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Well, if the shoe fits...

Just jeff, my initial post was done in a spirit to try and make these forums a better place and more consistent with a forum and not a wiki which you seem determined to...

Here's some feedback and suggestions for this site:

How about the site moderators treat their members with a little respect for dissenting opinions. It seems to me that any view that is contrary...

Reading this thread I couldn't help but remember this from Saturday Night Live:

Grumpy Old Man.

I think some people might be missing the point here. Chat is not meant to replace the forums as a way to disseminate information, but a way to bring people together for other activities.

An IRC...

6' whoopies and 12' straps. I use all of them on a regular basis.

We have some HUGE trees out here in Western Oregon, and I don't mind the extra weight.
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So do you were it over the coat or under?

I like the idea!

I've had one of these fail also (6'2" 250 lbs) but I think it was due to abrasion on the material from hard use. I don't fault the hammock.

This material -at least mine- is prone to ripping with...

You might check cheaper than dirt for tarps too. They have nylon a 10 x 12 for around $25 shipped.

My inspiration was getting old. After a couple thousand miles off-road adventure motorcycle riding, the rocks in my back at night started to take a toll. I knew their had to be a better way. On my...

Toygun - This exact thing just recently happened to me, and I didn't receive any kind of notice at all. At the time I was also not a donating member, and in essence was locked out of my thread.
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Amen to that grok. My MIL is the best.

one career
one wife
one house

That's the way to live a life of low stress,and maximize the time in the hammock.

I'm loving this thread. Good stuff.

One of these might work, but you would need to add some suspension (or not):

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2sE9IM1QpMw/TZ2bYupZaBI/AAAAAAAAAGE/O6RyRoQss-E/s1600/bodybag.jpg

Better bring some water wings! It's deep in here:scared:

Thanks Lazy River Road,

I didn't realize that I hadn't done that yet! but it's done now. Hopefully I'll be able to locate it soon. :laugh:

Hi all -

I posted a thread and video recently on an alcohol stove I just built, and woke up this morning to find it moved and now I don't have access to it any longer.

Did I violate the TOS...

Welcome from the Willamette Valley!

Thanks, for the reply.

I checked ebay and found a few completed listings for this type of gear. At this point I think it's going to become a comfy underquilt for me with a rich past!:laugh:

Mr. Clean - Thanks for the great find!:D

I just ordered a 90x132 in Sage. I'm thinking about sewing a channel in the ends and try a regular whoopie type suspension in it.

This will be great...

So I found an older Trailwise Berkeley down bag at the local St. Vinnie's for $10. The bag still has excellent loft and is about 4" thick with down. My plan was to use this as a donor bag to make a...

Welcome from Oregon, USA!

Hey all-

I ran across this site looking for webbing today for some DIY tree straps. They sell pre-sewn straps at what I thought were pretty reasonable prices for all of us "non-thread injector"...

"My brother's a genius, he installed our car stereo..." -Strange Brew 1983

You'd better throw in a GT ultralight for the C.O. too. You don't want anyone to be jealous on the boat.;)

Well, I can't speak much for the Michigan woods, but here's my 2c on camo.

Woodland camo like many camouflages is meant to break up the outline of whatever it is placed on. However, most...

I've been looking at one of these:

http://www.cryeprecision.com/images/items/Fullsize/BLC02000G1R-C.jpg

Crye GunClip. It would hook on a RL as well as onto my pack or belt. That hinge point...

After 1700 hours, it's ready alert time at my station. When it is raining and I can't get outside, I set up between a couple of the back-line reserve apparatus and try to get a hang in each shift.
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I think you're on to something there Knotty. I don't sail, but I do love knots and rigging. When I got my fist hammock, the very first thing I did was try to develop my own system of how to hang it....

Just tell them it's against your religion to sleep on the ground, and they will be violating your Constitutional rights if you can't hang your hammock. :rolleyes:

Seriously though - very well...

I think the little CC I take classes at from time to time purposefully spaced the trees so they would be of no use for hammockers!:thumbdown:

But the uprights on the practice football field work...

I've got a couple ideas on this.

1. We enjoy the time we spend at rest when camped because we're comfortable. That lets the mind think about things other than the pain in our backs/shoulders.
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It means packing a bit more gear, you might consider using a equalizing
anchor.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_(climbing)#Equalization

I saw this on lolpics the other day. Funny stuff!

I was thinking about that too mrmike. I was wondering about placing the zipper a little lower than the edge, or perhaps making a grosgrain topper that the zipper could nestle in... but then again,...

http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/files/1/7/9/4/9/hammock_with_zippers1.png

Something like this...

I've been thinking about running some full length zippers down both sides of a hammock and attaching an full length underquilt. That way you could zip it off in the warm seasons.

The zipper system...

This might sound crazy, but what about using 2 carpet tack strips hinged between two 2x4s? You could make it virtually as long as your fabric was wide. If you had someone pulling fabric for you it...

Hey Arson -

Hello from a fellow "foundation saver":D -

Is there a big difference between the SBP and the regular old Skeeter Beater? I just picked up a Skeeter Beater off Ebay for $31. It's yet...

Hello, and welcome!

I too hail from ADV. Some friends and I take an annual trip around Oregon/Washington/Idaho/Montana and I took a cheap-o hammock last year. I had a hard time even getting a turn...

We've used 5/8 kevlar Atwood rope for our "tag" lines on our downed firefighter RIT kits for a few years now. Very good stuff.

I don't know anything about the smaller stuff though.

Haha, My wife went up there yesterday (it's a 2 hour drive for us from the sticks...) and I had her pick up four of them for me. At $3.99 how can you go wrong. I figure I will experiment a bit with...

http://www.hypersensory.com/files/DSC08671.jpg

This is an IKEA stove that is made from a stainless silverware caddy. It might do the job also. ...

I ride DS motorcycles, and after a 300+ mile day on dirt and fire roads, a night on the ground just was not comfortable. Being on a bike allows for a little more weight than one would pack on a...

If you think about it, where did all the innovations we enjoy in this sport come from? It was all DIY people who thought they could do it better themselves!

There are some great commercial and...

I have a vinyl plotter/cutter that I make lettering and signs with. I buy vinyl in 24" x 10 yard rolls for the cutter.

This stuff is great for patching almost anything and weighs almost nothing...

I've got some downtime between calls at the station so I was trying out some different suspension setups between the fire apparatus in the engine bays. It's nice having a few kits full of high angle...

Oregon - Signed in.

I just watched this vid today. Even if it's not breathable there are still a bunch of applications I can think of.

Tillamook - I get paid to do the crazy things I do... You're doing it for free! The thanks goes to you brother, without guys like you most communities wouldn't have fire or rescue services.

Swing...

Thanks all for the worm welcome!

Gary_R, I'll have to check into it, sounds like a great time, thanks for the invite.

I'm just laying here in my bunk at the fire station in Lebanon, OR having a little midnight snack of some Tillamook extra sharp aged white cheese!

Welcome!