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    Well that is because you get straps and HOLD ON,...

    Well that is because you get straps and HOLD ON, WAIT FOR IT, CARABINERS!!! I don't see any caribiners with the tent.
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    Poll: I use 12 most of the time. In the black hills of...

    I use 12 most of the time. In the black hills of South Dakota this plenty and haven't had an issue with length, but when I get into the eastern side of the state it I get away from the pines and...
  3. As said earlier there are some great synthic...

    As said earlier there are some great synthic options out there. I didn't do a search through all the cottage vendors but most offer a entry price point synthetic quilt. I can only attest to...
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    Is that a treking pole disassembled or a tent...

    Is that a treking pole disassembled or a tent pole. Most people use treking poles for porch mode. You can either flip over you pole and put the point through the d ring or tie the guy out line to...
  5. Super nice video. It is only, maybe 100 or 200...

    Super nice video. It is only, maybe 100 or 200 times better then i could do. I agree with the others itis nice that it is short and sweet, but definately one of the better videos i have seen...
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    Years back there was a member snrmoment. He took...

    Years back there was a member snrmoment. He took a cat cut tarp and put tie outs a little further in from the end. This allowed him to tie the tarp a little in from the end. He was able to close...
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    I could rent you one:laugh:

    I could rent you one:laugh:
  8. The only thing that I can say about color choice...

    The only thing that I can say about color choice is don't match your hammock to the inside of your underquilt. Advice I wish I would have gotten. This will not stop you from missing your hammock and...
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    I have been looking at your hammocks recently...

    I have been looking at your hammocks recently thinking I need to upgrade from my tablecloth. It looks like I need to wait a little longer to make my final decision.
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    First off I wouldn't wash a single piece of my...

    First off I wouldn't wash a single piece of my outdoor gear with regular detergent. I would try contacting pro force equipment via email and if they don't get back to you use a synthetic fabric...
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    Hammick, creek not crick, root not route, aunt...

    Hammick, creek not crick, root not route, aunt not ant
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    I am pretty jealous right now, just saying.

    I am pretty jealous right now, just saying.
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    Just some light hiking with my wife and twins. ...

    Just some light hiking with my wife and twins. Our boys just turned two and do really well in their packs, but we try to do short, 4 or 5 mile hikes just to eliminate the possibility of having to...
  14. Thread: New To Hanging

    by JToon
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    Welcome to the forum. I always tell people to...

    Welcome to the forum. I always tell people to check out shug's videos. He is a wealth of knowledge and he is quite entertaining. There are many others on here with good info and great videos, but...
  15. Hope the hang went well for everyone and everyone...

    Hope the hang went well for everyone and everyone made it home safetly. I couldnt make it because we had a birthday party for our twins 2nd birthday. I was going to try to sneak down friday...
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    After reading this I can't decide if I could...

    After reading this I can't decide if I could accomplish this or not. I would defnately have to be in the right mood to even attempt it. I guess anyone that is a "gear junkie" as my wife puts it...
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    When I got my new tarp I set up a sprinkler to do...

    When I got my new tarp I set up a sprinkler to do some gear testing. It only took the whole neighborhood to find the 500 feet of garden hose to get from my neighbors house to where my hammock was. ...
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    I am hoping to make it this year. As you know...

    I am hoping to make it this year. As you know the reason I didn't make the 3rd annual was because of our twin boys coming into the world. I am hoping that there Bday of the 26th doesn't interfere...
  19. Thread: Does this count?

    by JToon
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    Just wait till you add an underquilt and sit down...

    Just wait till you add an underquilt and sit down in your hammock but really just sit in the underquilt. Another classic hanger screw up. The one thing hammock goers have over ground dwellers is...
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    Thumbs is right it takes least path of resistance...

    Thumbs is right it takes least path of resistance even if struck by lightening, which is going to be extremely bright and loud. It will travel through the rods and down to the ground not down the...
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    Good laughs. I lay on my covered porch when I...

    Good laughs. I lay on my covered porch when I sleep outside , and everytime I hear the sprinklers start I think I am glad I am not out there.
  22. Fingers crossed, thanks

    Fingers crossed, thanks
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    Right now you have two options take the slide...

    Right now you have two options take the slide down the rabbit hole or keep walking like you never saw it. I have enjoyed the slide myself. I am fairly new to hammock camping my self and made the...
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    That was quick

    That was quick
  25. So sad I am going to miss this. If I get a...

    So sad I am going to miss this. If I get a chance I will try to come down and visit for the day, but I am pretty sure if I don't have two little guys keeping me up at night I will be on a very short...
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    Welcome to the craziness from the Black Hills of...

    Welcome to the craziness from the Black Hills of SoDak. Can't say I have spent any time in Helena but the time I have spent in Missoula, Kalispell, and Glacier Park I must say the old MT is a great...
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    Sell some plasma, well if you can find a location...

