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    Well hello from the MA/CT state line! I lurked...

    Well hello from the MA/CT state line! I lurked for a long time before I first posted...and just returned from a three year 'leave.'

    I spent a rainy night with a bunch of 4-H kids in my tent the...
  2. Thread: Hello...again

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    Thank you NarlocB. I was going to use a "Spot" so...

    Thank you NarlocB. I was going to use a "Spot" so she could keep track of me. She traveled quite a bit over the years, and although she camped when I was kid, she wasn't a 'backpacker' ...so she was...
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    Thank you TrailSlug, you are so right. The woods...

    Thank you TrailSlug, you are so right. The woods have always been where I go to 'regroup'. Good to be back! I cannot believe how much I've missed while being away! It's rather exciting to see what's...
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    Thank you brianb. I agree. My mom loved the...

    Thank you brianb. I agree. My mom loved the outdoors as much as I, so getting back to the woods I love so much may bring a bit of emotion...but I believe a lot of healing will come to my heart and...
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    Thank you Mtn hanger. Sent from my SM-T530NU...

    Thank you Mtn hanger.

    Sent from my SM-T530NU using Tapatalk
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    Hello...again

    I've been MIA for three years - so I wanted to say hello again, especially to the NEHHA members. I've missed you folks!

    My mom was diagnosed with cancer three years ago the first week of October....
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    Nice! :cool: My husband's 'boys' [Lab...

    Nice! :cool:



    My husband's 'boys' [Lab mixes] would chew up my stuff...otherwise, it would all be hanging in the great room here! :lol:
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    I did the same with my Expedition Asym. :cool:

    I did the same with my Expedition Asym. :cool:
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    Great additions! Loved that hanging bear! ...

    Great additions! Loved that hanging bear!

    Anyone else still 'drying' out their gear? Thanks to the continual rain I am having to hang stuff in my cellar a few pieces at a time to be sure nothing...
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    Good...keep them scratching their heads!...

    Good...keep them scratching their heads! :thumbup:

    It was thanks. Been clean a couple years now. He lost his dad and two of his dad's brothers to p-cancer. So his doctor didn't mess around and...
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    Re: Official Spring NEHHA Hang Trip Report

    Great photos! Thanks for posting them! :cool:
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    Hello and welcome!

    Hello and welcome!
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    Re: Tully Trail, Massachusetts June 8-9, 2013

    Nice! My buddy Gypsy and I did the Tully a few years back. We had a great time even though we ended up hiking through torrential rains later the first day. :cool:
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    ^^^ What Nighthauk said! ^^^ Welcome C-Zero!...

    ^^^ What Nighthauk said! ^^^

    Welcome C-Zero! Another MA hanger here.
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    Umm...yes, yes it did! Those kids just loooove a...

    Umm...yes, yes it did! Those kids just loooove a challenge! :D
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    Thanks to Nighthauk, lilprincess, and your family...

    Thanks to Nighthauk, lilprincess, and your family for all your hard work to bring this past weekend together!

    It was an absolutely wonderful weekend! That torrential rain didn't dampen anyone's...
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    It was a great hang! Thanks all! I cannot wait...

    It was a great hang! Thanks all! I cannot wait for the next hang!
    (Now let's hope my son does not pick that weekend for his wedding...*Grin*)
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    We'll "keep the light on"...or maybe not with all...

    We'll "keep the light on"...or maybe not with all the rain. :scared: But you'll be missed too if you cannot make it.



    Ugh...that happens. Hope you have a good weekend though!
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    Oh darn. Sorry to hear that you won't be with us...

    Oh darn. Sorry to hear that you won't be with us this weekend!
    Lots of scrambled eggs maybe? :laugh:

    My husband had prostate cancer a few years back.Yep, some of those procedures are darn cool....
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    Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of...

    Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night...oh snap! Wait! That's the old postal carrier motto! :blush:

    I'll just bring an extra blue tarp...won't be pretty, but will help keep me dry! ...
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    :lol: Will do! I just do not like to get out of...

    :lol: Will do! I just do not like to get out of my hammock at night unless I absolutely must. So anything that makes it easier for me to reach out through my bug netting is what I'm working towards!...
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    Yes, I tend to use one of my trekking poles to...

    Yes, I tend to use one of my trekking poles to lift one side for 'air' on warmer nights. Being in New England it is not uncommon to have rain, wind, or heavy dew form at higher elevations sometime...
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    Nice! :) Thank you for putting the vid together...

    Nice! :) Thank you for putting the vid together for us.
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    As long as it is not raining I set up my hammock...

    As long as it is not raining I set up my hammock first and then position my ridgeline to rest on my tree huggers. It can be done while raining if you go back and re-set the lines over the huggers...
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    Same here! Will do! :thumbup: *Any chance to...

    Same here! Will do! :thumbup:
    *Any chance to convert folks into a 'hanger' is a good chance...:shades:
  26. I love hiking the Greylock area. Sorry I missed...

