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    Oh dear...I don't think she liked it...

    My girlfriend and I went backpacking. She was excited to sleep in a hammock for the first time. This morning I received this in my email inbox.

    I'm guessing she didn't enjoy herself...
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    If there's two ways to take my comments, assume it's the lighter and funnier of the two.

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    haha - yeah, not a lot of room to interpret that one positively...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Just Jeff View Post
    haha - yeah, not a lot of room to interpret that one positively...
    If she's one thing, it's direct! This wasn't really a surprise, she voiced her displeasure with the hammock long before the end of the trip. She was originally going to sleep in my ENO double while I slept in my WBBB. By 11:45pm Friday night I offered to let her sleep in my WBBB while I took to my ENO double. If that aint love, I don't know what is! I actually slept reasonably well. Unfortunately my legs and arms were eaten alive by mosquitos.
    If there's two ways to take my comments, assume it's the lighter and funnier of the two.

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    I have heard of hammocks referred to in many different ways but, never a "Torture Tomb". My guess is that she didn't have any fun. Just my guess.

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    what's her point??
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    Quote Originally Posted by HappyCamper View Post
    what's her point??
    I think her point is that she'd really like the new Fly Creek 1 tent for her birthday.
    If there's two ways to take my comments, assume it's the lighter and funnier of the two.

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    I'm getting the impression that she wasn't happy. Just an intuition.

    You might want to do something about all the bug bites and sweat and cicadas next time...


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    Quote Originally Posted by NCPatrick View Post
    I'm getting the impression that she wasn't happy. Just an intuition.

    You might want to do something about all the bug bites and sweat and cicadas next time...
    The first one I can manage...the second two are out of my control.
    If there's two ways to take my comments, assume it's the lighter and funnier of the two.

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    lolololol, atleast she uses her imagination. She could of just yelled and yelled...............
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    I have to say that of the women I have introduced to hammocking they all have liked the Hennesy (Yay for built in bug net). From the comic it seems she didn't like camping in general (Complaints about environment the temp and sound for example).

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