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Unfortunately it says it is allowed only in "developed recreation sites". I don't believe the Sipsey "Wilderness" has any of those.

It looks like we'll have to postpone this weekend's trip.

jbiddle, I and another friend went to Sipsey two weeks ago. We also saw plenty of campfires Sunday when we were hiking out. I have a friend who's brother volunteers for maintenance in Sipsey and he...

No worries, that's not a stupid question at all. I really feel stupid when I should know something, but I didn't ask about it when I had a good opportunity.
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Sounds good, I'll make an overcover then. Thanks a lot for your input.

I would suggest making your pot stand so that it is evenly 1cm inside the pot around the entire circumference.

I also would suggest doing a burn-in once or twice while not standing near it. Most...

I have 4 yards of uncoated ripstop nylon and I was curious which would go farther to keeping me warm in my hammock.

I have a homemade UQ. Would a breathable nylon weather shield go farther towards...

I will try tightening my top tension, thanks for the input.

I switched to nylon because polyester webbing stretched too much. I got some straps from Arrowhead and one stretched and broke (not at...

I'm making some tree straps out of nylon webbing. I keep running into this big mess under the strap when I pull it off of the machine.

The top side looks perfect, but again when I pull off the...

Wow, okay. I guess I won't seal it after all.

Thanks for the input folks.

So then you're saying that it IS a good idea to wind/water proof a winter UQ.

It doesn't need to breathe at all?

I do like the silnylon idea.

I am attempting to convert a cheap, light ~40 degree sleeping bag into a winter underquilt, to use in concert with my 0 degree mummy sleeping bag. Would it be a good idea to seal the outside somehow,...

I'm sorry I thought it said August 27th. I have band practice on Monday nights presently. Maybe another night next time?

On hardware cloth, I looked at my local Lowe's and couldn't find it. Do you...

I just now saw this thread, looks like I'm too late for the grub.

Is there a Birmingham group that does frequent hangs?

Edit: While I'm here, is does anyone know of a place to get hardware...

Here's the review for the Guide Gear tarp if anyone was waiting...

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Hehe, um... actually I got my mom to help. We started on opposite ends, by the time I had one side of the sticky-nylon that I used sewn into place, she was finished with the nylon and the loop, so I...

Tom, what would you suggest using to seal that stitching?

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I added tie-outs at the ridge line since it doesn't have them if you want to hang your tarp as a square instead of diamond-shaped.

http://camptalk.net/putfile/GG-tarp/add-ridge-tie-out.jpg
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The only "mod" I did was adding tie-outs at the ridge...

http://camptalk.net/putfile/GG-tarp/add-ridge-tie-out.jpg

... since it doesn't have them if you want to hang your tarp as a square...

I'm about a month late, I know, but here's some info on making a whoopie sling ridgeline if you were interested.

http://camptalk.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=22&p=118#p118

I tried a paracord...

It was the sound effect from Street Fighter 2 when after losing a match a player has 10 seconds to hit a button to try again. After those 10 seconds pass that sound is heard while the player is shown...

I made a video of my hammock setup, which uses whoopie slings and a ridgeline. I'm posting it here because someone might find it interesting or informative.
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Thanks a lot for the nice words. I know the video is rough, but hopefully I'll get more polished as time goes by.

Ep 2 will be making a simple windscreen to fit a certain size pot.

As of a couple of weeks ago I had not found a semi-comprehensive <edit> VIDEO </edit> tutorial on making a whooplie sling from amsteel. So I made one ...

http://camptalk.net/?p=29

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It's about 12 miles north of Bham just off of 65.

I camped out Friday. It is in the past now.

It's unnecessary now but I said I would post a pic or two so here they are:

http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/files/5/3/1/9/img_1853_thumb.jpg
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Well, I survived. Shocking, I know. I was surprised to find that it wasn't scary at all. I made a small sized fire during the light, but after dark I found that letting it die down to just glowing...

Well you guys have settled my nerves, so thanks.

...except for AhNuts who has convinced me that I might get mugged.

I have been camping at this place for about eight years, just never alone. I've been scared breathless once a couple of years ago when at about 3am something pressed its nose up against the side of...

I am doing my first solo (short-) hike and campout tonight. I carry a pistol and a knife. Am I just paranoid or is there a valid reason that I'm nervous about any sorts of predators?

I know there...

I'm actually doing my first solo hike/campout tonight and I use a similar setup:

- rope around tree (as a tree strap)
- biner on the strap
- whoopie sling to biner (and tarp guy lines to biner)...

Does anyone know where to purchase Amsteel, preferably 1/8", in Birmingham, AL? I have a campout Saturday and need to get about 30ft of it.

Interestingly enough, I had already found arrowhead... and had bookmarked it to buy a few things there, including the 7/64" amsteel, before posting this thread.

I am interested in moving from my descending rings and garda hitch suspension to a whoopie sling, I just have a couple of questions.

Note: I have read Slowbro's whoopie sling post and watched...

This past Saturday night I went hiking/hammocking on the Locust Fork river, just north of Birmingham, AL. During the night the temp dipped to about 26F. I was fine all night with my sleeping pad...

Whoa, that's what I call service!

Thanks for the help, I'll check them out.

Hi. Long-time reader, first-time poster.

Two friends and I just got addicted to backpacking/hammock-camping. We all use Hammock Bliss's "No-See-Um-No-More" hammock and had no complaints after a 3...