I like it guys! This got me thinking and I actually have a piece of Tyvek for when I thought sleeping in a GoreTex bivvy bag during a thunderstorm was a good idea. I'll see if I can fit that into...
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I like it guys! This got me thinking and I actually have a piece of Tyvek for when I thought sleeping in a GoreTex bivvy bag during a thunderstorm was a good idea. I'll see if I can fit that into...
I am making the move to quilts this year and have a dandy locally-made down quilt waiting for pickup.
My usual game plan is to plan on hammocking just about any time I backpack but I throw a...
Looking for a 40° or so Down Top Quilt. Prefer a treated down but standard is good too.
Thanks!
I am working on building up another kit and I’d like to keep the hammock + tarp + suspension at around $100. So far I’m at about $50 between the Dutch Argon 1.6 and some 15’ tree straps. The...
I'd like to keep them all together due to shipping. Thanks though.
I apologize in advance for all of the pictures!
I have a lot of wool items (way too many) and maybe there are others like me here who think wool is the prefect fiber. Most of these are hardly worn...
I have also been thinking about just going with a poncho liner. I don't plan on going below 50° with whatever option I go with. Are poncho liners huge when packed up?
I currently use a 15° 800 fill Stoic sleeping bag for any cold weather hanging. I love it and the unique center-zipper is great for hammock sleeping. It is however WAY too warm for summer use so I'm...
I use Zing-It as well. A carabiner on one side and a Nite-Ize Figure-8 on the other. It's nice and adjustable and Zing-It seems to really not want to tie itself into knots.
I recently hung in weather that go down to about 50 degrees F at night. I brought a MYOG fleece underquilt and it wasn't quite enough... Since the wife has taken a liking to my Blackbird (and my...
Put the hammock inside of the sack, that is how you tell if it fits.
I think you can stay on the island indefinitely as long as you have a Backcountry Pass ($5/day/4 people). The boat runs somewhat erratically before July so you have to call ahead to see when they're...
The wife and I headed to North Manitou Island this weekend. The island is 12 miles off the coast of Michigan's pinkie and is 8x4 miles in size. I've been there before for a fall deer hunt but never...
Both hammocks are permethrin treated, so we should be good at night.
I'm quite excited. She is an amazing cook at home and had recently taken to making all of our backpacking meals before hand and...
Rain is at a 10% chance, but you never know on the islands in the Great Lakes...
The plan is to bring my tarp which is rather large and stack hammocks if the rain beats the odds...
My wife and I are headed to North Manitou Island this weekend for a hike around the perimeter. We we're going to bring the tent and pads but tonight we decided to bring the smaller packs and the tent...
...worth a guess...
I have my setup just how I want it, but I'd love to get the wife into a hammock when we hike. I'm going to put her in the Blackbird, but I need to get the gear to sleep next to her. I'm looking for...
I think I'm going to go with either a tablecloth or the Grand Trunk Ultra Light.
Now to find a decent tarp. How small can I go? I'm thinking an Equinox Egret, but will 6x8 be big enough?
Note: if the $20 hammocks are not worth going for, I'd start looking for an inexpensive combo (hammock and fly) purchased either together or separate that I could just buy for the wife right from the...
I have a pretty hammock nice setup for myself when I go hiking with my buddies. When I bring the wife, we sleep in a tent. We usually don't cover that many miles, so the load is okay, however a...
Touche :laugh:
On it's MSDS, Sawyer's ingredients lists "64742-95-6 Aromatic Petroleum Distillate, Xylene Range". It's listed as less than 1%, but the active ingredient is only 0.5%...
The 36.8% SFR Permethrin...
Consider also perhaps a similar comparison:
Oil-based paint is much more durable. This is partially because the paint was once dissolved in petroleum so rain does not touch it. The way I...
I've read on a lot of official documents that the Permethrin bonds to fabric fibers once dry, that is what it was designed to do and that is why we don't absorb it (don't ask me how it gets into the...
**A lot of this is theory based**
Been reading up on a lot of the permethrin threads here and elsewhere and noticed a trend: everyone is buying the water-based concentrates designed for lawn use...
I see, thanks for finding it. That makes sense why it says it was moved, but I can't search it... Looks like I'm being lobbied for that donation... :D
I posted a question in the general area a few days back about wearing down booties in a hammock. It appears the thread was deleted. The link said the thread was moved, but a search turns up...
The answer is on this page.
One thing you may want to consider (especially if you're bringing down) is that if you fall into water with your sleeping clothes on, you're SOL. If you soak your insulating clothes in the winter,...
I hike with a guy who loves his doublenest. He looked at my Blackbird and said it had way too many cords and gizmos on mine (although he did like the shelf).
Good luck and have fun.
I bought this jacket after reading the features, I did not notice the size at the time. It is an XXL and I wear a L. It is brand new, never worn with tags attached. I was drawn to this jacket...
I have two of the hex style fire pistons left.
Ha Ha. No, I just got into hammocks this year and this forum is a pretty cool place to peruse every now and again. I'm still around BF, just not as much as I used to be. Good to see you around...
I still have those 3 hex style left.
I use 36' of 2.2mm zing-it. I love the stuff! It's easy to make and run prusik on. I also have the same size amsteel as you and the zing-it is much more manageable and compact imo.
I asked these questions before I made my CRL but just as I was about to cut my Zing-It, I had an epiphany: My hammock (WBBB) comes with webbing... 14' of webbing per side + 8' of hammock = 36'... I...
WHAT??? That is the exact time to start getting out doors (well, late September is woodcock opener, so I guess that is the best time to start) ;)
We camped (on the ground, no fires either) on...
Also wouldn't take much for something to go wrong and pulverize you into a tomato enchilada!
I'm picking this up like-new second hand from someone who has 2. I can get a real good deal on it, but not good enough to be able to afford a second UQ anytime soon.
I am looking at picking one up (900 Fill) and want to know how low I should be able to use it to? I will be sleeping a warm sleeping bag (usually 5-10 degrees below the forecasted minimum low). The...
Not to mention how much it ups your chances of getting struck by lightning.
If you look at the bulge it appears that someone is laying in the hammock on their back. Then if you look at the hand, it is a right hand of someone laying on their stomach...
So it is either a...
Yup. I guess my point is that none of the conduction value of the synthetic bag is removed by laying on it, only the convection value. The light UQ will add some convection insulation back into the...
The rage now-a-days seems to be down sleeping bags with no insulation on the bottom, you only use your pad as bottom insulation. This got me thinking... Down doesn't insulate when compressed because...
Cool photo.
I wonder what topquilt is in there, do you think they hang their tarp before nightfall, there is no way they are fitting an underquilt under there whilst hanging that low, the foot...
We have a problem with ferrel dogs in Michigan. The incident I mentioned above happened on some family owned land up north. Currently there is a pair of Bull Mastifs running around up there. One is...
I don't know what your situation is, but a firearm always makes me more comfortable when I'm out hiking. Self defense is a personal right and responsibility. It takes a lot of time and practice (and...
Hello,
I'm making a trip to Joan tonight with the wife to make my first DIY UQ. Would there be any point to making an UQ with the Insul-Bright Insulation you can buy there? I understand there are...
Looking for a decent deal on a used UQ. I'll be using it on a WBB. I'm not to picky on features as I have never owned an UQ before. I'll be using it above freezing only with most use above 50...