Originally Posted by
Uphill
I had a great first group hang. I was given my trail name. Met some hammockforum.net celebrities (Papa Smurf, Dutch, Pan, Smee, WV, 2Q), some great individuals (Dennis, Eweker, Hamhocker, Padovini, Gadget, Maztrain, Fire Fly, Zilla, Visionarylion), ate some delicious camp food (thanks Eweker and Hamhocker!), and I got to go hammock camping!
I'd say the member who left the biggest impact though was Momo. Every time I was walking to/from the bathhouse she wanted to play. I think she ran more laps around me than the Daytona 500. Such a fun little dog.
Also, I second Maztrain's thanks to all the vendors, and members for your contributions to the raffle. I tried out my DIY, one of a kind, ultralight hammock, this morning before hitting the road. Country Roads did a great job on this project. It's plenty wide to give me a comfy lay, it fits just right with my underquilt, and I am looking forward to hanging it at the NoVa hang in just over a month's time. I have already modified it by removing the continuous loops for suspension, and replacing them with a couple of whoopie slings I had laying around. The post mod weight came in at 7.7oz. Crazy that my new hammock weighs less than half a pound. Thanks Country Roads!!!
And also, thanks to the various conversations/demonstrations/explanations, I am excited to get back to the drawing board to keep searching for my ultimate setup.
See ya in the woods sometime!!
-Uphill
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