It's fairly easy to just reach up and check the head end seal while laying down but is there a technique to checking the foot end?
I'm generally solo and last time I got to the campsite after...
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It's fairly easy to just reach up and check the head end seal while laying down but is there a technique to checking the foot end?
I'm generally solo and last time I got to the campsite after...
I wonder if it is missing too. There's no hardware on the primary suspension besides the cord locks that adjust the ends and secondary suspension
Should the poplock be at all hard to find? I'm having trouble finding it
I totally get that. My particular situation is that due to some health stuff my dexterity isn't great at the best of times and baring hands takes longer and my hands get cold which starts a downward...
Thanks for the replies
Shug: I had watched your video before, very helpful. I have watched most of your videos and usually learn something or sometimes a whole lot of somethings. You addressed my...
I recently received my order of the GL 4 and am having a bit of trouble getting the primary suspension tight enough that the UQ is tight against my back. I understand that I can do it by untying...
I'm not too picky about brand just want something in good condition from a reputable maker so I can research it
I have an under quilt that's good to about 40 but am getting sick of trying to use a pad in colder weather. I almost put the order in for a MW3 with the thought that I could double it up with my...
thanks for the responses all.
I just won't worry about it.
Last night I slept in my hammock. At 1 am I spent way too much time fiddling with my sleeping pad because it was sliding around and just generally giving me fits.
I have hesitated getting...
It's probably been out for a while (or maybe I just happened to stumble on it when it's new) but I just saw that Clark makes a 2-person hammock. (I looked and didn't see any threads started on this...
I string the ridgeline for the tarp (which I always carry) but don't always set the silnylon up. Been a few times when I have to jump up in the middle of the night when I feel a few raindrops but I...
I tried using earplugs and they worked like a charm. I could still hear a bit of buzzing but it sounded far away and I was able to sleep soundly
thanks everyone for the suggestions and shared experiences
that'd probably work. I don't want to make this thread a debate on the relative value of permethrin but I hesitate to use it when it's toxic (maybe not to humans that we know of - but it's the "that...
I've got myself a DIY sewn in bugnet that does a pretty great job of keeping bugs out...problem is it doesn't keep them very far away from my ears. It's not a generalized buzz that bothers me it's...
I made an UQ from an old mummy sleeping bag. I cut it into a rectangle. It's about 44" wide (I looked online at several cottage maufacturers and this was about how side theirs were) and I cut it...
I could probably make it that first weekend of Oct. Rainbow Lake or Porcupine Lake Wilderness Areas in the Cheq. Nat. Forest would be my vote.
It's a bit tough to say. If remember this bag was rated for 20* but is also 15 years old and has seen a fair amount of use. The night I spent out in it was just around freezing and I stayed warm...
+1
It seems to me like reusing/repurposing gear will help preserve habitat for wildlife (by not supporting the fossil fuel industry by needing to buy synthetics and also not support the down...
this was a Sierra Designs bag too. It was meant to be :)
Shock cord is going to go on this soon. It is a fairly stretchy nylon cord so it did stretch some when I sat down but still it was pretty uncomfortable sitting on the edge putting my boots on in the...
I made the UQ and took pictures while I did it and wrote out a little tutorial. I started a new thread in the "DIY" subforum if you're curious ...
Back in High School (over 15 years ago now) I bought a 20* sleeping bag on sale at REI. I've made a fair amount of my own gear and am by no means an expert but thought I could handle turning the old...
It's almost done. It should be functional (if not all that aesthetically pleasing). I'll post pics of the finished product.
Good to see that this works well. I've started deconstructing my old sleeping bag in order to reconstruct it as and UQ. So far so good.
Thanks for the encouragement. I'm gonna go for it. I'll post some pics when I do.
I've been curious about how well UQ's work compared to a regular old sleeping pad. I've been using a pad mainly because I'm on a very tight budget and I already had one. But I have been...
I have put hot water in those 20 oz pop bottles you can get almost anywhere. When I did that the bottle deformed badly (I believe that they are HDPE). Anyone out there put hot water in a HDPE...
I just went ahead and ordered the descender rings - they were cheap. They work much better. They hardly tighten down when pressure isn't being applied. They're definitely worth the $2.75 each.
To save money - and to try out the design to see if it'd work well for me - I bought 4 small steel rings from the hardware store at about $1 each. They work fine and I'm thinking about upgrading to...
I'm up in Ashland and probably won't be able to make it down south but if anyone is thinking of a hang in the NW then maybe we could set something up. I'm fairly new to hammock camping and only...
I hung out in our woods near our house last night and was just on the outside edge of comfortable. Looks like I probably would have been fine at the hang last night - but, of course, I didn't know...
I'm gonna fink out and not go this weekend. I've had winter camping experience but haven't had a chance to test out my hammock sleeping system in this kind of cold and wind.
Kinda too bad, we've...
I should be able to make it after all on Saturday-Sunday.
Just looked through the thread to know what to get ready and bring for the hang. But to try and show up with things I should have I'll...
Howdy all,
Can't make the winter trip, scheduling conflict. I would really like to be there. I live near Ashland, am a newbie when it comes to hammock camping but am eager to learn more (I want...
thanks for the advice everyone. It's very helpful.
Unless the site is almost perfect, it takes me maybe 30-45 minutes to set up the 10x10 rectanglular tarp I have with a decently taut pitch. ...
Hi all,
I've been playing around with hammocks for some time now but am just recently getting into the idea of using it for camping - especially especially backpacking and bikepacking when it...