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Yeah, you are going to be busy exploring all there is to offer around Nashville. One site I can recommend is Cloudhiking.com, though it hasn't been updated in a while the guy that runs it is local...

I found this in the dollar area up front for $3. Looks like a perfect ridge line light to me. It uses 2 AA's, not the lithium button cells.
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Congrats Derek Hansen (i'm blanking on your forum name at the moment) for getting featured on Lifehacker (http://lifehacker.com/this-calculator-shows-you-the-right-way-to-hang-a-hammo-1776142842)
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I purchased two packs of the figure 9 tent line kit (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001R1CQQW) a few years ago to use with my guy lines and they are great. plastic but lite and do the job. I just wrap...

I own that app and a few others that make that claim. It's a lie. 300% maybe. There are ways to get that kind of accuracy using gps, but not with the radio in a phone, so that app relies on the...

Amen to that. Let me also say that within the last year the choices of lightweight woven fabrics for tarps has seen some significant gains. Not long ago the lightest weight woven fabric was 1.1oz...

Cool! Evidently the guy at hummingbirdhammocks is as well. check out his OpenSource page, maybe there are some ideas there:http://www.hummingbirdhammocks.com/opensource

maybe you can make one of...

In order for the bury to constrict around the amsteel there needs to be tension on both sides of the bury, like a chinese finger trap requires you to pull from both sides to constrict. The whoopie...

I haven't purchased the ones on Amazon, but yes, there are varying grades of Titanium. I have several of the Lawson Equipment ones that Dutch now makes and sells, and they are top notch. from...

Personally, I am through with Massdrop. I had a really poor experience with the last drop I did with them. Anyone else do the drop for the big sky dream sleeper that ended around Thanksgiving?

Ditto. I've always figured I was doing something wrong.

Ah, the mystery deepens!

Whatever the reason, time travel or an evil robot clone, enjoy the forum! Lot's to learn here and good people to learn it from.


And, be excellent to each other.

Weird, I could swear you introduced yourself last week as I wanted to post some lame Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure reference.

WAIT! Maybe you JUST joined and then decided to use a phone booth...

That's my Alma Mater right there! Ain't never been prouder!

Ok, so there are several utterly hilarious Urban Dictionary definitions for "Hammocking" which I can't link to in order to be family...

Hey, fellow hangers!

Printgeek here, originally from Central Coast California, now living in Nashville and looking for a reason to move my family back.

I'm an Eagle Scout, Scoutmaster and...

Anyone here using or familiar with the Pfaff Expression 2034? Mine is skipping stitches all of a sudden and I was hoping someone here may have had to troubleshoot these before.

That sounds interesting. the thing about it is it's useless on it's own since it only works as a reflector and will not work unless there's a layer of insulation or clothing between your skin and the...

I've got one. I'm 5' 10", 200lbs so its a little on the small side for me and with my TQ I can't imagine trying to shimmy into my hammock in it. It's certainly not loud like an emergency blanket, the...

I used step bit (like this)on mine and it gave really clean holes, I pre-drilled with a 1/8" or a 3/32" dremel bit first.

I like options, too. I found that the quilt buyers guide on Loco Libre's site gives a great comparison of the pro's and con's

http://www.locolibregear.com/quilt-buyers-guide.html

Flying into Nashville and heading east, I assume via I-40, you'd hit:

Cedars of Lebanon SP (http://tnstateparks.com/parks/about/cedars-of-lebanon)
Edgar Evins SP...

Right, but I don't get why anyone would want a down pillow, anyway. Obviously the great thing about down is it's compressible... but that's not exactly a good thing in a pillow. What am I missing?

Congrats! I'll have to order me some when you get it in. Been needing to upgrade my silnylon 8x10 tarp

No Problem!

Get ready for a little cloudhiking life hack. If you go to http://www.cloudhiking.com/assets/images/maps/ you can see all of his really well done trail maps. If you look for any that...

