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Has anyone out there used this quilt? It looks like the weight and cost are competitive. It even seems a little wider than most (in the long). If I can get through the summer without a top quilt...

I really enjoyed last year's hang. As much as I'd like to make it this year, it conflicts with my family camping reservations on the beach in CA. If it was just my family I'd change our plans in a...

I'm a big guy and can't sleep in a bed on my back without serious apnea issues, so I sleep on my side/stomach (not great for the back). When I sleep in my hammock I can sleep on my back (slightly on...

One more happy customer here.

Brad Ray

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I used to tie my straps directly to my CL with a knot, but in the rain the water will leach into my hammock, so I now tie my straps to dutch-biners which are then clipped to my CL's to make a water...

I've had my eye on that stand for a while. How do you like it?

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I just got a Kammock Koala down UQ on clearance at REI (https://kammok.com/products/koala) that has dimensions of 80 x 55 at 23 oz. It's rated for 30 deg, and weighs like a 20 deg from a cottage...

Here is my Crepe recipe for those that asked for it:

Crepes
(Brad Ray's Americanized Version)

8 tablespoon of oil (can be vegetable oil, but I like 4 melted butter, 4 coconut oil)
4 eggs
3...

This is the first time I have ever attended anything that was made up of a group of people from the Internet. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I'm glad I went. Everyone was so friendly and willing...

I'm just finishing packing up now. I'll be in kind of late but I'll see whoever hits the sack early in the morning. I'll have my 2 daughters with me this trip.

Brad Ray

I'll bring an Exped mat

Looks like it takes about 2.5 hours to get there from my place. Me getting one of those burgers looks like it will depend completely on if I can get our of work early that day or not. =)

I'll...

How wide is this quilt?

I talked it over with my wife and I'm in! :laugh:

Put me down for all three nights. Work might keep me in town on Friday, but I'll try to make it Thursday night. I don't know if I'll be solo or...

That Saturday is actually my 40th birthday! This outing might give me a good excuse to convince my wife to drop ideas of a Happy 40th birthday party.

That sounds like fun. I might try and make it with the family. I won't know until we're closer to the date if it will work out. Lot's of boys working on their Eagle Scout award right now and it...

The Kelty Noah tarps do come with the guy lines/stakes as well as the Nite Ize tensioners. Not the lightest of tarps by far, but their new bag stuffs well and the 12' is big enough to put doors on...

I did a week in my hammock as well. We only had 14 scouts, but it was at Camp Raymond with another several hundred running around. Camp Raymond specifically prohibits using the trees for hammocks,...

I would love to be considered. Thanks!

There used to be plenty of trees along the Oak Creek Canyon area, but I heard a fire went through there not long ago so you might need someone that has been there recently to comment.

I've been to Fossil Springs at least a dozen times over the years. It's one of my favorite places in AZ. If you approach from the Strawberry side and go to the official Fossil Springs Trail Head it...

A local store here in AZ by ASU happen to have them in stock. I tried it out and liked the design. I'm not sure that I'd take it over a burrow or flight jacket however, it weighs 1 lb 7 oz for...

Are those plastic mitten hooks strong enough to keep a fly taught, yet bendy enough that they will release when a boy trips on your lines? I've had my scouts run right over my reflective green...

Could I recommend adding a 3/4 length quilt? One of the hardest decision I had to make when deciding on gear was if I should get a 3/4 or a full. Quilts are so expensive that I didn't want to make...

Welcome to the forum! I live in Gilbert as well. I am camping every month with my Boy Scout Troop, so I haven't made it to any of the group hangs. The other weekends are usually with family or...

Looks like that's my next hammock. You put everything together that I wanted. A bugnet that's not in the way, lightweight, suspension options, and knotty mods. I also love the length. I'm right...

Yes that is correct. Tied the same, named differently for distinguishing what it is tied to (hitch = fixed loop knot= 2 free ends)

Please someone correct me if I've got it wrong as well.

I said that I'd return with photos of my use of the tarp buddy. I haven't used it on my Noah 12' yet while hammocking, but I did use it in a little side project to keep my bikes in the shades. Here...

I finally got around to taking a picture of my hammock setup in the stand I put together. I end up using it a lot while camping here in AZ. Obviously this doesn't come with me on backpacking trips...

I had a turtle dog stand that failed on me in the AZ heat. It worked OK in the winter, but in the summer heat it slowly lowered me to the ground as it bent. I am 300 lbs, so that was the main...

Maybe use an Under Quilt Protector and spray that with Permethrin?

I'm a local to AZ. I'm lucky to have a few trees in the small HOA park next to my house that work well. I did end up making a stand for desert car camping.

I usually leave town to camp, but...

Had this been available before I made my purchase I would have done this. I probably would have ended up buying the gear I was able to try out as it would take away the unknown factor.

Mine is obvious, I prefer to use my real name on message boards as it helps remind me that I need to be who I really am and own every comment. If I had a nickname that my friends called me, I'd use...

I do wonder how much I need to worry about spiders. While packing up a table on a trip near Sedona AZ we had a Brown Recluse spider run over the hand of the scout helping clean up camp. I killed it...

Looks perfectly fine in both pictures. I use this system a few times a month. and I've never had any issues. The locking it into place is just to make sure that when you add weight it settles around...

Welcome to the forum!

The bug net is a good question. One that tucks away, or is completely removable would be ideal for me as I would more likely have it ready when needed. Right now I have one...

Is there any reason you can't just take off the whoopie sling from the hammock, and instead of using the locking end over the hammock knot, just tie the whoopie slings around it like he does in the...

When the same people that handle the sales, marketing and support are also checking the quality of the goods being delivered, you tend to have a very high quality product (as evidenced by the many...

The only thing here that seems to be different are the width and the fabric tensioner. Does anyone know if any of the cottage vendors here would made something that wide as a custom order?

The...

I'm still rocking my Night Owl, and I'm happy with it. But some day I hope to save up enough to get into a T-Bird. Congrats to you.

One question though, you mentioned you were worried about the...

I'm still using paracord for the ridgeline and nite-ize glow cord for guy outs. I go over the tarp with the ridgeline an use prussiks to attach my tarp to the ridgeline. The ridgeline is attached...

My problem isn't with other people, but myself. This last trip I left behind a nice lighter and a Leatherman Wave! =( Put it on a rock when we were changing out of our muddy clothes after caving...

I usually hang the following from my ridge-line:
-my hat for small items
-water bottle
-stuff stack to hold clothes I might need if it gets cold (scarf, balaclava, thick socks).
If I have a camp...

Might not sound like a luxury, but I bring double the normal amount of water + 1L. I love being able to suck down as much h20 as I want and not have to worry about running out. It sure is one of...

I ended up using the MSR tent pole repair kit as a toggle so I didn't have to cut my own.

I wish I would have taken a picture. My scouts know I hate going to ground. We were at a camp one time recently with no trees so I ended up using the horse tie off bar that was about 4' off the...

I'm a big guy, weighing in at 300 lbs. I first tried the turtle-dog stand and it worked well for me in the cold weather, but once I got it in the AZ heat the fence post top rail bent. I then went...

I live near Phoenix in AZ and the sun here burns through tarps too quickly. I ended up getting a tarp that is supposed to be made to withstand the sun. I ordered it from creativeshelters.com. It...

I purchased the MSR tent pole repair kit and used the aluminum that came in that kit. That way it has dual use (for someone elses tent). I use a tarp of coarse. I've heard many people use arrows...