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I'm in the hot and humid South. when it's summer I've done a couple of things...
get one of those foam and silver windshield shades from the $1 store. put something over it and just plop into the...

just a thought, but what about a cheap pool float (like for a buck or so) will pack smaller than the z-rest and can live at the bottom of the pack till you need it. might even be more comfy... but...

Check out Mountain Crossings (on the AT, near Vogel State park) for packs, I know they carry ULA. I agree they are great packs, but they don't fit me right, so I sold one I got online without trying...

Cold feet solutions
Boiling water in a nalgene then put the bottle in a sock.
Make sure your socks are dry and lose tight socks are colder

Also you can tie your poncho under the hammock to stop...

For your tarp....
Warbonnet Superfly.
You won't regret it and if by some chance you do, they sell easily.

I prefer snaps. I can wear it around camp (not often but it has been nice once or twice) but to me the biggest advantage is to make it into a blanket. I use that often with my SO. Tent camping?...

Thanks Dutch. Guess I have a decision to make...

Yea first world problems :-)

I get that but they are 2 very different designs and I have a feeling Dutch has tested both. I'm sure he has things he likes better about each setup and was wondering on the advantages of one vs the...

This is great, but I said ham hock!

So in your opinion what's the advantages / disadvantages over the double chameleon net?

All my bedrooms have eye bolts in them :-D.

And a pro tip, unless your roof is leaking you don't need the tarp indoors ;)

I don't care what it is, when you first start out you are roughing it. As you gain experience you make it easier. My old man got this house on wheels. He calls it camping. My brother fills up his...

Two in even a triple wide hammock will never be as comfortable as each in their own. If it's about the weight then going to ground under a simple tarp will be lighter. If it's about comfort then 2...

Just wondering, but couldn't you just hang the pocket outside the hammock under the center part and just use the zipper to get to it? I wouldn't keep food in there but under the tarp AND under the...

BlackBishop is the user name of the guy who came up with the design of the bag. Basically a stuff sack with a hole at the end to string one side of your suspension through.

I'll take hammock...

Personally I hope no pole is needed. I'd rather see another guy line for the weight and weight and flexibility of guying it flat to catch the breeze.

I love my xero sandals unless they get wet. Then my feet slide like crazy in them. I usually wear tevas when I'm hiking because of that reason. That way I don't need them overly tight and can just...

Well guess the superfly will work till you figure out the right two person tarp. It works but you can tell it's a one person tarp. Looking forward to sending you some money soon for that double setup

Back in the day before underquilts Ray Garlington came up with the garlington taco. I use a modified version using my poncho with some cord in the bottom seams to hang the poncho under the hammock...

While I'm sure I'll be picking up the double kit and a second chameleon to go with it, is there any chance you have a tarp with doors to go with the setup?

Depending on where you camp you may want to keep the pad. But... Move away from the self inflating pads. On my bike I bring the following: hammock, tarp, top quilt, under quilt, some groundhog...

use the biner like the dutch clip in this image: http://www.makeyourgear.com/images/thumbnails/919/919/detailed/1/dutchclip-ti1.jpg

Most likely you just slid the strap through the loop. that is...

Definite love hate relationship with the whoopies. Love them when hanging with the girlfriend but use a becket hitch on mule tape when solo. Got beetles to see if they are the "holy grail" of both...

Been there, done that. if you have a pole for one end and just need to tie to another end, there is ALWAYS something to tie to... you may need to get creative, but I did a trip on the bike around the...

The superfly is the one tarp you can't go wrong with. I've got big, small, cheap, expensive and if I could only have one it would be my superfly.

Nope. Tauntauns are only Luke-warm

I have an Ultralite Backpacker Asym Classic (from before there was a size zip version) and the jarbridge works fine. it can be a bit of a pain to adjust at times (bug net in the way) but getting in...

if Canadian Scout Moms are anything like the ones down here. Tell mom to make sure their scout has enough blankets to stay warm at night. perhaps hold a fund raiser with part of the money going to...

some things I did that really seemed to help:

Make the first trip an over-nighter. make it fun, easy, just to get her used to being out in the woods. (I do this for every first timer I take, it...

A scout is thrifty... Get a jarbridge from AHE for about $100. Or don't forget the hot water nalgene trick. You can use your existing bag as a top quilt for now. Be careful with scouts and down....

Something to think about, have you ever been in your bed, didn't set the heat high enough and think, man if this blanket only had a zipper? My topquilt is overkill (0 degree EE) but it has worked for...

I just wanted to throw this out there, but if you are car camping I would suggest going to the store and buying a cheap blue tarp. it will give you a cheap way to experiment and see what works for...

the problem is that 2 people in one hammock both smoosh to the center. the best design I saw was basically 2 hammocks sewn together on the long center seam. it created a center ridgeline of sorts. ...

The bright top cover is so that in the winter (when you need the top cover) when it get's dark early it isn't quite so dreary if you decide to lay there and read a bit or nap during a cold rain. ...

I'm waiting best I can, but I do wonder if he is going by backer number or survey number... man I hope survey number!

Was in Sam's yesterday and they have what appears to be an Eddie Bower branded version of the double black diamond down quilt. Just sharing for those of us without a Costco near by.

Go to the $store and get a cookie cooling rack. Gives you 2 at .50 each. surprisingly durable.

If you want to get rid of the sag you can hang a ridgeline under the tarp. Pull the line guitar string tight. Knots can help with this and so can Dutch. Just be careful too tight and you will mark...

To the folks using a nalgene. Use your socks to put over the bottle. It dries them out and you have that just out of the dryer feel to them in the am.

I haven't fallen out or anything but stuff has. Wiggling makes stuff fall out of a hammock. Very few kinds stop this.

Getting in with an underquilt is easy, push it out of the way. I don't use a...

I modified my poncho so I could hang it under my hammock. That and a space blanket has saved me from being too smart for my own good a few times. Oh an the mod is just a string fed through the...

Comfort is king but not just when sleeping. It also is when it's raining. Setup... Tarp first then it's nice an dry. Heck now that you're out of the rain make a cup of joe and watch the ground...

Dutch has a kit to hang 2 hammocks from the same trees. You'll be plenty close and it's light.

One trick I've learned is to use a pancho and change while wearing that. When working with scouts you have to consider these things. But when I can there is a certain sense of freedom just changing...

So the question of the day. What's the pole for next to the picnic table at Laurel (3rd picture)? Been there before but have no idea.

Don't worry pan, I'm not naming names from the old days.... I just hang quiet like and watch the youngins play. Torches seem to burn brighter when they are passed...

My rememberer doesn't always work like it should, but wasn't the yahoo group around awhile before this forum? I hear the folks from there now use canes instead of trekking poles... Or was that...

I wonder if one could hang 2 hammocks off of one hook?

I put a taught line on my door shock cords. This allows for me to go straight across for looser doors, down to the stakes for tighter doors or back for no doors. The shock cord holds the knot/hitch...

On my HH I use one shock cord to go from the hammock to the stake to the tarp. A few extra twists around the stake adjusts the tension.