

Mark

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I was optimistically hoping for a barely used bargain :shades:

Failing tha I will ne off to DD where the price seems good.

ATB

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Wanted a snugpack UQ


ATB
Mark

There is no plan yet, location is the stumbling block. I think Tim had a possible site. Failing that we need to find somewhere suitable.

Mark

Hiya

Welcome to the forum, there seem to a few of us Essex hangers here, Danbury (nr Chelmsford) myself. I'm new to hammocks and still looking for locations.

Mark

I starting to wonder that myself, it is a down bag.

There is a double layer on the base of the hammock for a sleeping mat and I am thinking of adding some velcro the the bag and the hammock to...

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I have a mummy shaped sleeping bag which I want to convert to an underquilt. I would like to make a protective cover for it which will also have channels for elasticated cord.

I...

Assuming I can get to the meet, I could pick you up from the station.

Hiya


QUOTE=trekkingnut;288499]the wonders of google earth and a bit of googling to go with it! looks like a nice set of woods round there![/QUOTE]
Google earth and maps are wonderful :-)

We...

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Ah, thought so. My daughter went there with the guides about 10 years ago. Otherwise I would never have know it was there.

We might have something going on at Hoe mill at the end of the...

Hmmm...

I live near Danbury common on the Danbury Bicknacre border, there are a few places that may get my guess... ie opposite a wood famed for it's bluebells, Riffhams perhaps?

Actually there...

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I think England especially my part is difficult Scotland is a lot easier with the open access to water. Wales is OK, I have wild camped a lot in the Welsh hills.

Hiya

I'm an Essex hammocker.... not easy to find hanging spots tho

Mark

That's useful thanks, I will give it a try.

Hiya



The tenter had a tent, hammock and his wife.... he preferred the tent and wife option this trip :-)

The Tarp is a DD XL 3x4.5 or 10ft x 14ft ish

Canoes are great for loads, until a...

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At one stage we had four hammocks up :-)

There was some bouncing when people turned over in their sleep, one turned over and another one or two gently bounced and swayed :-)

The...

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I have just got back from a canoe/hammocking trip.

We base camped at a lock by a canal, I had picked up a DD hammock and tarp the lunch time on the day that we left. I have never used...

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The big tarp it is then :-)


Best wishes
Mark

Ah, I should have said that I will be canoeing or bushcrafting. I will not be walking far with it.

All the best
Mark

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I have a DD hammock, and I now plan to buy a tarp to cover it.

I wondered what size tarps you preferred, I am thinking of a 3x3 metre (10ftx10ft) or a 3x4 meter (10ftx13ft), which would you...