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I've often kept my coffee fixings in the odor proof OPS bag that is available from REI and other places in the tree in hanging from. I camp in bear country too but skunks, squirrels, mice and other...

I'm with Scoutmaster. My initial setup only takes a few minutes. If it's right so good. Otherwise I enjoy the process for the next 10 or fifteen minutes to get it perfect.

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I put anchors in cider block without incident. However, the walls are high with a lot of weight on them. If the walls are low with only a few rows above the anchor, I'd pass on the anchor. If you do...

+1 on the 35ft. Once you pull the line around the tree on each end you'll use at least 4 to 5ft (even more if the tree(s) are larger). Leaving you way short.

Late November

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I'll take it

Exped Multi-mat doubled in half. Thin but warm enough (for me) to the high 40°s. Below that an Exped Dreamwalker as a pad. Now I have quilts. Will still use pads on trips where I may have to have to...

You might want to consider the slightly larger than "normal" TQ from Sierra Designs. http://www.sierradesigns.com/product/backcountry-quilt-800-2-season

Treated down will get wet. It just takes a fair bit longer to get saturated. However it drys a lot faster than untreated down. IMO for the few extra $ is cheap insurance and the difference between a...

Oh and after three years with pads I've switched to underquilts. I will still use a pad from time to time, on long trips that have areas with no trees.

I started out using a SL hammock with CCF pad and within a few months upgraded to a DL. The DL is (for me) superior in all respects. 1. The pad stays pretty much in place. The second layor allows you...

I just received a 20° Revolt from EE. Can't wait to get out and use it, it especially this winter. I'm a warm sleeper but I'll augment it with a thin cc pad if I expect the temps to drop into the...

Some years back three of us when backpacking up a side canyon off of Oak Creek Canyon in late November. We were going to stay two nights, but it snowed a foot or more the first night and it was still...

I'll take it.

+1 for setting the ridgeline. Like JDA I was on a trip where the chance of rain was <3%. It rained. Scrambled in the middle of the night to set it all up. Since then, always set up the ridgeline. If...

Seems to me the depending on the person and circumstances, the biggest advantage with an open adjustable foot box is it can vent while a sewn can't. That said, mine is a closed sewn foot box.

The SD quilt is amazing and the design is brilliant. I too have multiple SD products. Great value for the money .

Finally, I was able to order what I hope is a great TQ/UQ combo for me. Sierra Designs Backcountry Quilt for my TQ, and a Enlightened Equipment 55in (to be used with a foot pad) 20° Revolt UQ. Both...

I use a DL for two reasons. 1) a DL of 1.1 ripstop is more comfortable than SL 1.7 for my weight (230). 2), if I'm on a hike that has a mix of hanging on one night and going to ground the next, it...

I've hung many times from a couple of differnt species of Juniper here in Arizona and Southern Utah. They seem plenty strong to me. I'm about #225. If you have to hang from a branch, attach as close...

On one end I use a small (not the smallest) metal figure 9 thats attached to the tarps ridge line via a prussik loop (for micro adjustments and adjusting for tree spacing). The other end I use a knot...

How small does it stuff down to?

I should add that the Multi-Mat can be supplemented on the ground by folding it in half ans stuffing it with leaves and such. There are snaps along the perimeter to close it up for that purpose.

Before I switched to a WB Traveler hammock I used an ENO DN. I used a Exped multi mat in the hammock. Doubled up it's good to the low 40's for me. If colder, it could lbe supplemented with a torso...

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You might want to look at this Exped mat ( http://www.exped.com/usa/en/product-category/mats/syncell-mat-5-lw )
In conjunction with your Scout. The way it's constructed will conform better in a...

Does anyone have any experience with Enlightened Equipment KARO quilts?

An interesting pad choice is the the SYNCELL MAT 5 MW ( http://www.exped.com/usa/en/product-category/mats/syncell-mat-5-mw ) Other than being heavy it's 26 in wide and "quilted" so it conforms to...

Thanks for the info! I've wondering about these kinds of specs for a while now. Good job, looking forward to the photos.

I have three hammocks. Two SL and a DL. I bought the DL specifically for trips that I might find myself both hanging and being on the ground. My pad has some rubberised rings to keep sleeping bags...

For me, whoopie slings are the way to go. I would recommend putting continuious loops at the ends of your hammock first, and attaching the whoopies to those. This allows for more flexibility when...

I sleep mostly full time in a ENO double nest (Warbonnet Traveler in the woods). I purchased a hammock stand from IKEA for about $70. It's very short though so you'll have to attach the hammock ends...

I use a line from BlueWater (3mm NiteLine Utility Cord - Package of 50 ft. $16.95) as my tarp ridge line that has reflective material woven in. It's the perfect size for figure nines, knot bones etc....

Both of my whoopies had (plastic) beads that broke apart for some reason. I replaced them with the smallest spilt rings I could find. I know those won't break. No issues since the switch.

I've been following this thread for a while now. Before hammocking (and on trips without decent trees) I've used a GoreTex bivy and a small tarp for many years and love it. So, a very interesting...

For the last year or so, I like using a combination of a prussik knot and a short section of surgical tubing to tension my silnylon tarp. If its going to be dry and the tarp won't be sagging much I...

The NEW platypus bottle are designed for hot (not boiling) water. The original style/design are not. I have tried the Platypus bottles with hot and it works quite nicely. A lot more comfortable than...

For me what works best is CRL with a (NiteIze) Knotbone http://www.niteize.com/product/KnotBone.asp on one end and a (NiteIze) Figure 9 http://www.niteize.com/product/Figure-9-Small.asp (on a prusik)...

I've used it for tie outs and so far it seems fine. I do carry a little extra line for extra and/or replacement tieouts. I personally wouldn't use it for a ridge line however, because it's not strong...

I bring two Groundhogs for the main tieouts of my diamond asym tarp. If the wind is bad enough to add more tieouts I bring a couple of MSR Needle stakes. Those little buggers are strong!

Here is Roscoe with his pack.

Halloween. Hmm perhaps the colors will keep the "bad elements" away. :D

Can't answer your question about loft and temerature, but can say nice work and clever dual use design.

It could be, but as you can see from the photos it drops to your knees so I wouldn't want to hike in anything rough. Not bad around camp though. If you go to youtube there are videos of guys skiing...

Yup, complete with draft collar and zipper. The bottom cinches with a draw string and is great for wrapping the hammock. I like to "choke " down the hammock a little with a cheap plastic biner to...

+1 on the Dreamwalker. I use it as my main insulation when winter camping here in AZ. Four uses: peapod, top quilt, sleeping bag and parks/coat. One of the best and versatile pieces of gear I own....

I use a U-Shaped travel pillow in my hammocks. They are great. For me I don't need had support in my hammocks. I need neck support. With these pillows around your neck, when you move, it moves WITH...

At home I use an ENO Double Nest. Out camping/backpacking it's a WB Traveler.

A couple of years ago a group of us went in to the NW backcountry part of the park. Three of us were hanging. We didn't ask and nobody showed up to tell us to go to ground. I'm pretty sure it's...