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    Creating a group hammock playground / hideout

    beachhideout.jpgYears ago I saw this area, a bunch a aussi pines out on the bayside here on south padre island.
    I thought it would be really cool to do this one day ……….
    Now I got all the pieces!
    a friend had bought property out there and my one aussi pine sprouted a bunch of baby trees.
    First I got to dig up the baby trees and transplant them into 5 gallon buckets and hope they take, some don't make it.
    If they do then it's time to plant them out on the beach in some pattern. but what? I got ideas ….
    some kind of ring, 12' apart with maybe with a center tree(s), then hammocks can go off in a lot of directions.
    I do have to think about room for tarps too?
    the pics on this post show the stand of tree I originally saw ….
    the next posts will show that area in better detail.
    then I'll show the area that I hope to talk my friend into developing into this hammock hideout
    ideas? suggestions?

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    1a.jpgThis is the location of the original existing stand of aussi pines that inspired me into this project.

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    now the location for the new hammock playground and hideout. Not sure why google earth put that red x in the image.
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    here are my aussi pines ……. the big one sprouted some in the perfect place for cover but the latest batch are in the wrong spot altogether! …… and must go ……. and now I got just the place for them!

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    this is part of the area I want to do this at, but it's mostly to the left in the grasses.
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    here's my idea after a little bit of thought …….
    7 sets to start out with …… gives me a dozen hammock stations.
    then with another 6 trees ……. and another 6 …….
    they grow fast, within 3-4 years and they're pretty big ……

    ideas? suggestions, concerns?

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    oops! I put this thread in the wrong place ….. moderators can you move this to the general area?

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    Hammocking, Kayaking, Kitebuggy/kitesurfing all in one spot ...
    What more could one ask for except a fresh water source?

    Maybe a large cistern or two? Just tossing that out there.

    Looks awesome.
    "The longer I wait, the more I learn and the more $$ I save."
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    Good idea. Maybe some spaced in a thin isosceles triangle so couples could share one tree and have their head ends on different trees that are fairly close together. You can get away with one tarp in this configuration too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CountryRoads View Post
    Good idea. Maybe some spaced in a thin isosceles triangle so couples could share one tree and have their head ends on different trees that are fairly close together. You can get away with one tarp in this configuration too.
    great idea!

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