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I'll be coming this year....and a +1 new hanger/hiker, maybe a +2.

I'd charge out there with you, Silver if I wasn't busy already. Uwharrie is a good time.

Hello Friends,
One of my best friends moved to Columbus year before last, so I have an opportunity for a "Jump-off point", and a friend to bike the trail with me. I'm out of Wilmington, NC., so I...

Awesome. I just bought one of those. I'll bring mine too. Maybe you can help me with trying to get this thing to quit over shooting. With a forecast of rain, I'm gonna smoke up one of my butts...

Your dad won't be the only ground dweller. My boy has decided that hanging isn't for him.

I look forward to comparing technique, and taste with fellow Q'ers. This is my favorite hang.

Ugh!!!!. I'm like Charlie Brown, and Goku rolled up in one!!!!! It's so close, and I'm working nights that weekend....yet again. Stupid work.

You might find evidence in the shelters where folks have hung from the support posts. I heard stories. I can't validate.

movie "Redwood Highway". Great movie. My advice is to practice, practice, practice, and when you've got it down...practice some more. Hang, sleep, and stare at your set up all you can. The only...

That's some Hannibal Lecter creepy, right there.

I won't be able to make it this year. I promised to help a buddy find a bicycle for our "3rd Annual June Adults Only Ride Of The New River" this...

Me too, Starfish. She's an avid hanger already. Before we went on our hike, I gave her four choices on which way to sleep. As soon as I said, "hammock". She didn't hesitate. Now, it's the only...

That's very similar to the way I started hanging in the house using the same biners...except I found studs from a door, and a window in my bedroom. I loved it so much that I started hanging full...

This was the first hang I showed up to. Just showed up, no posts, not on the spreadsheet, just walked in, and found my place in about 10 minutes. You'll love it, and welcome in advance. I also...

Bad news, and good news. The bad is that I won't be able to get there until late afternoon on Friday. The good news is that I'll be brining both Brooks, and his sister with me for hanging.

Oh sweet. I'm off that weekend, and all I have to do is take one holiday to make the entire dealy-bob. I'm in!

So I did quick Google search for us super new/super ignorant folks, and found the place. Yates Place campground? That must be where we're going.

Then I did a search on Google Images. That's a...

What? Corn pudding? Not corn bread, but corn pudding... I want that recipe, or at least to try it, and watch you make it, and steal the recipe.:mellow:

I'd like to join that ride. Cricket (my touring bike) has been getting all the attention lately (big trip in September), and I'm tired of Shredder complaining about it. In his defense, its well...

I am upsetness incarnate. I'll have to bow out of this one. I've just confirmed my time off during this weekend, but it's for my annual Father-Son fishing trip in Alabama. It's a full moon that...

Somebody is not on the right thread. I think it's you, OP. As for your dilemma, I say keep it. I've got all sorts of cord that I've spliced, taken apart, experimented with, used, needed, and just...

So this thing uses compressed air to loft a material away from the body...that's pretty much it. As the laws of thermodynamics goes, that's great. If you can keep air from moving, it's an excellent...

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I'm working. Sadness fills me today. Then anger, cuz I can't make it.

Nope. I get the perfect hang by myself all the time.




He's right. My method is just an eyeball for the hammock I lay in, and it works for me. With my Clark TX-250, I stretch that thing...

I like this answer. Here is mine...which is same thing, but different words.

First I eyeball it making sure the SRL isn't too taut. Then I check the straps with the "hand gun" calibrated gauge I...

Maybe the way you had the hammock strung? How did it go?

First time I've heard that. The Red King Of The North sounds appropriate. It's like a Game Of Thrones title. Small beginnings in a tiny village in the south, the land of North Carolina. Through...

I've had my TX-250 down to 10* last time the south froze. I was fine. In fact, I sealed it up except for the head mesh...did that to vent the condensation from my breath. It worked. Definitely...

Okay, so I'll weigh in. I started with a Monte Bell 30*, and still use it for winter. Just like others, I zip up a footbox, and leave the rest open to act like a quilt. The hood part is difficult...

Just the title of this paper is why I'm gonna read it.



:lol: I'm sure y'all had your privacy at camp. How did that do for critters, and bugs?

I don't think it will hold up very well outside, or with any kind of moisture. Dryer/bellybutton lint, cotton balls...essentially same stuff. That does bring up. Could one take a double layered...

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WOOOOHOOO!!! I love this nerd stuff!!!!!:boggle: Convection, conduction, radiation, evaporation!!!!!! Hells yeah!!!! I don't wanna jack this thread, so I'll start another for my question. Good...

If you use the buckles be sure to get the strap perfectly straight. My 180# self has shredded a strap, because my buckle was crooked.

And a bicycle. Cool bikes make everybody happy.

GJ, OP on the hammock. That looks comfy.

Started out with one, and now there are three. That's awesome. Good job multitasking.

Good plan, Silver. I did the 34 miles of the Creeper from Abingdon to Whitetop on my 34th birthday (booyah). I was a noob, so it took me 9 hrs with 70+lbs of gear. I hung between the posts of the...

I may not be able to make it, but I'm gonna make sure y'all know what North Carolina Southeastern BBQ is supposed to be like.

That river flows south to north. Bummer dude, I've seen some videos of the New River Trail with folks stealth camping it. If that's an option for you.

A good truffle-shuffle shake, then Snake skin wet, or dry goes on the bottom straps outside of my pack.

Either tires are fine. The surface is pretty good. I had big ol' 2.25" fluffies. Those were nice for the occasional stone. There is just pit toilets, and running water near them. We got all our...

My bad, I did not take any pics of the campsite. Sorry.https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/07/dc/6f/28/accurate-camp-site-map.jpg

Here is picture of the info map that is at the...

I just completed that trail weekend before last. As far as I could see, Millrace is all hammock friendly. We stayed at site 6. It was perfect. Right on the river, 50yrds from the bathrooms, and...

To the OP,
I've seen it done at a hang, but they were a couple in their early twenties (attached at the hip anyway). They had a huge hammock. Evidently they liked it that way. I've never seen...

I love y'all. I really do, but it's my first weekend with a new shift. I just can't bail on them the first weekend the shift is counting on me.

It is better for me, too. More time off, more...

It's official folks. I'm going back to shift work. The shift I'm returning to is working the weekend of this hang, so I will not be able to attend.

Amen. Too long. I refuse to let anything stop me this time. GET BACK DEMON WORK, I REBUKE YOU!!!!!!

YEAH!! BRING 'EM!!!! It's a free place to stay in the woods, and I got a pickup. It's got a six foot bed. That's room enough for six young'ins, AND gear. We'll be sure to strap'em down real good...

Now I start my packing, with my heart so full of gleeeeee,
Now I start my packing, for my trip to MMPeeeee,

And with joy I come to you,
With my cooler full of foooood,

To go see all my...

The Bacon Stubbies are on the menu. They'll be hamburger treated with onion soup mix, wrapped in bacon, and smoked for 3 hours. I'll be making one per day, and freezing this week. That's a lot of...

Those kids look especially happy to be there.:lol: