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Nice report Bearpaw. I have to get back maybe next week and start another section. I have to pick up at Porters Gap and head to Cheaha. Great pics, I enjoyed it.

You can also use paypal to do it. It sure is more convenient. Maybe angrysparrow will comment on how to do it. I cant remember what the email addy was.

Well Hooch, you got it...lol.... Not! If that was what it was, I might have to just keep it. ;)

Anybody on the forum hiked at Oak Mountain State park recently and lost something along the way that is hammock related? If you can tell me what it is I would glad return it to you.

Hey and they are a little pricey. From their website;

The new Wave hammock-parasol by Royal Botania is a suspended cocoon in which to curl up with a good book this summer. The Wave is made of...

It won't be long and Cannibal will have one of these. If he can just figure out how to put it in his pack. :lol:

MSR groundhog stakes are an excellent choice. Cannibal put me on to them, they are great. Also the generic version of them from going gear who is also a member here.
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Im a maybe at this point. Will know for sure later this coming week.

I like playing around with these things as well. I have several designs I have toyed around with. All of them run off 1.5 ounces of HEET that you can buy at WalMart. I have a couple I will send out...

Is the slit in the center for it to fight condensation, or just to peek out of? Nice job btw, I like it.

Now that thing is awesome!

You are gonna love it XedgeX. Welcome to the forum and the Blackbird gang.

Tom Hennessy bought a Blackbird? That is so funny. He probably just wanted a real comfortable hammock to lay in...lol. Just kidding Hennessy faithful.
I bet he has that thing torn a part lying on...

Any new gear being unveiled? Stories from there? All of us who didn't get to make it want to know. Come on Cannibal, find a computer somewhere.

optimator, I am 5' 11" and 195 lbs. I have a double 1.7 and a double 1.1. while they are both very comfortable, like Cannibal said, I get a slightly flatter lay in the 1.7. So if weight is not an...

RedHat, it was awesome reading your trail journal. What an adventure. Sorry to hear about your friends son and I appreciate your son's sacrifice to our country as well.

90 bucks and I pay shipping to you in the continental US.

I could find nothing in Alabama State Parks regulations about anything relating to hammocks unless it was an ugly hammock...lol...see rule below..

(4) It shall be unlawful to erect or occupy any...

Great pics. Where did you guys go to hang? I went to DeSoto State Park Friday night and came back today (Sunday). The MacCat did a great job with the rain that came and went about a dozen times. Of...

I use a set of kitchen scales. It weighs between one ounce and sixteen ounces. Then for heavier stuff I use a set of fishing scales.
As for rain wear, this time of year down south I just pack a...

I am selling a North Face Terra 60 backpack. Size Large. I used it only once for a weekend trip 2 weeks ago. Will sell for $100.00 and will provide shipping to the continental United States. The...

Cuffs, I could not get your link to open. Is this the same set up?
http://www.eaglesnestoutfittersinc.com/onelink-sleep-system-doublenest.html

If it is, it comes with the double hammock, a rain...

Now that I have had my Blackbird for a few weeks I like so many have deemed it my favorite piece of gear. But I think I have gone over the edge. Is there a Blackbirds Anonymous group out there? I...

I wonder if it would work with the Warbonnet Traveler? I have been thinking about getting one for the back yard with a hammock stand similar to that.

Here is a couple. The first is my boys setting up. The second is a frontal view of the falls, and the third is my set up.

Reese is a bird dog and hiking dog (as of this weekend). I never ran into any quail while we were out (which is what he is trained on) or he was running too much to care if we did. When we got to...

TinaLouise, yes I am already planning to do another section. It sure is addicting. As for the weather, both nights were around 60 degrees. We had brought our 3/16 Landau foam padding, but never took...

My vet is my breeder. She encouraged me to do it. She said " His breed is a working dog and he needs a job to do and this will be great for him." He only had 1.5 lbs of food on the way in, and the...

I took my dog with me hiking this weekend. I made him carry his own pack with his food. He did great as it was both of our first times to backpack. He is an 11 month old Brittany Spaniel named Reese....

I finally got to put the Blackbird to the real test. I went on my first real hike and used my BB. I started at the Southern Terminus of the Pinhoti trail. It was me and my 2 teenage boys and our dog....

I did the exact same thing for the exact same reason east stingray. I have nothing else to compare it to as the Blackbird was my first and only hammock, besides the other two I ordered for my kids. I...

This guy wrote an excellent review about the BB. He may be a member here. Check it out.

http://www.bicyclesmile.com/reviews/blackbird/

I got my order several days ago. I like them. I actually cut the little loop of cord off my ground hogs to thread my mason line though, so it was fine by me that it was missing.

I sleep on my side all the time. I have the Warbonnet Blackbird and it is very very comfortable to sleep on your side, at least for me. I curl up in the fetal position just like I do in my bed at...

Should have gotten a Blackbird. What? All you Blackbird owners were thinking it. Just kidding SarahGirl. Any hammock has to beat sleeping on the ground. Good luck with tweaking it out.

I like that MrPrez.

Does this make it worth something now?

http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/files/2/7/3/7/100_2229_original.jpg

Let me see if I can figure out how to attach a picture. This is my MacCat Deluxe in black.

http://www.hammockforums.net/gallery/files/2/7/3/7/100_2229_original.jpg

I actually was considering for my boys one of the Etowah Outfitters *standard* tarps to begin backpacking with. I found a 10 x 10 at www.bigrockoutfitters.com for $41.75. It was made out of 1.9...

I was thinking about doing the same thing kayaknut. The hammock is so easy to set up with them, why not the tarp too? Interested to see what the experienced crew thinks about this idea.

Cannibal you crack me up.

Thanks for the info guys. I went ahead and ordered one for using this Spring and Summer here in Alabama. When it starts to cool off again I will get a jacket and pants.

If anyone would know, it would be Brian. ;)

I just got mine last week. It is also a black deluxe. I set up the night before in the backyard with wind and rain blowing at 30 to 40 mph. I stayed dry as could be. Thanks Brian for a quality...

Ok, I just ordered 10 stakes to "field test" ;) . I saved about 8 bucks and my gas to my local outfitter. Thanks, Going Gear.

I see that you can use the DriDucks poncho as a weather shield for your hammock with some slight modifications. What exact is a weather shield? Can you still use the poncho as it was untended after...

I bought the 3/16 off of ebay motors. I trimmed it down to 26" x 60" . I have not weighed it yet. I have only tested it out in the yard. It was about 39 degrees the night I tried it out in the...

Its payday, and make that 105.00

I got the 1.7 double for myself. Because I fluctuate between 185 and 200lbs. It was a little thicker fabric, therefore would probably not stretch. As for the double layer, I got it so I could easily...

i will offer 100 shipped for the tarp if you can wait until payday.