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    Senior Member peello's Avatar
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    What is your Hammock Index?

    Here in Minnesota there is a radio talk-show called Garage Logic hosted by Joe Soucheray. Garage Logic is a place where it's understood that any problem worth discussing can be solved in the garage. One of the more common sayings is "What is your cylinder index?". Your cylinder index is the total number of cylinders of all the internal combustion engines you own. The official definition is as follows:

    The Cylinder Index (or C.I.) was established on the basis of Soucheray's enthusiastic fascination with internal combustion engines. It is a measurement device in which the total number of internal combustion engine cylinders (working or non-working) owned by an individual (single-cylinder chainsaws, lawnmowers, 2-cycle, 4-cycle, multi-cylinder diesels, trucks and farm tractors) are tallied. The Garage Logician who attains a C.I. in excess of his age is revered.

    So in my case I have two 8 cylinder vehicles, a 6 cylinder vehicle, a snow blower, lawn mower, and a weed whip which totals to a cylinder index of 25. I'm 49 and not even close to a revered Garage Logician.

    Being a hammock enthusiast for about a year now and starting to acquire hammocks, I was thinking a Hammock Index can be applied to us hammockers. The official definition is as follows (and open for modifications):

    The Hammock Index (or H.I.) was established on the basis of campers enthusiastic fascinations with hammocks. It is a measurement device in which the total number of hammocks (using or not-using) owned by an individual are tallied. The individual who attains an H.I. in excess of more hammocks that a person would ever need is revered.

    In my case I have a WBBB, DIY, Yukon (woot special), and an WBBB XLC on order with a H.I. of 4. Is that in excess of more hammocks that one would ever need? I don’t know, not sure what that number would be.

    So my question is, what is your Hammock Index?

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    Senior Member Postal's Avatar
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    atm I have an hi of 6. WBBB, WBBB XLC, Walmart Special, Academy Special, Skeeter Beater Pro, and DD Frontline.
    Where ever you go,
    There you are.

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    1 SL tablecloth hammock, 1 DL tablecloth hammock, 1 BIAS WWM, 1 BIAS WW DL, 2 Byer Moskito hammocks, and 1 HH Exped Asym Zip equals HI of 7.

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    I have backup hammocks to my backup hammocks and I honestly don't even know how many I have.

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    Senior Member nyhiker50's Avatar
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    Lets see.... My HI is 2 Grand Trunks, 1 Hammock Bliss and 1 Poly rope hammock from the '70's that's still useful. That makes four and I need to get a backup in case something happens on a long excursion like a tear or other problem, Eventually that would make five.

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    Senior Member SMJerry's Avatar
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    I suppose that with a HI of 2 I would never get close to "Revered".. but I am comfy with a 2. My WBBB and my HH Expedition work great. I am entertaining the idea of getting a WB Traveler or something like it for winter camping.
    Now if we were talking the Stove Index (S.I.) I would be an S.I. of 19... still rookie status compared to some.
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    Senior Member Mumbles's Avatar
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    My HI=6, I'm new.
    Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the strength to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

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    Senior Member Mikeinajeep's Avatar
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    What is your Hammock Index?

    I think I'm cheating. I bought ten hammocks at the grand opening of target in Canada. They are for gifts. So that makes my H.I 14. But I claim 4, two ENO DN, a BIAS camper, and a DD jungle.
    Carpe noctem!!

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    6 and I've given away 2. 7 if you count that bedsheet one thats wadded up in my closet. I really should clean the closet cuzz that sucker was what convinced me to get some real material.

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    Senior Member Jayson's Avatar
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    HI: 9. Sewing another this weekend so will be 10.

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