Thanks for the report.
Just got back form a Little Indian Sioux entry point trip. Came out on 6-8. Water was high on LLC. We paddled through the woods and over a camp site fire grate. The cotton...
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Thanks for the report.
Just got back form a Little Indian Sioux entry point trip. Came out on 6-8. Water was high on LLC. We paddled through the woods and over a camp site fire grate. The cotton...
Thanks for taking us along on your trip by way of a trip report. Day after tomorow I start a 8 day BWAC trip.
I made a tarp out of water proof fabric but it started leaking everywhere. This is how I fixed it.
I use “kitchen and bath Silicone ultra. White lighting W21101010” available at Menards OR...
Oh you just missed it.
https://bwca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=forum.thread&threadId=1235997&forumID=12&confID=1&vt=1620465497
Northern IL wind night. We would love to of had you join us.
The knitting needles are not used as a all. I cut the back off of them and I have a piece of tubing that is tapered on the closed end. I push the bury inside the tube and push the tube through to...
I have found that small thin wall tubing makes an easy way to get a bury in place. All but the smallest knitting needles are hollow and I cut the back end off of them. For the smallest sizes I have...
Cam Cleats
There is a state park in Channahon IL with camping and a place to leave your car. I have put in the DuPage River there and paddled down to a primitive camp ground on the IL River. There is no...
I like my non symmetrical tarp.
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php/144219-New-Big-Winter-Tarp
I use the same as yours except the prusik is made out of 1.3mm nylon. 3 or 4 loop prusik holds well. Try braded fishing line.
That in very nice
Under the mane Forum page is a Outings/Hangouts, Campouts, and Trip planning heading and under that is Midwest. There are a couple of people who plan outings and post them there.
Canada my favorite place to hang.
I see you have gone to ground and I came close to that. I found that the farther north you go the smaller the trees get. On a trip that took us about mid-way...
Like others have said but I use 4 parts Coleman fuel to 1 part clear silicone calk. I used the kind that requires a petroleum product to clean up. Some use water for cleanup. I think the smell...
http://jwbasecamp.com/Articles/Silnylon1/index.html
Phantom mentioned preventing damage to tree from the tarp ridge line. Depends on the type of tree but you should be observant. I hang a lot of stuff under the tarp on the ridge line and that puts a...
Datman
Yes. I use 1/8 Amsteel as a tarp ridge line with trucker hitch to get it tight. Someone said it was over kill and they are correct. I have used paracord (too much stretch) and Zingit ( hurts...
The Voyagers Challenge is something like a marathon. My starting point was Crain Lake which is about 50 miles east of International Falls MN. The finish is 210 miles east mostly down the Canadian US...
I have been there a couple of times
https://live.staticflickr.com/4747/28002031659_46f458c428_z.jpgP1040462 by magicpaddler, on Flickr
Reedmantra
We live close I ate lunch yesterday at Chucks on Cass Ave. If you are looking for a nearby hang check out...
Welcome from Chicago Burbs. Headed for Quetico in 2 weeks. Looks like we travel similar paths.
Thanks for the report and pictures.
I do not use a CPAP but I have friends that do. I have a background in electronics and have been replacing battery systems for fish detectors and power tools. A friend was asking about what to...
My tarp project
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php/144219-New-Big-Winter-Tarp?p=1914378#post1914378
My mother use to make and sell cloth dolls that were stuffed with cat tail fluff. She had a bunch of dolls made and then found that some bug had laid eggs in the cat tails. She put the dolls in the...
I assume that is Friday at 11:30? I can be there North or south side of road?
If there is a contest to name that print design my entry is “Urban Camo”.
I know this was not what you were asking about but while making your own it is something to consider.
I find that I am only on one side of the hammock and want more room under my tarp on that side....
I like it.
I made something similar in that I could slide it along the line to where I wanted it and then lock it in place. The one at the top of the page was hard to slide but the one ½ way down...
I love wilderness canoe trips but I am a flat water paddler. Thanks for sharing. Love the picture.
It uses 11 yards of Xenon Wide.
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php/144219-New-Big-Winter-Tarp...
I use a Sea To Summit compression dry bag. It is a XL size and it is too big but works. I have a ¾ length UQ and my TQ gets packed separately. If you have a full length UQ and leave your TQ in the...
Billbillw
If you don’t need a lighter battery for a while I agree with you to wait. The price has been coming down on the new technology batteries. It is a good bet that you will be wanting a new...
Billbillw
What kind of CPAP do you have? What pressure settings do you use? Many of the manufactures list the power draw of their CPAP at different pressures. This would help determine what would...
BigE94
I assume the RC voltage alarm you use for your drown is about the same volume as the one I referenced. Would your alarm wake you up while sleeping with your CPAP? My friends CPAP is not too...
One question at a time.
So is this a 24v battery or are you up converting to 24v?
I copied the battery pack the manufacture sell and added one more cell in parallel. The CPAP runs on 24 volts but...
only with a straight pull. Not as a hammock suspension. At a 30° suspension angle the force on the suspension is 2 times the weight on the hammock.
A friend of mine needed new batteries for his CPAP and I was able to put together 4 packs for him. This post is to show others one possible solution to powering a CPAP. Each pack weighed 29.9 Oz....
I have spent 32 nights under this tarp now and can see what I would do differently now. The tarp is bigger than my superfly and should have longer spreader bars. I used the spreader bars from my...
SteelPlayer
Please post your results good or bad. List how many hours you got out of one charge and what your pressure settings were. This will help others gauge how long this system will last for...
Will you be hanging a hammock under it or is it a dining tarp? When it is raining and cold it is nice to have a closed in tarp.
I have been working on helping a friend with a CPAP replace his old batteries. He has a ResMed S9 Elite running on a ResMed converter which operates on a battery pack. The battery pack is made up of...
When you mention winter I would say you will want doors. I have gotten wet in the summer and was glad I had doors to block the wind so I could warm up. If you are going to make it your self you...
For the Rockford Wingnight
To help you find the place. If you put the address in Bing or Google maps it will get you close. The camping area is down a long gravel road. If you put the numbers in...
The invite is on BWCA and has been attended by about 30 campers. About half are in hammocks. It is at a private 60 acer park. No fee is charged but there is a jar on the table to help fray the...
I usually make to the Rockford hang. Beautiful place along the river.
http://bwca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=forum.thread&threadId=1065520&forumID=12&confID=1
Another option for a lot of battery power for the $ and pound is some of the batteries from HobbyKing.com. An example would be....
Any one use a pole to hold their Black Birds out rather than lines to ground stakes. I always find the lines in the way under the tarp.
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What makes me hang? Tent pads.
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=160839&d=1518731186
You guys have a tuff nut to crack here. You need a lot of power. I looked at the specks on one of the power units that a link was provided and came up suspicious the manufacture was stretching the...