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    Nice Job!! I truly enjoyed watching a fellow...

    Nice Job!! I truly enjoyed watching a fellow having fun and sharing it with us..
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    Well, I am going to take my little 14 ft boat to...

    Well, I am going to take my little 14 ft boat to a isolated lake and give my new hammock a couple of nights about 5 miles down the lake on the beautiful point that I have had my eyes on...Figure the...
  3. Thread: First test

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    First test

    Hit the little patch of woods behind where I live last night for my first night in my new travel hammock double last night...wind was a blowin, temperartures dropped and threat of rain...Not Bad!! A...
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    Well, I am new to hammock camping, but have spent...

    Well, I am new to hammock camping, but have spent many nights camping in bear country, mostly upper Quebec while bowhunting and canoeing...has been a few years but I am sure the rules still...
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    Yes, as psycho said..Will put you in my prayers..

    Yes, as psycho said..Will put you in my prayers..
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    Sounds like this outing was just what you needed...

    Sounds like this outing was just what you needed to further your recovery:) I have found that time in the woods, just relaxing, affords a man a incredible amount of peace..looking at the fire,...
  7. Thread: Here we go!!

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    Thanks jeffjen, will start out with a lot of sag...

    Thanks jeffjen, will start out with a lot of sag and work my way up...and the good advice just keeps pouring in...:)
  8. Thread: Here we go!!

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    Thanks for the strap idea and the hanging...

    Thanks for the strap idea and the hanging angle...Looks like I am going to have a good time this weekend...bet by Saturday morn I will have a bunch of thinks to consider and a few ideas of my...
  9. Thread: Here we go!!

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    "note to self"...have knife handy!!! I will make...

    "note to self"...have knife handy!!! I will make sure I do that..ya never know..will put a small penknife in the storage bag...just in case..thanks for the idea....Rob
  10. Thread: Here we go!!

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    I plan to spend this weekend experimenting in the...

    I plan to spend this weekend experimenting in the little patch of woods behind my apt..how to hang and the best way to get out of the hammock...I am still fairly mobile, just have to be cautious and...
  11. Thread: Here we go!!

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    Well, Rev,I lost my wife a 7 years ago, and I do...

    Well, Rev,I lost my wife a 7 years ago, and I do have a good friend, but she is confined to a wheelchair and could not help me...few friends...but, I am going to make sure I have a rope attached...
  12. Thread: Here we go!!

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    Part of any new endeavor is the learning...

    Part of any new endeavor is the learning curve..lots of reading, asking questiions, experimenting, making mistakes, and reaping the rewards...I am sure I will get cold, hang too high, too low, get...
  13. Thread: Here we go!!

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    Here we go!!

    Well, I received travel hammock double last night..This is the first camping hammock I have ever seen...I looked at the little package, the s hooks, the skinny line and wondered..is this strong...
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    I have just joined this month, asked a few...

    I have just joined this month, asked a few questions, got good answers, I, like a few others are a bit physically challanged and have been lurking here to learn all I can. Ground dweller now for 43...
  15. Thread: overload

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    Thanks to all for the input, just waiting for my...

    Thanks to all for the input, just waiting for my hammock to arrive and then "play" with it to see if this what I need...I hope it works out, and if it does I may try to upgrade, or go to a bottom...
  16. Thread: overload

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    Thanks Rev..If I am comfortable in a hammock, and...

    Thanks Rev..If I am comfortable in a hammock, and can't manage to get out of it easily, you bet I am gonna get a hennessy...just dipping in to the pool here...Rob
  17. Thread: overload

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    Thanks, I just wanted to "test the waters" so to...

    Thanks, I just wanted to "test the waters" so to speak, that is why the cheap route...If I have difficulties I will try the hennessey, and then if it does not work out, will sell it here.:)..I too...
  18. Thread: overload

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    I have ordered a travel hammock double...for the...

    I have ordered a travel hammock double...for the size, material, weight .limit, and price. Would like to get a 12x12 camo tarp...So, I can use it for other things if need be...
  19. Thread: overload

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    overload

    :confused:Bare with me..Trying to learn as much as possible..but, so new to this type of camping (43 years as a ground dweller), that I still have milk on my lips...I finally made the decision on a...
  20. Thread: Presto tarp.

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    Nice Job!!

    Well, I am just a newbie, but, from the pictures you have yourself a nice set-up there and the satisfaction of having made it yourself..kuddoes to you..Wish I had the skill and patience..
  21. Thread: hammock bliss

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    Thanks

    Well, finally decided to get a skeeter pro...for the net, and the size and weight limit...and the price I found it for....not a lot of investment, and hoping to enjoy learning and maybe eventually...
  22. Thread: hammock bliss

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    More opinions

    Thanks Lost..helps a lot..wish more would comment..lots of readers but no opinions I guess:confused:..(my daughter and son-in-law live in Nashville:))..will keep just surfing away and see what I can...
  23. pm sent:) I have been looking for a good one..

    pm sent:) I have been looking for a good one..
  24. Thread: hammock bliss

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    hammock bliss

    Want to try hammock camping...Ole camping buddy, went the camper route:( So, I am getting a bit older, bit heavier(270)..and a whole lot stiffer in the morn...Love tent camping, but want to be more...
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