Hanging in there from Colorado Springs, CO
Greetings all,
The short of it:
A friend got me in a hammock, Shug gave me the tools to setup the way I want and understand at least some of the options I have, and they are many. Now I have a Warbonnet XLC on the way for me and a Dutchware Hammock Chair for my dog, yeah I know he is spoiled but he loves the hammock. Indoor hang setup for two hammocks in the basement. Planning a backyard hang this weekend to test the equipment. Looking forward to using it with motorcycle camping this summer. Would like to hang with some more Colorado Springs folks!
The long of it:
After ~ 4 wks of isolation a friend asked if i wanted to go hang and check out a metor shower, which we didn't see. We did however hang, and get cold but. I was hooked. He loaned me one and we had a backyard hang and watched Shug. Being impossible to look at products with the stay-at-home orders I didn't figure I would be able to buy with confidence. That said after way to many hours of watching Shug I got a feel for these products he was presenting, he does a great job of providing complete detail.
Being a CO resident i was already looking at the local company, Warbonnet. I love the number of people that talk about "Brandon". Though I haven't interacted with him I really like that, at least in the not so distant past, Warbonnet was a very personal company. O the rabbit holes, and they are still coming. The only thing that I know i don't know is fabrics, what a mess. Suspension, how to get a flat lay, ridge-line, bug nets, animals in hammocks, and so many more.
I have a Warbonnnet Blackbird XLC on the way with a whoopie toggle setup, as well as dutch buckles to check out. Found Dutchware's hammock chair to repurposed for my dog, he likes to cuddle in the hammock but I feel like when camping we will want him to have his own. Looking at having a firepit in the back yard this weekend with a hang on the other end of the yard to test the equipment and start planning the first escape.
Getting a motorcycle as soon as the DMV allows this to be a thing in CO. I am looking into a few additions such as a superfly or similar, underquilts. Overquilts look amazingly functional.
When they said hang in there I'm not sure this is what they had in mind.
Beyond that I'm a tinkerer and always have a project going. Electronics, construction, and Amateur radio among a few.
