We’re enjoying our first camping trip with our 4-mo old granddaughter. Even tho this is an RV trip, the hammocks had to make a showing as well.
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We’re enjoying our first camping trip with our 4-mo old granddaughter. Even tho this is an RV trip, the hammocks had to make a showing as well.
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Yup, think we’ve got a future...
Yepp ^^^
Sure there is science behind anything structural and plenty of math to back it up, even if it is just to hang your butt in a piece of fabric. These are things I use in the design stage...
Yes, lengthening or shortening the suspension unevenly side-to-side WILL change the hang angles of the suspension lines. With an empty hammock, you won’t notice it much because the hammock isn’t...
“Keep that foot elevated!“. That’s the last thing my doc said when I left his office in a hard cast, the result of a fall five months earlier when an extension ladder came apart beneath me. I might...
Funny to see this post ... I just got done repairing one of my tie out lines that my Daschund/Lab mix chewed thru on our last outing. PJ can get her lead tangled up around stuff as fast as any other...
Beautiful area, wish I would've taken more advantage of it in my younger years when I lived just down the road. I'm now in Virginia, but find myself at Lake Perez several times a year when we we're...
The lightweight sewn pouches never lasted long for me so I made a small double-ended Tyvek "envelope" sized to fit both my stakes & lines. My guy lines do not stay attached, so I figure-8 them and...
Have you searched " bike packing" here on the forums? Lots of us camp this way and there are plenty of posts to feed your passion.
-Klauss
I have always folded my DIY sil tarp to a width that fits in my pack, then rolled it up. Worked great for me until the last time out when it was windy & wet. Couldn't fold it over the ridge line...
I like it!
Where do you purchase those 78° corners?
-Klauss
Hang off the roof rack of your VW bus?!?
Nah.
Never!
http://i320.photobucket.com/albums/nn357/Klaussinator/Mobile%20Uploads/1479276775_zpsr1orvug2.jpg
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"... We're men. We're hammock men and we're proud!"
Great video, DaddyDaddy. That ought to be the cry of hammock campers everywhere! haha
-Klauss
Not trying to cheap-out here, but I often use the single-serving instant since it's so much easier (and I'm not yet a true coff-a-holic...)
I've always assumed that the way those packets are...
Welcome Sky!
x2 on watching Shug's videos. Think "professional clown goes hammock camping." A great guy with a wealth of experience, but a real hoot to watch. He's very kid-safe... You and your...
Really lovin your videos, always great stuff!
And DuctTape- thanks for the compliment on that shiny-girlie-shelf-thing Rob keeps hooking on trees every where he goes! :lol:
-Klauss (Klaussey)
Love it, great vid!
Kudos to your wife for enjoying an anniversary in the woods - you're one-up on me.
-Klauss
Dude- I can't get away with five minutes! Will you have your boss talk to mine ...? :lol:
-Klauss
Hey O&B ...
You starting a horse ranch?!? :lol:
-Klauss
Looks like some great time together that neither of you will soon forget! We geocache as well-- goes hand-in-hand with any outdoor adventure.
Maybe you could make him a "tug line" going from his...
Yup, I use it & love it!
Here's an earlier discussion ....
https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php/121964-Mason-String-as-Guyline
-Klauss
Howdy! …from just up the road in Danville, VA
-Klauss
Now that's a neat idea! I've got several of those heat sinks attached to Peltier units. You can find them in any cheap refrigerator or small thermoelectric cooler, often times running on 12 V DC.
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Very cool! I like the "doublesidedness" of it ... oh, and the prussiks ;)
-Klauss
Personally, I like the depth-of-field / focus you're presenting. Many product shots have no character, while these seem to pop.
I would encourage consistency though ... find "your look" and roll...
Don't think I've ever seen the Zeppelin Bend before - thanks for that. Good stuff!
-Klauss
Well I gotta say that I've been using braided mason line on my tarp tieouts for two seasons now and I love it! With shock cord tensioners, any stretch due to water isn't even noticed. I will agree...
Love the setup! Nice work on both the tent & stove - I'm really diggin the size/weight of both.
I've got a similar sized stove I made several years ago from a popcorn tin, the ones that come with...
Wow, looks like a blast! Beautiful area. Great job on the video too ;)
Thanks for taking us along,
-Klauss
Since a lot of your load would be horizontal, why not simply design the post coming up from your receiver to take the vertical weight, and then just use a tension line toward the front of the bed to...
I like that idea. I've seen lots of ways folks have come up with to hang inside, but I think this beats most of them. With kids, the weight is minimal. But with adults I'd feel better attaching to...
So glad to see you two back on the trail… My two most favorite hangin peoples!!!
-Klauss
Funny, all I get are strange looks and ridiculous questions. I guess where I camp, anyone sleeping above-ground is an oddity.
-Klauss
Hey MMMike, I'm really diggin that dehydrator! Great re-use of another mans junk.
About a year ago I made a dehydrator using a high density polyethylene tote. It uses a 150watt bulb as the heat...
WELCOME! from just down the road in Danville - small world, huh?
I do mostly stealth camping or private property with permission, but what about Hyco or the campgrounds in that area?
-Klauss
WELCOME! from VA. But I grew up in PA. Huntingdon County PA to be exact, haha.
-Klauss
WELCOME! from a south-central PA boy, currently living in VA.
"T*NT" is about to become a dirty-word in your vocabulary...
-Klauss
Never even thought of pockets ... Cool idea!
I used to use a short piece of mason's line to tie each toggle to the end of the strap. But now I'm using 1/2" diam tubes as toggles, so I've found...
The only bug net I've owned is made from tulle.
Picked some up at Hobby Lobby about 3 years ago when I was DIY'ing my hammock rig. It's black, very lightweight, packs up super-small, and is not...
Well how `bout dat?!? I just learned how to tie my shoes! (Seriously! I had to re-tie my work shoes 2~3 times a day ... until now ;) ) I've never seen that method before.
Thanks! It's amazing...
Prussiks, huh?
Ahhh, great minds .....
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-Klauss
Great stuff, Jeremy! I hadn't seen those videos before.
-Klauss
I've used braided mason line for a while now without any tensioners and am thoroughly pleased with how well it works. I've got the same stake loop with a prussik that others have mentioned. Very...
I've seen a similar issue with newly purchased Singer bobbins for my 404 Slant-o-Matic. They were just slightly too large and would bind up. Back to the old original .... Oh well, live n learn!
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:lol:
-Klauss
Im guessing he means that he put the dowel through the sewn channel of what used to be a gathered-end hammock ... waiting to see...
-Klauss
Wish I had a few dozen, I get PM's all the time asking about them. Still haven't found another shop that can cut the blanks cost effectively. The idea's not dead -- just stagnant I suppose.
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Great idea! And I loved the video - you're the type of fellow I like to support.
-Klauss
Hah, "apple bombs!" Never would have thought about it ....
-Klauss
Good stuff, enjoyed the video! The best trips are the ones where you learn something and live to tell about it, haha.
-Klauss
Looks good! ;)
-Klauss