Dealing with Snow

[JCINMA]

I met a guy on a trail out here one evening that had stepped through some thin ice into a creek that was about a foot deep. One foot had gone through and soaked his boot and sock. I had a fire going when he came into camp and asked to use it. He then proceeded to take out a sheet of aluminum foil and folded himself an envelope of sorts. He put on fresh socks and threw the wet one, along with the dry one, into the foil envelope then tossed it in the fire ring next to, but not in, the fire. In about 3 minutes steam was flowing out of the foil envelope and in about 20 minutes the dude was making a very happy face as he slid his feet into freshly fire-warmed, and dried, socks.

I keep meaning to try this in the fire-pit in the backyard, but never seem to think about it. I'm going to write a post-it note and staple it to my forehead.

I really want to try that.

[spinkid]

I hope you have a tough forehead......

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[MacEntyre]

...freshly fire-warmed, and dried, socks.

So that's the AT sock wash and dry!

[PS]

Gotta put a piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil in my go bag!
Great idea, thanks for sharing...

[DannyBoy2k]

I thought the same thing... however, when I hung it slightly shifted to the foot end, and slightly low, my feet on the diagonal went right over the top of the gear box. I never knew it was there!

The trick is to hang it a little low.

after reading this thread yesterday, i ran out to my local river with the hammock and jeff's gear hammock., to test out mac's method.

i love my wbbb shelf, but am day by day beginning to prefer the complete open feel of a net-less hmmk.

for history- i was hanging my jj gear hammock from my ridgeline under the tarp via prussiks.

yesterday, i slung the jj gear hmmk alongside my traveler and it functioned just like the wbbb shelf, with the awesome option of being movable. the jjgh corners are attached via prussik to the support lines, so can slide up to the head end, or down to the footend, or even be pushed over the hmmk ridgeline to the left or right side of the hmmk.

wow! THANKS MAC. !

Would one or both of you mind taking some photos or a video of this? Do you use a separate suspension for the gear hammock or hook to the ends of the hammock? Still seems like the suspension to the gear hammock would be drawn up into you and be bothersome. I think I just need to see this in action to figure it out.

Thanks!

~Dan

[MacEntyre]

Would one or both of you mind taking some photos or a video of this?

I'd love to, but I'm very busy right now...

Do you use a separate suspension for the gear hammock or hook to the ends of the hammock?

I use separate suspension, including separate tree huggers. You can even put the hammock hugger on one side of the tree, and the Gear Box hugger on the other, to give them a little separation... but it is not necessary. They could hang from the same marlinspike hitch.

I think I just need to see this in action to figure it out.

Give it a try!