Hello from Oxford, MS

**JAF** · 06-17-2013, 10:35

Just getting started with hammock backpacking. Been doing tents for a long time now. Used to hang years ago around the lake for overnight water skiing trips. We would ski til dark, camp out & then start skiing in the morning. Do most of our hiking in the Smokies now.

I'm sorting through ALL of the information here to try and figure out a good place to start. I had decided on a HH before finding this site but now I'm not sure. I like the sound of the Bias hammocks. Just trying to determine the best solution for me without wasting a bunch of money...

By the way, this is a great forum. Lots of excellent interaction & sharing of experiences and information. I'm really happy that I found it.

**sploiz** · 06-17-2013, 14:25

Awesome, we have another from ms joining our ranks! I'm in Jackson.

**BillyBob58** · 06-17-2013, 15:25

Welcome, JAF, from just down the road in Tupelo! Sometime I work in Batesville and travel through Oxford on the way and stop for breakfast at Huddle House on West Jackson, or at Back Yard Burgers for late lunch on the way back.

You could do worse than an HH Explorer UL, but there are lots of other good choices also. WB or JRB Bridge hammocks, Claytor No Nets, BIAS and many others. I guess it is tough in a way, with so many good choices. OTOH, it is hard to go bad wrong! Just pick something and get to hanging! ( then you are going to figure out how to insulate the bottom also, and guess what: more excellent items/brands to choose from. Welcome to the madness!
Bill

**Dead Man** · 06-17-2013, 15:49

Welcome to the addiction friend. Fellow hanger from Clinton (outside Jackson). As you can see from my side bar, I'm a HH guy. In the process of doing a DIY HH knock off but love my Expl.

**Ejimo** · 06-17-2013, 16:54

Welcome to the forums!

**JAF** · 06-17-2013, 22:11

This is a great forum. I've already had a pm offer from someone in Oxford to try out their HH Explorer. Plus, all of you that have replied to my post. I'm in Jackson pretty regular for work so I know that area well. Also travel to Tupelo often.

That's my problem now is that there are a lot of good choices in picking hammocks, traps, slings, insulation, etc. I'm looking forward to getting my hammock ordered & here so I can start enjoying it.

Thanks,

Tony

**youbet** · 06-17-2013, 22:39

Welcome from michigan! I lived in sumrall for a short time, my brother still lives there. Glad to have ya!

**BillyBob58** · 06-18-2013, 11:06

Originally Posted by JAF

This is a great forum. I've already had a pm offer from someone in Oxford to try out their HH Explorer. Plus, all of you that have replied to my post. I'm in Jackson pretty regular for work so I know that area well. Also travel to Tupelo often.

That's my problem now is that there are a lot of good choices in picking hammocks, traps, slings, insulation, etc. I'm looking forward to getting my hammock ordered & here so I can start enjoying it.

Thanks,

Tony

If you have not already made up your mind, we can meet in between Oxford and Tupelo at Trace State Park and you can try out a bunch of different hammocks. If you are less than 250-300 that is, I only have two hammocks for sure rated above 300. You could check out insulation also, but too danged hot to stand it. Guess you could look! ( then again, you say you are in Jackson mostly, and that as you know is not all that close)

**sploiz** · 06-18-2013, 17:37

Sounds like we need to get a MS group hang going.

**crumpman** · 06-18-2013, 20:11

I went to Mississippi College and I know folks in Tupelo and Clinton. My old track/CC coach just retired from Ole Miss. I ran the most recent Tupelo Half Marathon and the race coordinator is a good friend. I had the owner of Mama Hamil's Southern Cooking , in Ridgeland, in class and was his track coach in shot and disc.
If anybody finds themselves in Jackson, MS and needs a place to eat, Hamil's is the place.