Don't-cha see, Hawk-eye?
Originally Posted by Hawk-eye
Well Festus ... I like your trail name. One of the all time great TV character actors ... so you big into Mule Skinning? Ha!
Don't-cha see, Hawk-eye?
Well Festus ... I like your trail name. One of the all time great TV character actors ... so you big into Mule Skinning? Ha!
the Maccat deluxe comes in at 13ozYou can go lighter: ditch the toggles for trail sticks. Also you don't need the red biners on the tarp: on the one that goes around the wood post, just put the line through a bowline loop instead of a biner. On the tarp one, just prussic the black line to the tarp dring. You should lose a few ounces by losing the biners. THAT TARP IS TINY! Please report back after spending a storm in it.My setup:
warbonnet blackbird double layer 1.1 w/ dynaglide whoppies and ridgeline: 22.1oz
Maccat deluxe tarp: 11oz
2x 6foot huggers + tarp ridgeline(1 small metal fig 9 used) + tarp guylines: 3oz
Total :36.1
If i had a single layer blackbird instead of a double, i would be at 29.1. Im thinking of switching to a single. Of course the weight of stakes should be included as well, in that regard i have 6 titanium shepherd hooks + 1 extra incase i lose one. I haven't weight them yet, but they couldn't be more than a few ounces.
overall nice setup
It puts the Underquilt on it's hammock ... It does this whenever it gets cold
Mine in spinn with stuff sack is 11
I guess folks assume silnylon as a default unless you specify otherwise
I have yet to do the math but I reckon your tarp cost about $50 more than my whole setup... but you get some real coverage for just a tiny bit more weight than the little sliver of silnylon I'll be trying to hide under
i like .. i have a grand trunk also .i use sometimes and really like it. its nice to see one with whoopies . i like to see pics of ppls rigs and cant say i havent seen one i didnt like.
great looking rig.. so maybe i missed it or need to learn how to read.. what will you be useing for under insulation? pad? a uq of some sort? as the grand trunk is not very fogiveing when it comes to your back side..
nice rig
jonesy
Thanks Jonsey.
So far I only use sleeping bags, no quilts, for a variety of reasons. As you I'm sure you know, you still need under insulation... I'm a warm sleeper though and unless it's below 30F I can get by with a half-length 3/8" thick foam pad. Above 40,just the sleeping bag is enough (it's a Eureka Casper 15 bag).
For winter camping I have heavier sleeping bags and the DD Underquilt mentioned in the info box to your left. I even have an arrangement using two 3/8" CCF pads arranged in a "cross" for max torso insulation which I could use along with the UQ, but to be honest even in -13F temps this February I found the UQ combined with my sleeping bag to be sufficient.
Regarding the DD UQ, I think it's a good value but at 2.2 pounds (plus or minus), it only goes in my backpack if it's COLD out
right on ! this whole thread is really making me rethink my grand trunk. Hey Festus thanks for all the great ideas youve given me .. thanks again! great ideas youve put into that setup
Cool set-up, Festus. It's a ton of fun to see all the different combos people come up with. Everyone has different needs, desires and priorities, so there's quite a variety of stuff to be seen here!
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That is very smart!
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Coolness bro...i have the sil and love it...i wanna spinn...but just can't bring myself to get one...i'm going to make one i think
It puts the Underquilt on it's hammock ... It does this whenever it gets cold
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