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I thought the Hammock Forums crowd might get a kick out of this video: https://youtu.be/0jT1r5F1NGk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jT1r5F1NGk

It looks like a pretty good deal:
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/snugpak-hammock-under-blanket?utm_source=linkshare&referer=49J7RE

Annoyingly, I had just picked up a pair of CDQ to make an...

I picked up a set from Amazon (they get discounted to $15 or $20 everyone now and then) and tried them out over the summer. They are very convenient, and pretty compact. If you don't need the...

They have the insulated version available now for $100.

This URL should work if you don't want to use my "referred by so-and-so" link: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/klymit-hammock-v-pad

I wondered about this, since the Tentsile is crazy heavy, and it looks like you can do what the slackline people call a "primitive slackline" which is using a carabiner to setup a pulley system to...

I'll take the HG Robic XL hammock.

FYI - the Klymit hammock pad is available until June 13th at Massdrop for $85+shipping.

That link has my affiliate id, if you want to link to the page without me as the referrer this link should...

I asked Jared about a winter haven with 9' ridgeline and Xenon-wide panels with doors and asked if he could make it for my 90 degree hammock, but my original design was for a single inner pole. He...

I sometimes use an Exped MultiMat which is about 40"x80"x1/8" ( 1mx2mx3mm) and I think it kind of the ideal size for a lot of things, including used as a mat in a hammock. The small size of the looks...

I probably have the first version of that 90 degree tarp from Jared - back in mid November I asked Jared if he could do a 9' ridgeline using xenon wide, but with only a single center crossing pole....

I have a Double-V and a Static V and have found them comfortable for couples (Double-V) and solo (Static V). No real experience with them in lower temperatures, but the 50's were certainly no problem...

This auction won't show up on a search because it was listed incorrectly, however if you look at the pictures, it is a Neoair Trekker LT. The current price is $59 with shipping - the Campsaver price...

Thanks for the reply OlTrailDog.
After looking through some of the other threads, it sounds like a torso length pad that is 25" wide and some non-structural insulation for the legs is what some...

I have an Exped LW AirMat UL that fits the 90 Degree hammock perfectly, but it has no insulation. I've been looking for deals on the Exped Synmat UL LW or MW, but noticed that Massdrop as a special...

I saw that they have the insulated version of the pad available today for $99: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/klymit-hammock-v-pad?referer=49J7RE

I suspect the link might be the affiliate link...

The quilt has been sold to gunner76, thanks!

Great, the tarp is sold to Justin!

Sorry for the broken links - I tried doing this with Google Photos for the first time and obviously I don't know how to properly embed photos with Google (I still don't, just went back to Flickr).
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I've converted to a 90 degree hammock and selling my old UQ and a WL tarp that I never ended up using.

The LeighLo was purchased by me in this thread back in 2011. It is 60" long, and 44" at...

Maybe the strongest in terms of tear and abrasion resistance, as well as waterproofing would be to pickup some of the heavyweight Cuben fiber like the 1.43oz/sqyd or the polyester faced version at...

Looks these daisy chain style webbing suspensions are popular on Massdrop:

Ultimate Hammocks Straps w/ Nano Weave
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I got a good deal a Tentsile Vista, but it came with the Camo rainfly, and we would prefer a flat color, preferably orange or bright green, gray/blue might also work very well.
The fly is new...

Out of curiousity, I googled around for a lightweight way to tension slacklines, and it looks like the slackline folks have a 3 carabiner pulley system that should get rid of the weight of those 3...

Out of curiousity, what Klymit "wide" pad did you use? I have a Klymit Static V, which is ~23" wide, but based on what I've read from others, its not going to be wide enough to really fill the pad...

I've had the SnugPak jungle blanket for a few years, and I'd call it a 50 degree blanket, definitely not mid 30's.

The AegisMax Sleeping Bag looks like the cheapest, compact way that might get...

I would think that if you use a bivy, in the hammock, in the rain, the entire hammock would become sort of a suspended puddle as water pooled inside the hammock before leaking out through the fabric....

I pulled out a Speer Winter Tarp that has mostly sat in the gear closet for years and years (it is big, and I don't need that much protection) and the ridgeline is the right length, and also has...

Sending PM.

The hammock's pad pocket seems to be designed for 3" Exped LW mats. I'm waiting for my Gamma UL to arrive to see if there is anything to be done with my current UQ, but I suspect I'm just going to...

Since folks are on the CostCo Quilt Binge again, I thought I'd share some info I found on backpacking light. Richard Nisley, the resident warmth and waterproofing test guru, tested sewn through and...

Massdrop has the Backcountry Quilt, Synth and Down versions available again.
The synthetic version is rated to about 50 degrees and has a low price of $90, while the 600FP down version is rated...

Its not all roses, a review of the AegisMax "blue wing" mummy bag said that the down fill seemed accurate and construction was decent quality, but the fabric had poor breathability and below a...

It looks like the rectangular sleeping bag version of this quilt is being sold on Amazon and is getting generally positive reviews. Between Amazon, reviews on BPL and other forums, it looks like...

I put in an order for a Gamma UL and now I need to make sure I have a tarp for it. I was hoping to get some feedback on my latest idea.

It sounds like an 8x12 tarp has the appropriate coverage....

I don't have a useful comment on the design of the pyramid tarp/hammock, but I think you would be compromising your safety by using 1.1 silpoly. Here are the recommended weight ratings for RSBTR...

My own quilts are from Enlightened Equipment and even smaller cottage makers, and my tarps are all MUSA as well. But I can afford them, and other people can make their own decisions on this stuff -...

Based on the specs, its 190cm long, or just short of 75" and 134cm wide or just under 53".

Subtract an inch or two from crappy specs from these cheap manufacturers, and it still comes out to just...

Looks like the cheap Chinese down manufacturers are getting into the wearable down top quilt business:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/AEGISMAX-UL-X/32701239201.html

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Pretty amazing...

On BPL, the resident testing guru (Richard Nisley) did some tests and found that if you just put another layer of fabric over a sewn through quilt, it doesn't leak heat any more than a box baffle. So...

I realized that the Six Moons Design Haven tarp is very similar in shape to the cuben fiber tarp that is made for the 90 degree

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Its 9'6" long by 44" wide across the peak and 45" tall....

Sold pending funds...

The problem that those "loose" down alternatives that need to be baffled is that if you stuff/unstuff them often then they lose their loft, and their insulation value. I think that Richard Nisley on...

There are some nice details to the knife that I didn't include in the original photos - the pins are mirror polished, and there are red liners between the micarta scales and the tang.
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Bumping...

If you have a 90 Degree Gamma UL or maybe something like Darien in 1.0 Robic XL, that's what I'm financing by selling the Gunny...

This is a great knife - clean, functional, handy size and premium S35VN stainless. This one is a clean, straightforward drop point knife - no jimping, rampless, low key black canvas micarta grips....

The AegisMax sleeping bags I linked to are spec'd at 800 FP. The reviews on BPL sounded like the fill power could be pretty accurate. The "envelope" sleeping bag in my second link looks like a good...

These AegisMax mummy bags were reasonably well reviewed on BPL:
https://www.amazon.com/AEGISMAX-Outdoor-Urltra-Light-sleeping-Urltra-compactable/dp/B00XE2SKG2

These other AegisMax bags look...

A very pretty design, and a cute little girl!

Cool! Any idea of the strength?