Yes, I bought one at REI a couple of years ago (rip-stop silk material) and it works well for me, either as a bag liner or even as a (VERY) light sleeping bag. I even cut a hole in the bottom so I...
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Yes, I bought one at REI a couple of years ago (rip-stop silk material) and it works well for me, either as a bag liner or even as a (VERY) light sleeping bag. I even cut a hole in the bottom so I...
Now they are on clearance at the cheapo price of $9.99 thru 2/27.
After reading the original post, I bought a couple of them in December.
I just happened to see them today at my local Sports...
FWIW, I just use a sleeping bag as it appears you would use a "peapod". In other words, the hammock just goes through the sleeping bag. In cool or cold weather, a ccf pad is placed between the bottom...
OK, I can use 200 feet of green.
Thanks, you're doing a real community service here.
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Jeff and Dutch, good ideas in the quest to save weight. And, Angrysparrow, the sock idea works great too under certain weather conditions. Here are a few additional things I've done to lighten my...
Consider making your own "mosquito sock". I can pull the whole sock up and cinch it over my head. If the wind is blowing, that alone takes care of the mosquitos and no barrier is cooler in the summer...
The "hammock-as-bathtub" sounds fine and all that, but here's another low-tech idea that works for me. I made a hammock out of lightweight material that the fabric store labeled as "nylon chiffon"....
Read all the reviews you can, try out whatever you can and decide based on personal preference. You may end up owning a few hammocks and possibly making your own like so many of us have.
Whatever...
While hiking on a recent "June '08 Parade O'Fools" two-day jaunt in the Massachusetts Berkshire Mountains near CT, we encountered an hour plus of torrential downpour/lightening conditions during a...
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I dont want my tarp/hammock to touch the ground and get dirty or muddy and I feel the snakeskins help prevent that. Definetely not needed but they work for me.
FF, I thought I would...
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Originally Posted by slowhike
"I started sharing an idea a couple years ago on the hammockcamping yahoo group of making snake skins for the tarp out of netting material so that if a wet...
Good description and great detailed pics!
Looks like you did a lot of experimenting all in one overnight.
Are you able to provide weights of each of the components?
[QUOTE=Narwhalin;54747]I saw some fabric that was bright blue at wal the other day, and I am pretty sure it is Sil Poly because it had a waxy texture to it. I remember reading someone describing sil...