I'm with Shug - compared to other activities I enjoy, hammock camping seems rather tame. It isn't high on the 'Things to worry about List' of my friends and family.
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I'm with Shug - compared to other activities I enjoy, hammock camping seems rather tame. It isn't high on the 'Things to worry about List' of my friends and family.
Welcome from another full-time hammock sleeper!
For the grosgrain I used old compression straps from other equipment. This can also be found in WallyWorld in the the camping section.
Since there is very little strain placed on the UQ, you will...
"a lenient spouse ..."
Did I mention the sleeping bag I converted was my wife's? That did not go well.
I started off with a cheapo rectangular bug net from WallyWorld for about $10. It had corner ties that I used to tie to my tarp CRL. I just tucked the bottom edges in around me in the hammock. Zero...
Hi from Texas! Thanks for the pictures. Please post more. I have been tracing my family roots and guess where they lead ... yep, Scotland. Never been, would love to. More pics! More pics!
Welcome from Central Texas!
I have done this mod, successfully. First suggestion: TAKE THE ZIPPER OFF!. Sorry to yell, but the zipper will damage your hammock. I used my pocket folding knife for that job. Be careful to cut only...
I have been using an ENO DN for a couple of years. I am so comfortable in it I have not tried anything else for outdoor camping. I enjoy its simplicity in setting up. I carry a separate bug net that...
I have been using an ENO DN for a dozen or so nights spread out over a year. I would say the holes you see are likely from the zipper of the sleeping bag. I use a mod sleeping bag as an UQ and made...
I tend to start on back then move side then back then other side then settle on back.
I am an ENO DN'r. It has worked so well for me I have had no desire to try anything else. It puts up with me as I try new equipment to hang under or over and still gives me a great night's sleep. I'm...
A quick search of the web turned up the following products designed to protect modesty while changing clothes in public. Not only a problem for females while camping, but also changing at the beach. ...
From a modified sleeping bag as an uq user: do what you have to to close up that open end. At 30-40 degrees you will feel every air gap!
Hi Beatle - if you are hoping your wife gets interested in this and changing is an issue (as it is with mine), then you will need to assure her privacy or she will never go. Start off by camping in...
I would hang the under hammock with shock cord. Since it carries no load it would keep whatever insulation you throw between the two hammocks snugged up against you with out compressing the...
Enjoyed your report. Ive never tried using rocks instead of stakes.
lmbo Not AT you, at the shared experience! Glad you weren't hurt too badly.
Welcome from another ENO DN'r. Glad to have you here!
Welcome to the forum!. From Texas
I hang my backpack either from a handy limb or hang it from a tree strap. Sort of like I do with a food bag.
Welcome from Central Texas! Glad to have you here. The east tx hang has been mentioned. There is also an annual fall hang in Nov that is a lot of fun.
I started out with WallyWorld tarps. Used them for about a year till I figured out what size tarp worked for me. I got tired of the blue, so I went with a green one after a couple of hangs.
I have hammocked in semi-comfort in 110+ daytime and 90+ nighttime conditions. I used a tarp but hung it several feet higher than the hammock to allow as much airflow as possible. No UQ, no TQ. Wore...
I took a free-standing hammock set-up to the recent annual hang in Texas. The site I wound up with had a nice sand bed (for tents). I used wooden stakes 24"long with 2 stakes at each pole located at...
UncleMJM -Weekend before or weekend after either way I'm in.
Shane & tbctx - Thanks for the pics!
Glad to have you join us!
The dark chocolate ears belong to Savannah. Her sister, Silver, has the silver ears with her head down on the pillow. Two of our 3 Yorkies that rule the house. They tend to sit on my chest when I'm...
Welcome from Texas! Glad to have you here.
When it comes to betting your hammock to hang just right on such a long stretch, you might consider using a setup like shown in the pictures below. Use a pole at both ends of your hammock that the...
Welcome from Texas! I started with an 8x8 tarp, moved to a 10x10, and have finally settled on a Kelty Noah's 12x12. Very happy with it.
Brown and white hammock chair: http://www.byerofmaine.com/the-brazil-hammock-chair.html
Green hammock chair: http://www.byerofmaine.com/products/amazonas/swinger-chair.html
Hammock stands: I...
I brought home a hammock chair with a stand and set it up in the living room while spouse was away. Needless to say there was a discussion when she got home. Before I gave up a few days later and...
Hi Wizard, and welcome! I started the same way ... with a cheap hammock from Walmart and a blue tarp from there as well. I moved easily to an ENO DoubleNest as finances allowed. Kept replacing the...
Welcome, Snugbug! From another Texan :)
I lay bag in hammock, get in hammock, get out of hammock, pick up bag. Repeat many times. Maybe I'll give your idea a try. Seems to be an improvement.
You fit right in!! Great to have you there!
Nice video. Thanks for putting this together.
When I carry, I slip the weapon in between my hammock and my UQ. I can always tell where it is without suffering the discomfort of placing it in the hammock with me. It is easy and quick enough to...
I'm planning on taking chemical hand warmers with me on the Texas Hang-in a cupla weekends from now. @DivaB: I plan on putting a few in my UQ to see how it works. Should be close to what you...
@jimed43 - my setup is a Kelty 12 and an ENO DN. Things you will need: tree straps, minimum of six stakes for the Kelty (1 for each corner and 2 for the short poles you use on one side to make a...
So, uh ... is your hammock ok?
#CD - the park is about a mile wide by 4 or 5 miles long with 120 +/- campsites. Inside the park is 6 miles of hiking trails that are never far from campers. There is a 13 mile trail that extends...
Just spent a pleasant night at the Birch Creek Somerville Lake State Park in Texas. Nice facilities, friendly rangers. Only request was that I use tree straps. A couple of tame deer wandered by my...
I have made my own reservation. Will arrive Fri aft and leave out Sun sometime. Just for something different I will bring my 2 stick home made hammock stand setup and not use any trees for this hang....
For the UQ project you might want to try converting a sleeping bad. I converted a rectangular bag (my wife's bag, but that is another story) to an UQ without a sewing machine. Just something to rip...
Howdy, ma'am. Glad to have you on the forum!
You could make a small whoopie sling to hold the two flaps together. Probably 1/8" cord would be sufficient.
Wife just discovered that what was her sleeping bag is now my UQ. If no one hears from me soon ... send help ... gotta go ...
I carry a small tarp to put on the ground under my hammock so I can get in and out of the hammock without dragging any of nature into the hammock with me. This pretty much requires my getting up and...