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    Newbie needs assistance with the "Lingo"

    As the title of this thread says, I'm new here and need to understand all the new verbiage I'm reading. Is there a place where someone can go to learn all the "new" unfamiliar terms? Is there a Hammocker's Dictionary? Between a lot of reading and doing some YouTube watching (thanks Shug!) I'm starting to get the hang of it but it seems a bit confusing at first. If there is a source for learning the terms I'd love to find out about it. I'm pretty much doing this on my own so it's not like I have someone to hand all this knowledge down to me like my dad did with camping & fishing. So feel free to point me in any direction that may be of assistance.

    That's all for now. Thanks for any help you can give me and until next time...Be well.

    snapper

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    Senior Member dammfast's Avatar
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    This one has the acronyms.
    http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=216

    This one is the glossary
    http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=192

    Shugs video channel on Youtube! Make sure if you go to this link you have a couple hours to kill. They may make you late for work.
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    Those are good sources. Dehoja wrote a hammock bible called "Ultimate Hang" It is a hammock bible.
    http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Hang-.../dp/1466263687
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    Wow! You guys are quick and, more importantly to me, helpful!

    Thanks so much. Take care and until next time...Be well.

    snapper

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    Quote Originally Posted by ninjahamockman View Post
    Those are good sources. Dehoja wrote a hammock bible called "Ultimate Hang" It is a hammock bible.
    http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Hang-.../dp/1466263687
    +1. That's the best beginner's dictionary that I know of.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ninjahamockman View Post
    Those are good sources. Dehoja wrote a hammock bible called "Ultimate Hang" It is a hammock bible.
    http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Hang-.../dp/1466263687
    It's more like the New Testament. Never forget speer's book too...
    "We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it."- G. W. Sears

    My forum name is Fish<><; I'm in the navy; and I hate sleeping on the ground. If I didn't need ground to walk on or measure resistance to, I think I could happily give it up.

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