"yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift---thats why its called a present" - Master Oogway
It's always best if your an early riser!
Sometimes I like to hike and think, And sometimes I just like to hike.
Hiking is'ent about waiting for the storm to pass its about learning to hike in the rain.
Simply untrue.
I have a MacCat Standard in Spinn that I bought in 2008. I proceeded to carry it about 1,700 miles from that point along the AT. For the last three years, it's probably been deployed somewhere around 75-85 times...on trail. I've had branches (small) fall from a height of more than 20' and bounce off of it without leaving any evidence it happened. I have two HF Members as witnesses of the branch incident. It's been poked by branches more times than I could ever count; still no holes.
I agree than Cuben wins the battle for top tarp material. I have a few yards of it waiting to be made into a tarp that I'm quite excited about. Tougher and lighter than the other options for sure! But Spinn is a fine material for a tarp and plenty durable enough for the daily abuse a tarp takes.
Trust nobody!
I guess experiences vary on the spinn issue. I have had similar issues as tonejones in the past when it comes to spinn. One time a guy was walking by my tarp with firewood and twig that was sticking out caught my spinn tarp, and instant tear. My first outing with the tarp too! Main lessons learned: watch who you backpack with, and don't set up in the common areas.
Even with cuben, I am concerned that many folks here are going with the lightest available fabric, spending big bucks on them, and we are going to hear a rash of posts later about fabric failures. Cuben initially had a bad rap because of this that took a while to overcome.
Trust nobody!
"You can stand tall without standing on someone. You can be a victor without having victims." --Harriet Woods
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This is completely untrue!
Everyone is allowed to voice their concerns/complaints, but there is a total difference in doing it respectfully, and doing it maliciously! But talking it out with the manufacturer via email or PM should always be done first instead of calling them out on a public forum, as every cottage manufacturer here is more than willing to do what they can to make things right, and the beauty of Hammock Forums is those cottage manufacturers are right here with us posting away!
"yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift---thats why its called a present" - Master Oogway
It's always best if your an early riser!
sorry if i came off as snippy or disrespectful there. I wasn't speaking about this forum, or forums in general, or camping in general, i was just saying that as money spent increases people tend to get more mad if something breaks, whether it's their own fault or not.
Last edited by backpackingZombie; 03-23-2011 at 15:48. Reason: clarity
I tend to agree. I won't speak up if the matter is over a small amount but high end items warrant certain expectations and if they are not met, then I'll probably be more vocal about. Of course there is a way to do things but in general I agree with this statement.
Don't let life get in the way of living.
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