    Sell some plasma, well if you can find a location close to you, I use to get a decent amount of money when I was in college. Two months and you will have your new tarp.;)
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    If car camping a take my sleeping bag (top quilt)...

    If car camping a take my sleeping bag (top quilt) and my 30 degree under quilt. cover with the bag and let the breeze cool your back through the hammock, with your under quilt hooked up but next to...
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    In my experience with the ENO I was having a touh...

    In my experience with the ENO I was having a touh time keeping the bugnet off the ground with the ridgeline approach so I put a set of prusik knots on my tarp ridge line and cut a line down to a...
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    for the jetboil Ti, ill take it, if it falls...

    for the jetboil Ti, ill take it, if it falls through
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    I am going to try as hard as possible to not be...

    I am going to try as hard as possible to not be here for the 75th as well, thinking about renting the house out and using the money to get out of town.
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    Thanks for the info. That is actually really...

    Thanks for the info. That is actually really impressive.



    Do it while she is gone for a day, and then pretend it never happened. I am sure someone on here can give you a torturial.
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    I am in and am more then happy to cover the 2.50....

    I am in and am more then happy to cover the 2.50. I will take any color, but would be happier if it wasn't purple.
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    I really like how in the lower left hand corner...

    I really like how in the lower left hand corner of one of the pics for the hammock hanger set you have in option one has screws and sheetrock anchors. Who in there right mind would try to hang from...
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    The grand skeeter beater you mentioned earlier is...

    The grand skeeter beater you mentioned earlier is a cheap reasonable hammock, especially for your size. If found on sale they are 25 to 30 before shipping. Now look for a under quilt and tarp in...
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    2) I wish I could have bought that to have at my...

    2) I wish I could have bought that to have at my parents when I visit instead of the 1980s mattress I was conceived on.

    3) touché
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    My wife's family goes "camping" every 4th of July...

    My wife's family goes "camping" every 4th of July weekend and I usually stay outside of the house on wheels in my hammock, unless it is over 85 when I go to bed. Then I succumb to the air...
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    Props to you guys. 1) being married to a...

    Props to you guys. 1) being married to a pregnant beautiful woman right now I don't think she would go for it. 2) I do love my hammock, but feel there is no way it can even come close to my...
  39. Thread: Nice sticker

    by JToon
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    Do I really need a new quilt, not really, but I...

    Do I really need a new quilt, not really, but I would like a nice new sticker. How am I going to explain to my wife that I bought a 200-250 dollar sticker but I got this free quilt with it. Look it...
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    If it is in your parents closet for you to use at...

    If it is in your parents closet for you to use at the cost of oil and thread then yes it is the best machine you can find. All joking aside. From what I have heard you cant go wrong with a older...
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    Depending on what it is made of. I don't know if...

    Depending on what it is made of. I don't know if it is the material or poor contruction of the slap strap, but they are nylon and hav a serious stretch issue. I use polyester straps now and am a...
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    "Need" love it. I have the Dutch titanium hook...

    "Need" love it. I have the Dutch titanium hook on one end and a wasp on the other end of my ridgeline, which is made of lash it. I then have prusik knots with .5 nite ize to my tarp. I have zing...
  43. Thread: Sleeping bag?

    by JToon
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    Poll: I use a sleeping bag, not because it is the best...

    I use a sleeping bag, not because it is the best out there, but because I had it. It is a mummy bag and I do like the option of the hood for when it gets chilly. I guess if I was to look into a...
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    Super Moon at Loch Lomond

    My brother-in-law, two of my wife"s cousins and I went up to spend a couple days at Loch Lomond out side of Idaho Springs, CO. They all thought I was a crazy as none of them had seen my hammock yet...
  45. Isn't that the way it goes. My friend had one of...

    Isn't that the way it goes. My friend had one of these and I liked it as well so bought one on Friday at REI. If it is still available tomorrow I may have to pick up a second. I bet as soon as I...
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    Welcome to the forum from your neighbor state. ...

    Welcome to the forum from your neighbor state. Lots of great formation and even better people here.
  47. I have one this size, but I took 24" off of the...

    I have one this size, but I took 24" off of the width. So it ended up being about 65" wide when I got done sewing the edge on it. I like it for relaxing in the yard not so much for camping. I don't...
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    I see you have atlas straps. Are you using the...

    I see you have atlas straps. Are you using the figure 9 for a different hammock suspension? I don't understand the purpose of the figure 9 with the atlas strap.
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    I don't know if I would return it for a complete...

    I don't know if I would return it for a complete loss. Depending on the straps you got with it. If they are the ENO Atlas straps, which are about 30 dollars, this gives you the small hammock for 10...
  50. Thread: ARGON Sil Nylon

    by JToon
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    https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php...

    https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?94258-ARGON-sil-out-of-stock
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