    I love hiking the Greylock area. Sorry I missed out! Great vids. Thanks!
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    Helloooo! I've missed you all! I'm IN! IN! IN! I...

    Helloooo! I've missed you all! I'm IN! IN! IN! I am hoping my hiking/hanging buddy can join this year too!

    My cousin's sons are very interested in hammock camping. Would it be okay to have them...
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    You did a great job! I can't wait to see more. ...

    You did a great job! I can't wait to see more.

    It was nice to meet you too. Ditto! :thumbup:

    Confidential to Dave:
    Pssstttt! I think the harpist was in the trees above us. ;)
    I mean,...
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    And now you know why so many of us never 'go...

    And now you know why so many of us never 'go back' to tenting! ;)
    Lovely pictures, glad to hear your first time out was so awesome. :)
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    He is soooo not kidding!!! I thought I had...

    He is soooo not kidding!!! I thought I had everything you could imagine in the back of my Equinox...Sky has me beat, by a looooong mile! :laugh:
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    That is so cool! Thank you! (I've been out in my...

    That is so cool! Thank you! (I've been out in my gardens past two weeks so been MIA a bit from the forum.)
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    Great pictures! I was hiking while you guys were...

    Great pictures! I was hiking while you guys were fishing...no shots of the hook removal. :(
    I did take some pictures along the trail(s) though. I need to resize a few of them before I post.
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    Agreed! Not a 'newbie hanger'...but first time...

    Agreed! Not a 'newbie hanger'...but first time meeting folks from the forum. It was awesome! You all rock and I came back with soooo many ideas!

    It was wonderful to meet you folks too.

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    I have not only the original ridgeline pocket...

    I have not only the original ridgeline pocket from Hennessy, I had 2QZQ add another ridgeline pocket when they modified my Exped.

    So in no particular order:
    Inhaler
    Watch with alarm set so I...
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    Thanks! :shades:

    Thanks! :shades:
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    Still have room for two more? My hiking/hanging...

    Still have room for two more? My hiking/hanging buddy just found out that she has that weekend off too! We'd love to join you folks and meet other hangers! :)
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    LOL! Amazing how the older we get the 'harder'...

    LOL! Amazing how the older we get the 'harder' that ground is! ;)

    Exactly! :thumbup:
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    Ditto. :cool:

    Ditto. :cool:
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    I didn't choose my hammock over a tent for weight...

    I didn't choose my hammock over a tent for weight issues...it was for comfort. My last camping trip with a tent years back was in the Attitash, NH area with my kids and our 4-H group. I was so darn...
  40. Agreed (original post) and Agreed! From...

    Agreed (original post) and Agreed! From time-to-time I still shop at EMS or REI. I am hard to fit for tech wear and I do not like to sew my own clothes!

    But these days I much prefer to put my...
  41. I would definitely face plant at my *cough*...

    I would definitely face plant at my *cough* age...
    My grandies thought the bottom entry on my hammock was cool...I don't plan to let them see that...I can just see the antics at our next family...
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    Hehehee...I do. I even read at night from my...

    Hehehee...I do. I even read at night from my nooktablet (although I cannot post from the nook) and read on my smart phone...
    "Hi! My name is Hawkwind and I'm a hammock-a-holic!" :laugh:

    *This is...
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    Excellent. I have never heard of anyone having...

    Excellent. I have never heard of anyone having trouble parking overnight there. Good to hear the same from a 'local' hiker. ;) Thank you.
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    We noticed that on one of our days hike to the...

    We noticed that on one of our days hike to the area. Put it on our 'to do' list for hang/hikes. :)

    How is the parking down off West Mt. Rd? Safe enough? The maps say it is a designated overnight...
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    We've hiked in from all the 'compass points'....

    We've hiked in from all the 'compass points'. Last time we mostly hiked and hung on the north-western side. This year we plan to spend most of our time on the eastern side in the Peck's Brook area....
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    It is. Very addicting. Me too. I find myself...

    It is.

    Very addicting. Me too. I find myself 'mulling' over my hammock and gear quite often.

    Next project is to turn my military poncho liner into an under-quilt. I normally only 3 season...
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    He is awesome to work with. I inadvertently...

    He is awesome to work with. I inadvertently neglected to tell him how I hang my tarp in my order instructions. Stu contacted me within a very short time of receiving my order to sort that out and my...
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    Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

    I don't post a lot...but I read a ton and have been a member for a few year now.

    Because of this forum I have been able to modify my hammock to meet my 'getting-older-hiker' needs. And making...
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    Monson My best bud and I leave the...

    Monson

    My best bud and I leave the men/families (Now grown, makes it easier to do!) behind each year on our birthdays for a hike/hang.

    We'll be hanging/hiking/celebrating her birthday weekend...
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    Whoohoo! Thanks Stu!

    Order arrived today! Thank you for such swift service! It is such a pleasure doing business with you!

    Converting my Hennesy tonight and bringing it with me for a day hike on Saturday. :thumbup1:...
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