Warbonnet Blackbird - custom model (Let's call it the Ptarmigan?)

[fin]

Häftigt, så då förstår du nästan svenska ?

Actually, I am part Swedish in there, too. Those borders were quite movable and disputable for many years, as you know. My mother's ancestors lived near the Norway/Sweden border and married back in forth through the surrounding towns, so am I Swede or Norge? Hmmm?

My parents just went and visited the places where my great grandparents and grandparents came from (my parents were both born here in the states.) in Finland - I'll have to get the names of the places they went. I'd love to go and visit there sometime - I have some friends in Norway, as well.

Gut på tur, aldrig sur!

Never? Not sure on the translation on this one.

[moski]

Never? Not sure on the translation on this one.

It's a common Norwegian saying, (at least for Swedes).
Would translate to something like:
A guy on the trail, is never unhappy.

Not so funny, but it's the way Norwegian say it , you know singing it almost.

Actually, I am part Swedish in there, too. Those borders were quite movable and disputable for many years, as you know. My mother's ancestors lived near the Norway/Sweden border and married back in forth through the surrounding towns, so am I Swede or Norge? Hmmm?

That's really cool.

I think it's still like that, if you live by the border.
I mean the closer you are to it , the lesser you care about it.

[fin]

It's a common Norwegian saying, (at least for Swedes).
Would translate to something like:
A guy on the trail, is never unhappy.

Not so funny, but it's the way Norwegian say it , you know singing it almost.

HAH! That was pretty close to what I translated. It was something like "traveling, stomach never sour." I just didn't get the context right.

That's really cool.

I think it's still like that, if you live by the border.
I mean the closer you are to it , the lesser you care about it.

My ancestors on one side were from Christiana (Oslo), Mo I Rana, and Drammen. The other side were from Rauma and Kaustinen.

I have a friend in Nessoden.

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What was the weight on that hammock?

Weighed this morning at the Post Office: 30.8 oz. with line/strap setup. Only 2.5 oz. over the double 1.1 black if set up with line/strap, about the same as double 1.1 with webbing setup.

[moski]

Weighed this morning at the Post Office: 30.8 oz. with line/strap setup. Only 2.5 oz. over the double 1.1 black if set up with line/strap, about the same as double 1.1 with webbing setup.

That's not to bad!
My Blackbird 1.1 Single ,weights in at 23,03.
But then i'm going back to straps from amsteel.
Have to see what it ends up then.

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Oh yeah, thanks for the glow pull tip as well, moski! I got my glow pulls last night (20 of them!,) putting them on all my hammocks this week.

I'll bring any spares/leftovers with me to Mt. Rogers!

[moski]

Oh yeah, thanks for the glow pull tip as well, moski! I got my glow pulls last night (20 of them!,) putting them on all my hammocks this week.

I'll bring any spares/leftovers with me to Mt. Rogers!

Np, i really like them as well!
I bought 200 the last time (october)
I give away alot , so im starting to run out

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OK, I hope to have pictures of this up soon (I just have to attach the vent,) but since I am at work waiting for some things to happen, I thought I'd draw up some diagrams of the sock, and of the new vent panel I designed.

[warbonnetguy]

so this is completely waterproof top and bottom except for the vent? did you consider sil? is this going to replace a tarp?

it'll be interesting to see how it handles condensation.

let's see the pics

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so this is completely waterproof top and bottom except for the vent? did you consider sil? is this going to replace a tarp?

it'll be interesting to see how it handles condensation.

let's see the pics

V2.0 will most likely be sil. I had planned on it replacing the tarp, but I'm not so sure now. I wanted a waterproof cover for extreme wet conditions, and to regulate heat. This thing stores a lot of heat.

I'm curious on how it handles condensation with the new vent - it was pretty wet inside in 23* weather without the vent, as you can well imagine. I may need to add 1 more vent, but I'm hoping the chimney effect with my skylight and the wing vents will be enough.

Should be done sewing... er, thread injecting...tonight, if the wife doesn't find more curtains for me to hem!