Take a look at http://www.cloudhiking.com/trails/index.php he keeps his maps updated pretty well and trail reports to make places easier to find.

I don't have mine with me, but I'm inclined to say yes. It's constructed much like the Lawson bear line and I know that doesn't tangle on me.

Sure it is! That's what Anti-Gravity Gears Muletape suspension is: http://www.antigravitygear.com/shop/shelters-accessories/antigravitygear-muletape-suspension-straps/

Yeah, I was looking at that Mosquito Net. Anyone have experience with it? I'm sort of surprised that it weighs that much, Dutch lists his Fronkey style net at 6.5oz, where this one is 10.2. I guess...

Someone please tell this guy all he's doing wrong!

http://gearjunkie.com/hammock-or-tent-camping

OK, so brought on by 1) Dutch selling Argon 90 for $6 today, and 2) My wife scoring a bunch of old Altra DIY down coat kits at the Goodwill yesterday, I've decided to go ahead and make some Down kit...

I have a Klymit mattress and two from BA, both of the companies have incredible customer service and I haven't had any problems getting replacements when the valves fail.

+1 for the muletape. I scoffed at using such a rudimentary system before, instead using whoopies and then dutch speedhooks with kevlar straps, but after reading the pro's and con's on Derek Hansen's...

No, I think it's a cool idea, but the more i thought about it the more i realized how dangerous this could be. I think you could easily drown in something like this if it has a slick bottom in it and...

Check this out:

http://gearjunkie.com/hydro-hot-tub-hammock

Great idea, i'll have to come up with a DIY Ultralight version using several alcohol stoves and a dual layer sil-poly hammock with a...

The amazing thing here is the fact that it is 5 feet by 93 FEET, I mean, can't go wrong there!!!

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It may be a little heavy, but if you can find a couple of redwoods to hang it across you...

Haha. I'm my geekness is showing. User Groups are pretty common among the geek crowd, a Middle Tennessee Hammock User Group was what I was thinking. If there's not already a Tennessee hammock user...

Richard is your guy. Heck, I'd like to tag along and pick his brain too.

We need a MTHUG.

Got a sticky keyboard? haha

I bought mine off of ebay, actually. Lots of different sizes and grades on there, some new and some used, but all had good descriptions.

You only mention two factors to your hang, take a look at this calculator and see if it helps.

http://theultimatehang.com/hammock-hang-calculator/

Bah! I totally want this but I don't have enough posts!

Sounds like a personal problem!

This thread is fun, lets keep it going. haha

Welcome to the forum, Shad. I lived in Santa Maria for several years, in fact I worked at Arrow Camera on Main St. before they moved, back before digital.

Whoopies aren't for everyone, I used them...

Haha, can't say that I had time to relax much when I was at CalPoly, but that's pretty awesome. Welcome to the forum, there's a ton of great info on here. You'll find that ENO's are like the gateway...

Funny you should ask. I was just contemplating buying a Gossamer Gear thinlight pad (http://gossamergear.com/sleeping/thinlight-insulation-pads.html) to add to my kit. I've heard good things about...

I'm the scoutmaster for troop 438 in Mt. Juliet, TN. Scout Camp last year was quite a sight...scouts hanging everywhere! When I was a scout 25 years ago the scoutmasters son had a military surplus...

I made a HUG to spec and didn't like it much. It looks like the DSM addresses the main issue I had with it, in that it is closed under the hammock, but it is still not nearly as versatile as a...

I'd like to see a DL so I can use it with a pad... though I believe you could say my gravity is also slightly enhanced.

ill take it

PM me the circumference of the pot just below the lip in millimeters, the height of the pot in mm and the height of your stove in mm and I'll make it custom. If you want to make room for some handles...

It really doesn't bother me either, but I was searching around Nashville less than a month ago looking for an aluminum closer to pie-pan grade/thickness and came up empty.

On a side note, I...