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    A Little Backyard Fun...

    Jenna and I have been planning a Daddy/Daughter camping trip with one of Jenna's buds and her dad for later this fall but Jenna has been chompin' at the bit to camp out overnight in her hammock. The weather has finally started to cool and we decided that last night would be a good night to give it a go in the backyard.

    We set Jenna up in my normal spot in the edge of the woods behind our house and I cleared a new spot for myself a couple of trees over.



    Being that its been anything but cold or even cool here until recently, I haven't made her an underquilt yet so I picked her up a closed-cell foam pad from WallyWorld last week. Combining the pad with a fairly decent sleeping bag, she was good to go. As for me, I had my usual PLUQ/sleeping bag setup.

    As evening fell, Connie, Jenna, the dogs and I all headed out back, built a fire in our fire pit and settled in to chill for a little while and toast a few marshmallows...





    Around ten, Connie finally decided to call it a night and headed back inside with the dogs. Jenna and I chilled a little longer by the fire and I took advantage of a bit of quiet time to enjoy a good cigar. Before long Jenna began to doze off in her chair...



    and the fire was burnin' down so we decided it was time to turn in. I got her settled then crawled in my own hammock for the night.



    We woke to a beautiful morning...



    Well, I did anyway...Jenna was apparently super comfy and stayed asleep for a little while longer.



    I'm thinkin' she liked this hammock camping thing...

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    Think so too. Thanks for sharing.

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    What a great way to introduce hammocking, in what looks to have the feel of the woods and comfort of being close to the house.

    The extra sleep in is a true sign of comfort!

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    Great trip!
    Most of us end up poorer here but richer for being here. Olddog, Fulltime hammocker, 365 nights a year.

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    Those are some nice woods behind your house. Glad your daughter has taken a liking to sleeping in hammocks... and chairs. Thanks for sharing.

    Fronkey

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    looks great man. nobody can deny the comfort
    Dale Gribble: I'm thinking, "new hammock." For me, laying and swaying in a hammock is like a steady morphine drip without the risk of renal failure.

    Randy : yea but just remember yer roots and where ya come from....you got Hennessy in yer blood son......

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    Good trips don't always have to cover long miles! Glad she enjoyed it!

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    Jenna's already ready for another overnight. Our older daughter, Ashley, gets to have her first overnighter next weekend up near Young Harris College where she's in school... Now to work on getting my better half interested...

    **Quick Update**

    We finally got Connie to try a hammock this afternoon...she said it was comfy but she didn't like the material around the edges flopping in her face (she's a little claustrophobic)...nothing a couple of grossgrain or webbing tabs, a few feet of shock cord and a stake or two can't cure. Still not sure we'll ever get her to camp overnight in a hammock but there's still hope. And if not, she's always got her cot and the Eureka Nylon Hilton (our big beast of a family tent)
    Last edited by Steve D; 09-11-2011 at 17:10.

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    Great introduction to hammocking, learning the ropes straps and tarps from someone in the family is always a good thing. Does your daughter's friend and her father hammock camp?
    I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. - E. B. White (1899 - 1985)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Veto 65 View Post
    Does your daughter's friend and her father hammock camp?
    I believe they're ground dwellers...for now.

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