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  1. Thread: Rude awakening

    by GeneH
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    That is the single reason I miss carrying larger...

    That is the single reason I miss carrying larger noisy pans. Years ago we banged pans and yelled in the middle of the night also when something that sounded pretty big was rustling around camp. Now...
  2. Here's what I use so that I never have problems...

    Here's what I use so that I never have problems even in windy snow or cold rain when everything goes wrong for me. These are made of that corrugated light plastic, the short one being just longer...
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    I'm going to try using Blake's Hitch. From what...

    I'm going to try using Blake's Hitch. From what I've read it seems less likely to jam up after loading then a Prusik. If I could plan ahead for every eventuality I would have those UCR's on my spare...
  4. ‘Cause I don’t know how to tie a figure 8 after I...

    ‘Cause I don’t know how to tie a figure 8 after I wrap the standing end around something. My lines usually 1 end in a figure 8 loop and that’s larksheaded on something, but what to do with the other...
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    Huh. Missed this until now ... so Welcome! (from...

    Huh. Missed this until now ... so Welcome! (from a grounder :-) )
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    I need to get out more. Love your videos. I...

    I need to get out more. Love your videos. I thought I have all the equipment I could possibly want but now I realize I need better lightweight boots for this snow-less cold weather. My old GoLite...
  7. Dang - missed the live event.

    Dang - missed the live event.
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    Using a carabiner to clip / unclip any random 10...

    Using a carabiner to clip / unclip any random 10 footer w/o tangling is pretty easy. Might be a problem with 20 foot lines - haven't tried that yet. I just kinda wrap the bundle around my hand and...
  9. Another WOOHOO! That yellow Attwood cord I had...

    Another WOOHOO! That yellow Attwood cord I had in the first picture? I was able to splice it just like we do with zing-it. That means I can do a button knot, bury the legs and have a great shackle....
  10. Thanks for the info and the link. I hadn't though...

    Thanks for the info and the link. I hadn't though about the wider radius being stronger on the neck either. In fact I had considered it a detriment-the noose more likely to slip off the knot.

    I...
  11. I think the cord material is polyester. It's a...

    I think the cord material is polyester. It's a loosely woven 1.9 mm (5/64), 180 lb, round cord with a core - I don't think I could bury the ends like we do with Zing-It. I prefer the looks of a...
  12. Any suggestions opinions about cutting the tag...

    Any suggestions opinions about cutting the tag ends right at the knot? Maybe a drop of superglue to help keep it from backing out?

    Or should I go with 7/64 amsteel just for size and structure -...
  13. Woohoo! I can finally do a Button Knot - and a cool soft shackle from round cord

    I watched the same YouTube videos again (after stepping away from them for a few months) and figured out what I was doing wrong. Now after all that earlier practice I have the bloody thing memorized....
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    If I didn't like being in the open so much and so...

    If I didn't like being in the open so much and so late at night this thread would have me moving to a hammock.
  15. FS: Sold - going to good homes this morning. Thanks!!!

    Sold - going to good homes this morning. Thanks!!!
  16. FS: All 3 packpacks SPF. I'll post the update and...

    All 3 packpacks SPF. I'll post the update and close this thread when done.
  17. FS: Still Available 60L Alps Mountaineering. Cost to...

    Still Available 60L Alps Mountaineering. Cost to ship to VA about $40.

    I didn't expect this much interest from out of state, and am going first-come-first serve. If there's anything left I'll post...
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    Sticky: Hate to just add useless posts - but want to...

    Hate to just add useless posts - but want to thank Deb for helping me resolve the problem. Had to use IE instead of Chrome for some reason. Thanks for the really quick responses!!!
  19. FS: Backpacks - 1) 60 L and 2) 90 L Good Condition $20 each - Mpls area pickup preferred

    [edit: fixing the pictures]

    I have 3 backpacks I'm putting out here just in case someone really wants a big winter pack - they need a good home 'else they get donated locally. All in good...
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    Sticky: Yep, I'm in the Sellers Group as far as I can...

    Yep, I'm in the Sellers Group as far as I can tell 'cause I have the option to leave the group. I set the prefix, added a title, entered some text, and tried to upload - nothing. No error,...
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    Sticky: I attempted to upload photos of a backpack I want...

    I attempted to upload photos of a backpack I want to see but nothing happens when I click upload. I tried the photos test gallery and this time received a, "...admin will approve..." msg before the...
  22. Yeah I saw your video just this last fall I...

    Yeah I saw your video just this last fall I think. You put Snowbank on my list.
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    I have to give this a try next time I'm out.

    I have to give this a try next time I'm out.
  24. Really good write up and pictures. Thanks for...

    Really good write up and pictures. Thanks for "bringing us along." I gotta commit to a week somewhere within driving distance this fall.
  25. Where does the line get stitched to assist the...

