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    How about those Warbonnets? Nice hammock if you...

    How about those Warbonnets? Nice hammock if you ask me. Nothing to see here..... :)
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    Where is the like +1 button on this? ;)

    Where is the like +1 button on this? ;)
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    Bipod works well. I use it often. Also - if the...

    Bipod works well. I use it often. Also - if the trees are stout enough, tension a couple of straps between them (double layer) - but protect the trees first. THEN mount (use hooks, ibolts, etc a...
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    I'd take a lousy hang over a tent any day.

    I'd take a lousy hang over a tent any day.
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    Found it important enough for future searchers to...

    Found it important enough for future searchers to look up this old posting and share my findings today. There probably are and will be folks like me that really want to get it to work... and try for...
  6. Agreed - the WBBB is a *finicky* hang!! I'm also...

    Agreed - the WBBB is a *finicky* hang!! I'm also dimensionally challenged (many years of intense weight lifting has made me a heavy (200lbs at 5'10) with a lot of mass upstairs and in the...
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    It was AWESOME! It is so clean and well...

    It was AWESOME! It is so clean and well maintained. Abundance of tree clusters. It was really a great place to hang! I'll be back soon!
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    B&G ~5pm tomorrow. Ask for "Matt" if you show...

    B&G ~5pm tomorrow. Ask for "Matt" if you show up. :)
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    That's just cool. I love how you all have made...

    That's just cool. I love how you all have made this both an art and a science. My kind of peeps.
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    It's north of Lone Jack, Missouri.

    It's north of Lone Jack, Missouri.
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    Cool - I'm going to confirm with my friend that...

    Cool - I'm going to confirm with my friend that we'll be out there some time on Friday. I can post when and specifically where. But B&G does allow camping (as you have noted) and my friend has...
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    I JUST got off the phone with a friend.... we're...

    I JUST got off the phone with a friend.... we're potentially going to go to the Blue and Grey park on Friday night. I've never been there but am told there's a great section with hammock friendly...
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    Wha??? KC Area hangs? I relocated back in April...

    Wha??? KC Area hangs? I relocated back in April and I've not heard of such a thing. I wouldn't mind observing and learning!
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    Update - raised the foot end to be 12" higher...

    Update - raised the foot end to be 12" higher than the head end AND wrapped the RL around a 'beener a few times. Result: Bliss! Flat, no squeeze, neck is not torqued, and found it to be very...
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    Thanks for the inputs!! The recommendation for...

    Thanks for the inputs!! The recommendation for hanging the head 10-12" lower than the feet is going to be tried tonight. I never exceeded the 6" mark (seriously - I've labbed this up in my shop and...
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    It's actually both. :) I'll dial it in - just...

    It's actually both. :) I'll dial it in - just looking for anyone similarly proportionate and what they may have done to accommodate their physiological challenges. I thought I *might* have been onto...
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    Standard WBBB, 1.7 (double layer). I got rid of...

    Standard WBBB, 1.7 (double layer). I got rid of the leg ridge with better suspension setup (angle, primarily). Just had that squeezy chin to chest feeling last time that made it bad.
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    Big Shoulder Skweez

    Hi - anyone have any luck alleviating shoulder squeeze with a shorter ridge line? I'm experimenting and hope to find nirvana. Here's my deal.

    I'm 5'10 and 185lbs. I have a muscular build with...
  19. Thread: Weekend Hang

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    Blackbird. At an angle. Eyeballed 30 degrees,...

    Blackbird. At an angle. Eyeballed 30 degrees, but think I didn't account for the uneven ground - (mine is the furthest away, head nearest to the swing set). Considering binding my ridge line to...
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    Oh - one more thing - DEW!!! Despite having the...

    Oh - one more thing - DEW!!! Despite having the tarps about 12 inches above the hammock ridgeline, we got soaked. Anyone know the fix?
  21. Thread: Weekend Hang

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    Weekend Hang

    How my family spent Friday night. :)

    But sadly... I had major shoulder squeeze and felt like my head was being pushed forward. Guessing my foot end was too high - and I have large shoulders -...
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    Can you really get the right hangle on a straight...

    Can you really get the right hangle on a straight rope like that???
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    I love this simple advice: "As soon as you feel...

    I love this simple advice: "As soon as you feel your feet constrained, you know you've got 'em too low." Nicely stated, GGreaves!
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    LOL at the earmuffs - I'm guessing you snore.

    LOL at the earmuffs - I'm guessing you snore.
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    I too see no reason to monkey with an...

    I too see no reason to monkey with an already-great system. Gram weenies might, but I think it'd make more sense to increase your strength (go do some squats) so you can carry the extra weight vs....
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    I'm moving back to the KC area on Saturday. ...

    I'm moving back to the KC area on Saturday. Lemme know who you find as a "local outfitter." Dicks and BassPro is about all I can remember being there. Wish we had an REI.
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    Amarillo, Tx has a rack full of large xl and xxl....

    Amarillo, Tx has a rack full of large xl and xxl. Just bought 6 and hope to craft 3 UQs for the family.
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    My wife made a huge order just before T-Giving......

    My wife made a huge order just before T-Giving... 4 WBBB, 4 MJ Tarps, 4 TQs, and 1 UQ. My WIFE screwed up the shipping address and my order went all over the midwest.

    Brandon, in the middle of...
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    HEY! How timely - I'm about to be "relocated"...

    HEY! How timely - I'm about to be "relocated" back to where my home is in MO - just outside of Kansas City. So for those of you in this general area (I'll be glad to be back!), call up B&J Canvas...
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    Good call on the rotational forces... I was...

    Good call on the rotational forces... I was thinking that cross members would offset the twisting. But now that I think about it... even with one in the middle.... the risk of twist is high with...
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    Trailer Frame

    OK - quick question. Anyone ever consider creating a unistrut frame mounted to a regular utility trailer? One that's say.... 6'x12'ish? I was thinking about unistrut at each corner and cross...
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    I converted my entire family before I even had...

    I converted my entire family before I even had one. Discussed it with my wife... showed here a couple of Shug videos and she surprised me and bought 4 WBBBs, 4 Tarps, 4 TQs, and 1 UQ for me because...
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    It slows down bug bites too, right? :)

    It slows down bug bites too, right? :)
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    All season hanging for us. Yes - 3 more UQs to...

    All season hanging for us. Yes - 3 more UQs to go. We have a ton of other gear (bags as well) and will expirement a bit first. Wife gets the UQ for now...she gets cold easily and I am Mn. native....
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    Funny! We are well stocked...and i remember...

    Funny!

    We are well stocked...and i remember many knots from my scouting days. We still camp so the concepts are not new. Just excited to literally take it to a higher level.:)
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    Good advice, PapaSmurf! I have done such a thing...

    Good advice, PapaSmurf! I have done such a thing (read up on angles, ridge lines, whoopies, diagonals, etc. as well as ingested a great volume of Shug vids). Definitely planning on getting the...
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    She really does. Not for the hammocks... just...

    She really does. Not for the hammocks... just amazing in so many ways. I always wish I could have seen her/met her when we were both little kids. It's that "soul-mate" thing we have going on... I...
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    Jumping in with 8 feet

    I am new here... all you need to know about me is that I am either very persuasive, or my wife is very like-minded and cool.

    I've been lurking here - and I've been reading up (Hi, Shug! Nice...
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