Great to see old friends and make a few new ones! Although one attendee ignored my efforts to get friendly all morning on Saturday, but I guess MoMo was just having too much fun running around in the...
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Great to see old friends and make a few new ones! Although one attendee ignored my efforts to get friendly all morning on Saturday, but I guess MoMo was just having too much fun running around in the...
The information is there, but you are free to complain that it's not in a format your prefer.
That's a valid opinion, but you're stating it in a sub-forum for the specific vendor that's...
I'm not very familiar with the GTUL, however, I think your height might be one issue.
Also, in any gathered end hammock, to get flat you must lay on the diagonal. The amount of sag is also going...
I agree that there are many that don't seem to be very different (I honestly can't see anything but the name different between ENO and Treklight).
However, there are plenty of videos and threads...
If you aren't too concerned with aesthetics then it's very easy to make a stand, I just went to Home Depot, found the galvanized pipe section and asked them to cut the lengths I needed, took it home...
TTTG is Tree to Tree Trail Gear
The Switchback is one of their hammocks
It's owned/operated by forum members Darby and SmithOBX (They bought out Ed Speer and also have Macentyre doing some...
I agree with Cannibal, probably don't need much, do you know what kind of temps you'll get at night?
I'm in LA (Lower Alabama) and with summer temps and humidity down here I usually end up using...
I've tried all of those and more (still have a bunch of them :eek:)
Then, at the 09 Mt Rogers Winter hang, I won a (net-less) single layer Switchback. Tried it out on the next trip and, though I...
I believe it was a possum :)
I'm with you on simplicity. Here are some thoughts though ...
Not all winter tarps are alike, if you can find a Warbonnet BMJ in Spinn it's still only 4 stakes (the doors are removable and...
A tremendous weekend as always! Great to see old and new friends and have great conversations! Thanks to all who brought food, wood, raffle items, food, show&tell gear, food, music, food ... thanks...
tl:dr Hetairoi - drinking buddy with large gear collection
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long, long ago when the internet was just beginning, I needed a screenname. I happened to be reading a biography of Alexander...
A few pics from this hang. Had some video, but it turned out pretty bad :(
The hammock up in the tree is from the group that was next to our camp, but not forum members. See what happens if you...
I had an extra day off, so I spent some time on the water cooling off instead of getting the pics off my camera. Coming soon though!
As usual, it was great to see old friends and meet new ones. I...
I'm holding out for Force Field technology :D
I noticed several vendors using cuben for all sorts of things (tarps, tents, packs, even underquilts :) ) at Trail Days. It's a niche within a niche,...
I don't see an email link on the site either, but you could post in the vendor forum or just PM pgibson.
d-p, you keep saying the proof is there, you just have to use it. OK, so send some out for testing, maybe even send a few out to BGT. If the gear does what it's supposed to do you won't have to spend...
still recovering, but here are a few pics. Had a great time making new friends and seeing old ones!
d'oh! Missed you guys while I was taking a nap :(
It was a good nap (in the rain) though :D
certainly can work, how long it will last depends on material, usage, etc.
see Just Jeff's page for detailed info (1.3 talks about hemming the edges).
hehe, slightly different critters to worry about down south :D
I think you just have to find that sweet spot and everyone has a different one. I roll around a lot and don't have a problem in my switchback, but I have an ENO DN that I sleep in at home and have no...
That would indeed be Lex at TRO, which is 3 hours from here, but it's a great place and Lex is a great guy, finally got to meet him last spring after 3 trips and plenty of hospitality.
"secret gear", hehe, facebook gives up a LOT of secrets if you know how to connect the dots :D
Hope all goes well!
which one would that be?
I wonder if there is a group of reindeer just off camera :laugh:
interesting idea, could probably use prussic knots and hang anywhere along the line. With my current suspension I've done about 25 feet, but you have to get your straps WAY up the trees. You'd have...
hammock length
Thank you sir. That looks pretty small and I'm guessing it will compress a little more when you put it in a pack with other things. I'm also thinking it would be fine to shove it into a pack with no...
Same here, works well for me. Also, the times I didn't put it in the footbox I found it pretty easy to move the pad into position just using my feet.
Any chance you can take some pics of it in a stuff sack to show how well it packs? Very curious about this, I want one, but then I want everything :eek:
it's a bit counterintuitive, but more sag means you can lay at more of a diagonal which means you lay flatter.
If you really want flat try a bridge hammock.
Good point that I didn't mention, many folks prefer synthetic underquilts (and several vendors have those options). They generally are a bit heavier and bulkier than down, but you don't have to be as...
ah, ok, I think what you are describing is the Hennessey SuperShelter. If that's it, there are several folks around who use them and are very happy. The sweating part seems to, at least somewhat,...
Your question is a little confusing to me, I don't understand what you mean by '4 season cover', can you link to an example?
As to what would work best, as always, it depends :D
I've been in...
Looks good, nice clean design, easy to navigate and find everything.
Anything in particular you want to test? If someone does submit a mock order is there a flag or message that should be put...
There
are
many
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if you dig around.
I "built" a pipe stand using Ed Speer's instructions. That's in quotes because I just went to HomeDepot and they did all the work, I just...
Yep, Chris is great, very laid back dude. Don't let the run down look of the place put you off, they're good people. They can probably give you better advice on where to eat than I can and I live 15...
probably because you were standing on the ground. I actually know two people who got hit this way.
Exactly.
This question comes up all the time, check the statistics, you've got a much...
Should be no problems, water is up, so you should move pretty fast. Should be no problems, just be on the lookout for the take out at Ft Toulouse (big bend, it's on the right before the river turns...
I built a pipe stand and hang full time indoors also. ENO double inside, don't want the cats scratching up my outside gear :D
Welcome!
I'll just add that depending on when you make the trip will make a big difference. The river goes through changes throughout the year. Right now it's up, but will soon start dropping and...
Never pass up the opportunity to try out a new hammock! :lol:
And yes, they are very flat.
Think stand stand stand :shades:
You could try sleeping in a hammock all the time. That might eliminate the problem ;)
Seriously, Bradley may be onto something, did you have this problem before? Is the second night's rest because...
Great to meet new people and see old friends again. Special thanks to Bonsaihiker and MacEntyre both for letting me borrow sunglasses :cool: , and to WV for letting me use his snowshoes (and lay in...
I had a good bit of condensation on my peapod, near my mouth, last year at the Mt Rogers hang. Most everyone did and there was a good bit of discussion. Pan recommended the Psolar.EX. I've not tried...
I think most of of are well aware of the intended use for the shelters, but this would be the 5th year we've done this and there hasn't been a single problem before and the folks at the park have...
just to make it clear to anyone reading this thread: THAT'S A JOKE! :scared:
Haven't we been in quasi-contact with the park folks in previous years? I seem to remember talk of them being very reasonable and, I think, we are too. Hopefully Slowhike will get this sorted out...
I had similar results to Wisenber recently.
Low was upper 30s, very dry (predicted anyway, possibly low 40s) and I used my peapod with only a down jacket on top (short sleeve shirt, hiking pants...