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    New Member CheezeBallz's Avatar
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    Hello from Omaha NE

    Hello guys and gals, my name is William and I am a total hammock noob, fresh off the ground! I got to try a hammock for the first time last 4th of July and have been researching them since. I finally caved in and bought one this week, ordered a Blackbird XLC DBL 1.1 for and got an OES MacCat Deluxe for my Tarp. I decided to try hammock camping because I like to do a little kayak river camping and also would like to do more backpacking/hiking trips. Thanks to everyone on HF for all the good information and videos (Shug love the videos bud!) and for helping me decide on what hammock to get. I hope I made a good choice for a good 3 season setup. If anyone has any good first time tips for a noob I would love to hear them before my first time out. I have a Couple weeks before my hammock arrives! I can't wait!

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    Welcome to hammock forums. As far as tips go. Dont lay in your hammock until youre ready to fall asleep or it may cause premature napping syndrom!
    "When somebody moves something in your house, you notice it. When somebody moves something in the woods, I notice it."
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    welcome to HF greetings from Ontario Canada

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    Welcome from SC.
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    Lots of good people here! Glad to be part of the HF community, and definetly looking forward to some of that premature napping syndrom! Does anyone here have any suggestions for must see good hammock camping locations near my neck of the woods(Eastern Nebraska)? If its worth a 5hr drive let me know, I am always looking for somewere to escape to for the weekend!

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    Quote Originally Posted by CheezeBallz View Post
    Lots of good people here! Glad to be part of the HF community, and definetly looking forward to some of that premature napping syndrom! Does anyone here have any suggestions for must see good hammock camping locations near my neck of the woods(Eastern Nebraska)? If its worth a 5hr drive let me know, I am always looking for somewere to escape to for the weekend!
    Indian Cave State park is the best ive found in our neck of the woods. Some good primitive camping sites on the trails. Something more local is Hitchcock park over by crescent. I did that a few weeks ago and there are primitive spots also, although many of them are in exposed to weather spots.

    Glad to see I might be seeing more hammocks around town!

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    Re: Hello from Omaha NE

    Welcome from Lawrence, Ks!

    Neighbor!
    "Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth." - Jules Verne

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    Welcome from okla. I hope you enjoy your new gear when its gets there.

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    Love Hitchcock. This here pond is a fantastic spot to hang on a lazy afternoon: http://goo.gl/maps/ZQO72

    Welcome to HF!

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    Got a chance to go out to Hitchcock Nature center friday after work and help a friend do a test setup of his new hammock gear. thanks for letting me know about this place, it seems beautiful! I will be doing some hammocking and hiking gear testing here once my hammock comes in the mail. Thanks again!

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