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Don't know if anyone shared this yet, but it posted to the Discovery website yesterday...

Hammock Sleep Effect: Sleep Now!

I took my wbbb and 3s crowsnest down to -7f at donner pass this winter (with a few supplements to my set up of course)...

if you want a relatively inexpensive hammock to get started try an ENO. i...

wow, that 2" bury idea is great! i just have a safety pin around my loop (rather than a bead/toggle/washer/etc) but it is coming off tonight in lieu of a bury!

One of my favorites lately is hiking to the top of Castle Peak near Donner Summit. You can do it as a day hike, but I do it as an overnighter and camp outside (near) the Peter Grubb hut. The hut is...

Don't get me wrong... I love the snow. I love snow camping. But I am supposed to start a ~50 mile backpacking trip in Tahoe with my Dad in three weeks. The area we will be in just got three inches...

yeah, flat side to the hammock. one side is flat because of the differential cut. snug that puppy up nice and tight and you will still have loft on the other side...

thanks for the offer, but i have one already. i was looking to get the kettle from REI this weekend and tried to jump on this one in the PIF instead :D... anywho, it's a great pot that he is...

bugger lol... he must have submitted while i was typing... grats!

I'll take the kettle if it is still up for grabs!

throw up some pics of the edge. i have been thinking about getting one but haven't seen many pics of it lately...

I have a place up on Donner Pass. Some of my favorite places to camp are up in the Tahoe region.

I'd love it if I bumped into another hammocker up there... always feels like I'm the lone hanger...

Well, with a 7' ridgeline you are only getting 84" of coverage, so no, it would be too short. Generally you want your tarp to extend ~12" past either end of your hammock (thus, a 100" hammock...

Wolf track gets the whoopies. PM me with your address stuff.

1. The item offered below is free. I will pay shipping within Cont. USA unless arrangements are made otherwise.
2. 1st to post they want it gets it. Also Send Pm to your claim to the pif poster with...

I'll take the #911 mora knife if no one else has claimed it yet...

Here is what I used to do before I got an underquilt. I laid a sheet of JRB foam in my hammock so that it would wrap around my torso. Then I put my thermarest on top of that and slept on the...

Wow, that is a very interesting idea... I'm curious to see how it turns out or if anyone else here has tried anything similar...

It's way past 12 at this point but I thought I'd throw my name in the hat too... just in case the ~10 people in front of me flake :D

I'm in the same boat as you. I opted for the 3s crowsnest and take it with me everywhere in the Sierras and have been fine. Two months ago I got her down to -7f and was toasty with the supplemental...

On my WBBB i use the webbing and buckles... for this setup i use a carabiner because i don't have to disconnect the webbing from the hammock.

on my diy hammock i use whoopies and a marlin spike...

Bienvenidos! I often forget that we have quite a hammock community growing here in Cali now... glad to have you amongst the ranks!

bingo! i was going to use prussiks first, but came across my whoopie sling in my gear box when i was looking for my paracord. the advantage of using prussiks is that you can leave them attached to...

So after hearing all the hype about triangle thingies I got to thinking… did I really need the fabric to achieve the same result? I found a great way to snug my UQ up the same way the triangles...

i realize this is a bit off topic, but kudos to your packing tape idea lol. Usually I eyeball and fold as i feed the material into the machine (unless it is something fairly nice/expensive i am...

Wow, as of this post CA is tied for third... didn't see that one coming lol

when i use my 3s Phoenix I have tried putting my footpad inside my quilt's footbox and outside. I like it inside because I am less prone to slide off of it, but I was wondering if there are specific...

ahhhh, a triple splice... i hadnt thought of that... thx rawhide

ok, i am feeling a bit retarded, but after staring at your pic for a while now i can't figure out how you made the last eye on the triangle (top of the picture) with two buries. i have made lots of...

what are the finished dimensions of the inner triangle? it looks pretty slick!

the main thing i use them for is to attach my tarp tensioners like in this clip from Hawk-Eye

http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=19944&highlight=knot+bone

works like a charm. ...

i'd snag one too... count me towards the 100+ posts if it comes down to it...

i use these too... you can buy them at REI for ~.75 each...

haha, well that is a scary thought that will rattle around in my semi-hypochondriatic head next time i am feeling cold at night :scared:

I agree with you though... waking up on those really cold...

This was my old setup before i switched to whoopies:

I used ~15 feet of webbing with a fixed loop on one end. I ran the loop thru the sewn channels of my gathered end hammock, then strung the...

is it funny or morbid that i chuckled when i read "wimping out, or being too lazy to post" and didn't see "or died in the middle of the night from the cold..."

jk... seriously... don't die. I...

In the immortal words of Homer Simpson, "DOH!"

I figured you had to mirror the lay, but I just wanted to check :D

Ok, I am kind of embarrassed, but I have finally worked up the courage to ask this retarded question I have had rattling around in my brain for a while...

When using an asym tarp, do you pitch it...

It has been a while since i was at doren but i think the trees were fairly spread out. if you want a place in norcal to go that has great trees for hanging go to china camp. admittedly it isnt the...

I usually use a nalgene bottle w/ hot water, but has anyone tried these?

http://www.rei.com/product/756479

Just thinking it would be easier to crack one of these rather than boil water in the...

well... my rule of thumb for fences is always 1/3 of the post goes in the ground. i have hung from lots of fence posts around my family's ranch and they all hold me no problem. Three feet should be...

i had the same question when i started hanging. Kelty Noah 9 works great for me. Its a little heavier than the sil or spinn tarps you can get, but for ~$50-60 its what I opted for. I still use it...

i always tie a slippery half hitch on my triglides. that being said, i dont use them much anymore, but i never had any slippage when i did. i use the heavy poly webbing from strapworks.

i agree 100%

interesting... i never thought about using them in reverse. hook the fixed eye to the toggle and run the adjustable loop through the end channels of my hammock... hmmmm......

only problem i can...

Maybe this just happens to me, but I get irritated when my whoopie gets caught in the marlin spike knot. if i lie in the hammock then decide to adjust the whoopies, i often find that the amsteel has...

I only use prussiks to attach the tarp to the ridgeline... makes it easier to adjust the tarp's center over my hammock. Otherwise, I use tautlines or mini figure 9s to attach lines to the...

I use mine all the time... Totally worth it even at full price. Pro tip - never use it on full strength... even dimming it slightly dramatically increases the battery life (I mean, like double...)

So here is my thinking...

sew a pocket onto the back side of my DIY gathered end that I made for my wife. I could then insert my evafoam pad "permanently", roll the whole thing up (including pad,...

I just ordered some new evafoam from the jacks, and I must say it really is amazing stuff. The only problem is the fact that it is so "sticky" that it is REALLY hard to get into a good position on...

making adjustments from inside would be pretty nice, but if it came down to it i would be willing to sit up to adjust the prussik in order to retain a place to hang stuff inside. again, just...