Welcome Dan, nice introduction. I'm a hammocking noob too. Great place to hang and to get great advice and ideas from the many good and experienced folks on HF. I got a good piece of advice posted by KerMegan on my Intro Post. Which I'll share with you-
KerMegan wrote: "and the best advice I can give is keep an eye on the 'trip planning forum'- likely there will be a group gathering you can get to, and it is an excellent opportunity to see many set-ups and brands of gear all in one place. or peruse the Diy gear making arena, and get ideas for making your own, or getting started on the cheap (especially if you can beg/borrow a sewing machine- aka 'thread injector', or know someone who sews and might owe you a favor..)
have fun with the learning curve! it is all good.. KM (who has more then a few projects in progress -also known as UFO's or Un-Finished Objects..sigh)
Also if you don't know Shug, you should!
Shug's Hammock How-To Videos ..... Essentials For Noobs
Shug's YouTube Videos
Enjoy HF!
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