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I'm shocked to see how many of the core elements of Shug's videos have remained so constant over 12 years. The main differences: This one has cigars and lacks that old standby, "All secure in...

I like blending in. I have everything in a muted mixture, trying to break up shapes: Tarp in greenish gray, hammock in forest green, TQ and UQ in olive drab...

...EXCEPT the inside of my TQ,...

I'll take the UGQ Zeppelin 3/4.

I second Dlrom's recommendation for Wilderness Logics Tadpole. Definitely get the side pull-outs. I also got the pole option that keeps the pull-outs pulled-out. So much more room under the tarp...

I love my WL Tadpole tarp, and I was thinking of getting this camp-chair quilt, but I realized that my old Eddie Bauer down vest can serve the same purpose on my Alite Monarch chair. So as long as I...

When I bought a 20 degree quilt set (Bandit TQ and Zeppelin UQ) during the initial sale last June/July, I wondered how they would perform in the cold. I didn't know if I am a warm or cold sleeper. ...

I'm so glad I got a set of 20deg TQ & UQ when the sale started this summer. Wonderful gear.

Love my Tadpole. Light and durable with the right amount of coverage. With pull-outs and pole kit, it's very roomy. I later got the door kit, which I've used occasionally in very old weather. I...

Here's an easy way to copy the shape of the cord as it hangs in a catenary curve: Tape a large sheet of paper to the wall (a roll of wrapping paper will do) as long as the tarp. Tape the ends of...

For a swimming/jumping spot: This may be further east than you want to travel, but Emerald Pool, near the start of the Baldface Circle Trail, is a great place for a tall, cold jump and splash. ...

Thanks, CNeil. Some googling tells me that the MyTrailCo umbrella is identical to Gossamer Gear's -- both sourced from Euroschirm.

I really like the new site. Visually appealing and easy to use. I have a tiny recommendation: In the hammock-comparison tables, consider changing the "X" entries to checkmarks. In many comparison...

A couple of years ago, I took a very old (45+ years!) down sleeping bag and threaded shock cord through all four sides. (This was easy on two sides that had a roomy hem, and it was messy on the...

I bike-camped there along the coast in 1978. Beautiful countryside and wonderful people -- except one person in Split who took a sleeping bag from our parked bikes. If you happen to come across a...

U.S. Forest Service regulations say that camping in White Mtn Natl Forest is not permitted in the alpine zone (= where trees are less than 8' tall), except when camping on 2' or more of snow! So...

After almost losing straps one time, I'm quite OCD about this now. When I unhook the hammock from a strap, I immediately take that strap off the tree and hang onto it -- keeping it in my hand,...

I could not make it that weekend, but I've lurked in this thread and I'm very interested in going there sometime in the (I hope near) future. I have large, rather heavy, sailing kayak that I'd like...

My tarp in snake skins just fits in the side pocket of my old Kelty/Alpine Designs external frame pack. If it's wet, it stays isolated. And it's immediately available when necessary. (There's also...

For a "welcome mat," I use a large (Tyvek) FedEx Pak envelope, cut along the long side and opened up to yield a strong, lightweight (1 oz.), 24 x 15.5 mat. The price is right, and it's easily...

Sorry for my late follow-up! I had not looked at this post for a while, and I'm pleased to see some collaboration on this. MikeieM, that's a good idea to make a flap to cover the joint. I found...

Thanks, dakotaross, for that explanation, which makes a lot of sense.
And thanks, GillyGilligan, for pointing me to JacobAllison's spreadsheet. I had seen it long ago and will now bookmark it. ...

Could someone enlighten me about temperature ratings? I'm looking at three 3/4 underquilts from the three vendors in this thread. Each has about the same dimensions, same weight and fill-power of...

Thanks, Bmello. That's helpful for my planning!

I'm thinking of getting WL's 3/4 15 degree underquilt and a regular 15 degree top quilt. I see the dimensions of the stuff sacks provided, and it seems the volumes don't match the weights:
15.5 oz...

I'd like to try using mesh fabric like this. What's it called, and where can I find it? Thanks.

I'm interested. I have an old, rather large/heavy sailing kayak and would like to see if i would be appropriate to bring, so I'll be very interested to learn which lake this is.

Isn't early/mid...

If you do decide to go with CCF, this two-piece design works well (in "T" formation) in a hammock and (in "long" formation) on the ground:...

I made a custom pad, described in this post about a month after your post:
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php/113277-DIY-versatile-two-part-CCF-pad-covering-shoulders-and-torso
It...

This mod makes a CCF pad work for full-shoulder insulation. Without it, a CCF is not wide enough to protect shoulders.

I took a full-length CCF pad and cut a top section that's long enough to...

+1 for Dreamhammock. Their Roaming Gnome will give you the attached (zipped-on) bug net that can be easily stowed away in the peak of the hammock. If you move up to the Dangerbird, you get an...

The Hennessey snakeskins on Amazon are for hammocks. They could work for a tarp but would likely be bigger than needed. http://www.amazon.com/Hennessy-Hammock-HENNESSY-SNAKESKINS-3/dp/B001CKDH20

My DangerBird has extra zippers on both sides -- for not only the bugnet but for the overcover, too. That's a lot of zippers, and I'm really glad I have them. I hadn't even thought about the need...

That's why I asked the Smurfs to make the zipper hoods at the ends of my Dangerbird different colors: Black where the black overcover is stored, and forest green where the net is stored. (It's...

Dutch,
What's the gadget around your neck (shown at 0:16 on the video)? I can't tell if it's dutchware or some gadget from Men in Black.

Thanks, PapaSmurf. Now that I understand how the UQ hooks work on my new DangerBird, I have made a DIY UQ from an old down sleeping bag and some shock cord. One key point I noticed: I needed to...

I'd like to make a UQ from an old down sleeping bag I have, and I'd like some help figuring out a UQ suspension. My DH DB has UQ loops -- 16 inches from each end of the hammock. The various designs...

Can these speed-hooks-spliced-onto-leads be used to extend the reach of a whoopie-sling-and-tree-strap suspension? I don't have much experience but I'm thinking that with big trees my 6ft slings...

Wow. This Dangerbird arrived today. I am bowled over by the quality of Dream Hammock's design and workmanship. Thanks, Smurfs!

I am so proud to have my new Dangerbird as the model for the screenshot of this new app!

Thanks, Suede. My new Dangerbird is now in the hands of the USPS, to arrive here on Wednesday, so it's just a bit late to be asking Papa Smurf to make one more change! ;-) This DB doesn't have the...

HyperD for the inner layer looks like a good idea.

A piece of advice... Don't read the posts in the HF Dream-Hammock forum during the week your hammock is in production! ;-)

OutandBack,
A vented overcover is a rather recent option for current models: http://www.dream-hammock.com/VentedOvercover.html. I see 6 or so of them among the Recent Photos on the DH site. But...

Twelve31, I think that the net and overcover can share the same zipper half because the zipper is in a big U-shape. The net starts on one side of the U and the overcover starts on the other end of...

Now that some vented overcovers have been out in the field, do any of their owners have any feedback on them? Thanks.

I'm new to hammocks, having lurked here a while. While I see most folks here have evolved their setups over time, I'm at the point where I want to jump in and get gear that will last me for years...