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    SOLD: Is the XL sizing regarding fitting the hiker or...

    Is the XL sizing regarding fitting the hiker or the volume of the pack?
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    Reallbimonkey1 is a great channel although Dave...

    Reallbimonkey1 is a great channel although Dave is semi retired from it these days. I also follow a number of the UK outdoors channels like Funkyprepper, Armouredcockroach, Mindwiseman etc. I have my...
  3. Crappy. I had some issues with DHL and Loomis...

    Crappy. I had some issues with DHL and Loomis over the holidays getting a couple parcels. Complete farce about 2 'attempts to deliver, no one home' BS, I was home all day and there were no missed...
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    100360Shhhhh if people try it the woods will be...

    100360Shhhhh if people try it the woods will be even busier than they are now! lol In my years of camping locally and afar I have only noticed a hammock camping person once, at a Scouts camp. Since...
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    Gotta watch when using credit cards though, many...

    Gotta watch when using credit cards though, many places won't ship to an address except the one on the card.
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    4.8M x 5.5M and only $390!...

    4.8M x 5.5M and only $390! http://www.mec.ca/product/5025-873/msr-zing-tarp/?q=tarp
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    I agree about the s hooks, definitely not...

    I agree about the s hooks, definitely not ultralight. I may replace mine with a couple of mini biners from Buckingham, 600lb max load each but quite light.
  8. 99863I bought my Solo Stove from the factory...

    99863I bought my Solo Stove from the factory online and had them sent to me at home in Canada, not a huge deal. I just recieved their newest option, the Solo Stove Campfire along with the two pot...
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    I just spent the last 9 days chasing down a...

    I just spent the last 9 days chasing down a parcel from Amazon that they shipped using DHL, Two supposed missed attempts to deliver when I was at home all day and no phone or doorbell rang, two...
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    Thats great. I had my 11 year old nephew out with...

    Thats great. I had my 11 year old nephew out with us this summer on a camping trip, he asked to sleep in my Hennessy rather than the camper with us and since my sister wasn't there to say no, I let...
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    99610996119961299613 in and out of freezing,...

    99610996119961299613 in and out of freezing, thermarest pad, MMS, Bakpocket adventurer cocoon with rain fly. Last night at Golden Ears provincial park in BC, Canada :) Plans to go out again next...
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    Golden Ears park tomorrow night then Birch Bay...

    Golden Ears park tomorrow night then Birch Bay next weekend. Just saying, I'll be there.
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    Welcome to the club!

    Welcome to the club!
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    I'm listening, thanks.

    I'm listening, thanks.
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    In a hammock so far, not cold at all. In a tent I...

    In a hammock so far, not cold at all. In a tent I did about -15C with a cold, dry outflow wind at Cultus lake park in BC in the mid 90's in a 3 season, 3 man dome tent in a bag rated for -10 or so,...
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    When I use one its a Thermarest backrest that I...

    When I use one its a Thermarest backrest that I have had for maybe 15-20 years, sometimes if I want to get real glampy, I use that in the sleeve of a compressible no name brand fiber filled type...
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    Great! Thanks!

    Great! Thanks!
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    Sticky: Bought an ultralight hammock, tried it out at...

    Bought an ultralight hammock, tried it out at work over coffee break and loved it. I carry one every day in my work bag and when the time is right, a ten minute hang in the trees beats any, well...
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    Indoor hammock advice

    So, my son digs the hammock and any of his friends that have tried one are also probe to grinning and such. So in order to try for a dad of the year award nomination, I thought I might figure a way...
  20. Intersting, I have hung hammocks, at times more...

    Intersting, I have hung hammocks, at times more than one in my State park visits last year and no one has said boo about it. Deception Pass, Fort Ebey, Rasar, Larabee, , South Whidbey Island... Maybe...
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    Sounds good y'all, will be keeping in touch on...

    Sounds good y'all, will be keeping in touch on the forum as I get time.
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    Love it! We are headed to the inlaws as well...

    Love it! We are headed to the inlaws as well tomorrow for the night, they have a lovely structure for a hammock in the back yard but its bear country and its not that cold yet.... Not sure if I fear...
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    I pay taxes, I can hang in a park so long as I...

    I pay taxes, I can hang in a park so long as I attach responsibly and don't stay too long. I have hung in a few parks and the only challenge I had was in Hawaii when an elderly fella asked if it was...
  24. Thread: Oahu Hangers

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    Spent a bit of time hanging in Duke Kahonamoku...

    Spent a bit of time hanging in Duke Kahonamoku park in Honolulu early this year but it was just a holiday time, if I make it back I will give you a holler! :) Grand Trek UL camo not the best hangup...
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    So far I have done a bit of camping and hanging...

    So far I have done a bit of camping and hanging in 5 or 6 WA state parks in the most NW of the PNW and a few of my regular haunts in south west BC. Not sure if I will overnight hang the next few...
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    If you have things to hang from there is an...

    If you have things to hang from there is an outfit in England that makes a hammock chair, reasonably priced as well...
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    I just got a new hammock from a company called...

    I just got a new hammock from a company called Bakpocket, I have yet to try it so far. It is the Adventurer's cocoon, it was part of a Kickstarter offer that I took part in....
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    Overnight is the Hennessy expedition asym classis...

    Overnight is the Hennessy expedition asym classis although I just got a new hammock from a company called Bakpocket, I have yet to try it so far. Funny you mention big tree (trunks), I was just at an...
  29. I live in the land of potentially large trees, I...

    I live in the land of potentially large trees, I have been carrying a pair of 36" whoopie slings with two 5 foot doubled over knotted paracord. Just today I picked up 2 twelve foot sections of...
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    My first hammocks, I have 3 currently and one...

    My first hammocks, I have 3 currently and one lives in my work backpack along with 2 ten foot lengths of knotted paracord and two 36 inch whoopie slings. Sets up in under a minute and take down is...
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    Awesome. I had a client come in to my work this...

    Awesome. I had a client come in to my work this summer, an old acquaintance I hadn't seen since high school more than 20 years ago. He bought trees from the nursery I work at and when we talked I...
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    Is this topic still alive? I am trying to...

    Is this topic still alive? I am trying to complete a personal goal of camping at least 1 night, 12 months in a row, so far each year has had some obstacle and I haven't yet completed it. So far I...
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    Boomer, the photos of the grand trek are my 10...

    Boomer, the photos of the grand trek are my 10 minute rest hammock, for the overnight I have only used the Hennessy but I need to practice the asym lay, when I fuss about enough I get comfy but its...
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    Welcome, its my second post here, just joined,...

    Welcome, its my second post here, just joined, love Shug's channel as well, wish I was half as entertaining in mine! lol
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    Hello from Metro Vancouver BC Canada!

    So I have been an avid camper since my teen years, only just tried the hammock in 2013, I now own 3 Grand Trek ultralights, a UK Hammocks hammock chair, 1 Hennessy Expedition asym classic and...
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