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    I think I would be a little cautious with...

    I think I would be a little cautious with something like this. In my experience, something that is advertised as being able to do everything actually does nothing very well...
  2. You won't regret it! :D

    You won't regret it! :D
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    Thanks, Slowhike! :)

    Thanks, Slowhike! :)
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    Central Virginia (Southside to you local folks!)

    Central Virginia (Southside to you local folks!)
  5. Thread: New to the site

    by chazmo
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    Welcome :D

    Welcome :D
  6. What you are talking about sounds similar to what...

    What you are talking about sounds similar to what the military calls an "insect bar":

    http://www.galleria-e.com/cgi-bin/Colemans.storefront/en/Product/103801


    These suspend easily, but are...
  7. Thread: New low temp

    by chazmo
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    New low temp

    Hit my lowest temp so far (17 degrees) this weekend on a campout with my son's scout troop. I tied my poncho up under my hammock with some trashbags Garlington Insulator style, and used a homemade...
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    Funny stuff--thanks! :D

    Funny stuff--thanks! :D
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    I have used an 3/4 length insulmat on top of a...

    I have used an 3/4 length insulmat on top of a 3/8 ccf mat and was on the verge of too warm down to 28 degrees (my coldest night so far in a hammock). Loft on the bag I was using is is 2 1/2 inches,...
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    I have used a homemade 10x10 pitched as a A-frame...

    I have used a homemade 10x10 pitched as a A-frame in some pretty high winds. Under those conditions I use all the staking points on the tarp to help distribute the load (sticks as stakes work...
  11. Thread: Hhammock Art

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    Leeches...yuck! gives me the heebie-jeebies just...

    Leeches...yuck! gives me the heebie-jeebies just thinking about them!
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    Paracord/550 cord is an easy solution, and easy...

    Paracord/550 cord is an easy solution, and easy to find. I use it as a structural ridgeline without any problems.
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    I use a homemade garlington style...

    I use a homemade garlington style undercover/poncho combination with a couple of trashbags and mylar blankets. It definitely helps cut the wind and is worthwhile setting up, but only gets me down...
  14. Poll: I use a set of homemade slapstraps with...

    I use a set of homemade slapstraps with ultralight biners. I sewed enough loops on my straps so that I have a connnection point every three inches--that solves the adjustability problem.
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    So far, I have to agree with Neo. I have been...

    So far, I have to agree with Neo. I have been using a 3/8 ccf pad with a partially inflated InsulMat Max-Thermo and homemade SPE. Temps were down to 35 this past weekend. I was snug, and so warm...
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    I use my wife's machined more than she does--and...

    I use my wife's machined more than she does--and frankly, we can't afford the ridiculous prices on equipment. If it wasn't for the StuffMart $1-a-yard fabric, we wouldn't have half the equipment we...
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