    Where does the line get stitched to assist the bury if not using a locked brummel? At the crossover point or at the far ends of the bury?
  26. St. Croix St. Forest MN winter location suggestions?

    [admins pls remove the other duplicate post in the wrong “other” forum]

    I'd like to do an overnighter while there's snow yet this year up in the St. Croix St. Forest and looking for suggestions...
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    Yeah, famous last words, right? [emoji15] ...

    Yeah, famous last words, right? [emoji15]


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    I've used the disposable ones in a shirt pocket...

    I've used the disposable ones in a shirt pocket once sitting on a deer stand in 10 deg F and really warmed me up. I'm considering trying the same for camping and sitting around at night w/o a fire so...
  29. St. Croix St. Forest MN - late winter camp suggestions?

    I'd like to do an overnighter while there's snow yet this year up in the St. Croix St. Forest and looking for suggestions for a 50 yrd clearing. The park office has been very encouraging. The only...
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    I did that a while ago, kinda surprised at the...

    I did that a while ago, kinda surprised at the shipping, then a thread popped up somewhere for $6.95 on Amazon, Prime, no shipping, so I bought a second one. Oh, and I somehow had a "courtesy credit"...
  31. "disturbingly" was just rhetoric for dramatic...

    "disturbingly" was just rhetoric for dramatic effect. ;) Most folks I associate with consider such esoteric knowledge ... a little odd and eyes glaze over as soon as I open my mouth. :lol:.
  32. A little off-topic, but there's something...

    A little off-topic, but there's something disturbingly amusing about knot-related threads on HF. Just sayin'. Sorry for the value-free post.
  33. Oh, the question was originally about the...

    Oh, the question was originally about the thinness of a ridgeline under the tarp because I read somewhere else anecdotal comments about tarps ripping. I'm new to tarp camping and will be using...
  34. Yeah that bright lime green will be easily seen....

    Yeah that bright lime green will be easily seen. Good stuff.
  35. Drip line? Or have one end of the tarp lower? Or...

    Drip line? Or have one end of the tarp lower? Or both?
  36. Thread: zing it

    by GeneH
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    I'm always confused by the difference also so had...

    I'm always confused by the difference also so had to look it up just now. The soft shackle has a toggle or catch loop on the opposite end from the button knot. The EVO loop does not. You can,...
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    BWCAW Minnesota, because I live in Minnesota. I...

    BWCAW Minnesota, because I live in Minnesota. I really have to get out more, but BWCAW is relatively isolated and quiet, camp on a lake, eat fresh fish, experience 70 deg and ice on the lake in the...
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    Sure looks that way. And here I am for a few...

    Sure looks that way. And here I am for a few years trying to remember the correct way to tie a taut-line hitch when I was actually doing a Midshipman's Hitch if I did an incorrect taut-line. Now...
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    Oh bloody heck. That's ? I had to try it. Yep....

    Oh bloody heck. That's ? I had to try it. Yep. Sheesh.
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    Thank you for the reference to burying the end of...

    Thank you for the reference to burying the end of the slippery stuff... (I'm using zing-it) and will have to check out the Grip Hitch. Pretty new to dyneema-types and knots in general confound me.
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    This is interesting: Regrettable Change: The...

    This is interesting:
    Regrettable Change: The 1948 (5th edition) of the Boy Scout Handbook included the Midshipman’s Hitch Knot but used the name Taut-Line Hitch. Inexplicably, after the 5th edition,...
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    Though I use this slipped half hitch (with a...

    Though I use this slipped half hitch (with a slippery finish) all the time for non-critical light load applications, after reading this thread I think the midshipman's hitch would be a better choice....
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    Elven rope.

    Elven rope.
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    Yeah, the tactical retreat was a good idea. Live...

    Yeah, the tactical retreat was a good idea. Live to camp another day. You're down there where the weather can turn on you pretty nasty like with the winds. Even where I grew up in the middle of the...
  45. HAHAHAHAHAH. HA. That's exactly what...

    HAHAHAHAHAH. HA. That's exactly what prompted me to ask the question! Smaller world than I realize sometimes.
  46. Any concern for damage to the tarp with the 2 mm...

    Any concern for damage to the tarp with the 2 mm as a continuous ridge line under the tarp?
  47. Would you describe how you use a Farrimond to...

    Would you describe how you use a Farrimond to raise the height of the bag? Typically I pull the bag up and tie the working end off to a nearby tree. We don't have bear problems in my area, and only...
  48. I'll start a new thread soon and we can do that....

    I'll start a new thread soon and we can do that. I'm managed 3 nights out recently and even with the practice in my yard my deployment techniques need to be refined or I'm gonna be screwed on a windy...
  49. I have to learn this one for Zing-it.

    I have to learn this one for Zing-it.
  50. Go MikeiM!

    Go MikeiM!
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