If it doesn't work out, ask permission to acquire a substitute female camping partner. She agreed as long as she could have a substitute while I was out on the camping trips. Worked for me. I ended...
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If it doesn't work out, ask permission to acquire a substitute female camping partner. She agreed as long as she could have a substitute while I was out on the camping trips. Worked for me. I ended...
mrhat, are you inclined to take the DIY route to happiness yet, or are you lucky enough to be a "more money than time" kind of bloke?
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Whoopie slings are the way to go for lightweight hiking. Sewing your own bug net is also the lightest option. Lots of tarps available in good designs from outfitters that frequent this site; it's the...
If you're not worried about weight. For instance, if you recognize it's easier for you to lose 5 lbs than to cut 5 lbs out of your gear, then just leave it be.
Some folks here will talk about the...
Nobody's learning anything less by starting with a big tarp. Creative options for shelter abound with a large tarp. Speaking of which, I've been tarping out a covered sleeping area for 25 years; 20...
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A W E S O M E. Really nice work.
Umm, in general, business cards weigh 350g/m². I hope there's an ultralight version made available.
(yes, I'm kidding.)
I know, and I'm itching to, but I'm submitting patent registration for my hammock tent design. Well, not so much the tent, as the way I've sealed the ends that allows full enclosure of the suspension...
I put the hammock/straps in my carry on, and an ultralight 20' kevlar line ascension ladder I knotted myself. I stealth camp everywhere I travel. My company pays $186.00 p/day for per diem on...
What I thought was stretching, turned out to be slipping. Surprising because a small amount of slip is compounded by a significant amount of slack in the hang. The ENO straps work great once you...
Quit worrying about wearing it out! Hammocks are CHEAP, and DIY ones are doubly so. Use it till you wear it out and get another one!
Where the heck are you in Washington that you can't find a tarp? It's so bloody rainy that EVERYBODY sells tarps! :D If you're budgeting, and there's no major rainstorms in the forecase, just grab a...
Anybody coming out for The Little Woody in Bend, OR this weekend? Two days of barrel-aged, cask-conditioned beer festival, and lots of places to hang, so of course I'm driving down from Seattle with...
You're going to be just fine with the hammock. In fact, it's kind of hard to find a place you can't hang a hammock around here :) Bring your tarp, though; things get gray, wet, and windy in a hurry...
Thanks RED, I like it!
A note from the medical community: Prompt, agressive CPR can be effective on lightning strike victims. An interesting note: preliminary research be conducted seems to indicate it may be fruitful to...
I, too, am a fan of my hem foots. And edge binder foots. And service contracts with your local repair shop. And taking classes at your local shop...
So, anybody got a link to stress test specs on flat webbing?
AWESOME link! That's the kinda spec's I want to see on a question like this.
So here's another question: Is all "webbing" technically called "tubular webbing?" If I go to the store where I get...
Yes! Straight stitch them together, and be sure to put a wide stopper stitch on each end of each cut (like the ends of a button hole, for instance), then a piece of that nylon over the bottom and...
+2 on that old GP in the background. Love it!
+1 on mtncmpr and Raul. I'm a shorty as well. I'm also a belly sleeper, and I am invariably comfortable on my back in the hammock.
As an asthma/allergy sufferer, I'd still be worried about what the mold is doing below the surface of the material... Some molds are pretty nasty on the lungs/sinuses. I might go a little heavy with...
Another thing I've seen: these machines pick up dust/lint particles from the thread running through them, it gathers at several points, gets thick, and sometimes combines with the lube/oil and makes...
Silk works, IF you're using it inside another material. If it's in a bag or under blankets it will up the temp, but exposed to the air it will act like an air conditioner. The easier route for me,...
I'm glad to see the folks reading that Glitter Sparkle Tulle post got the tongue-in-cheek nature of the thing. 25 years of backwoods camping in Interior Alaska and I've had a few run-ins with bears....
Was checking out the tulle direct site. I think I'll upgrade to the "Glitter Sparkle" tulle. I mean, choices being equal, why wouldn't I want to look fabulous in the woods?
The reason you have to be particular with a tent is because folding the tent on the same crease every time will lead to a weakening of the nylon material eventually causing a tear (think folding and...
My 2 Cents: From the look of the pics, I'd leave the brackets, pull the slack out of the lines to reduce the angle to the wall, and then add a structural ridge line and sleep diagnoally.
This...
Everytime the dog comes along on a campout, he ends up in the hammock with the wife. Which is cute, considering he's an 85lb wolf hybrid. She wonders if we made a mini-hammock for him if he'd sleep...
The one YOU added. I never could get mine visible from my end, so I figured I just ... it up... :P
Dig it: http://www.junglehammock.com/models/vertex/index.php. It's a two-person hammock via two solo hammocks connected together, but the beds are independent so one person doesn't risk stability of...
B.S. This issue comes down to one thing only: experience. Things happen in the woods? Things happen on the street, in the backyard, at the park, at school, etc., too. The difference is access to...
Add me at Camp Long, Seattle, WA!
Everytime the dog comes along on a campout, he ends up in the hammock with the wife. Which is cute, considering he's an 85lb wolf hybrid. She wonders if we made a mini-hammock for him if he'd sleep...