Very informative Grumpy Squatch and a great start to the thread! Thank you!
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Very informative Grumpy Squatch and a great start to the thread! Thank you!
Hello Everyone,
Its been a while since I've posted, but since its starting to warm up again I'm starting to get more into a hobby that I love. I know these questions have been answered in several...
Reasons for concern in my opinion are only going to be if there are tears in the amsteel anywhere. It will weaken the rope. Otherwise, the rope is going to have to become dry-rotted. That will be...
Welcome from Paulding Ga f
All top quilts are basically the same when it comes down to it when you are buying high end. You are dealing with a 850+ goose or duck down with typically an argon fabric outside and hyperD fabric...
There is no denying the WB hammocks are nice. The fabric compared to your HH is just so much softer and comfortable to lay on. You would immediately notice the difference laying in it whatever style...
I prefer sleeping topless. As long as I'm not in a spider or some other creepy crawly dense area and its not raining of course. The best thing about it is it removes over a pound from my pack when...
Thanks for the input everyone. Briguy that is exactly my injury lol. It stinks not being able to sleep unless heavily medicated. I wish it was possible to try a bridge hammock before i bought one.
Welcome to the forums.
Greetings from Paulding.
Wheres your favorite places to go?
Welcome to hammock forums. I'm also from GA :) Hope you enjoy the immense amount of information. Wheres your favorite places to hang?
Hey everyone,
I was wondering what your opinions were for the best hammock with a banana style lay. I currently have the WBBB XLC which I can kind of lay in like a banana but its not completely...
As others have said the pullouts seem to be mostly optional. I guess it effects the easiness of unzipping or using velcro, but the only reason they ever seem to be there in my opinion is simply to...
I have 3, well 2 as of today I sold my first hammock I ever bought which was a Hennessy Hammock Expedition Asym. I was really happy getting 115$ for it since they go for 150 new now with little...
I have a partial UQ by warbonnet called the Yeti. It is great. Top quilts wrap all around your legs usually where the UQ does not provide warmth which is plenty for me in late spring to mid fall. It...
Forgive my ignorance, but when you say you hand wash in the bathtub what is that process?
Do you fill the tub and soak the material in water and agitate it with your hands?
I've done a little bit of research on this topic and I do not own a quilt from either company yet. (I think I will get a 20 degree ghost pepper by LL soon) The build quality for both of these...
Makes me want to buy one.
Interesting read. I was curious on how to wash my down just haven't looked it up yet so this was good timing.
I have a question though, if i wash my UQ in the washing machine i'm afraid the...
Hey, my back is fused on the l5 disc and s1 and I have a herniated disc in my lumbar pushing into my spinal nerve. I constantly have to take pain medication and get injections in my back. I wake up...
It really all comes down to personal preference. Would you like to exit both sides and have tie out positions located in different places? Or would you rather have a shelf and footbox? Would you...
Beautiful design. I want one. Gonna have to pick up some more hours :(
My girlfriend gave me one of those cushions to stabilize your back that goes between your legs when you are sleeping in the fetal position. The curvature on both sides cuts a maximum around of...
Good Idea. I don't like the creepy crawlies, theres a bunch in GA too. I think I pick up more bugs hiking than being at camp though :(
Pads or UQ's are pretty much necessary when in a hammock below 65 degrees. I think this may be your problem.
Welcome to the forums, post your do it yourself things for everybody to see! A lot of people enjoy getting ideas from other peoples DIY projects.
Welcome to the forums from GA. Southern appalachian brethren. :p
I use 6 feet, its more than enough. I camp primarily in the appalachian mountains and haven't encountered a scenario where 3 or 4 feet wouldn't work with the tarp worms. Up to you whether or not you...
Very chill spot. +1 would hang there.
Congratulations Jlambert94!
I'm always listening to nature wherever I am at :) Nothing else.
I hope that you have the older HH, at some point they updated how they attach their suspension making it hard to replace.
If you collapse trekking poles to their smallest height (at least for mine) and jam them into the ground. Attach the cordage to the top and I have found it pulls the sides out at optimal angles to...
The best sleeping pad I have found for a hammock is a pad available from gossamer gear. Its much wider than 20" I can't remember the name and it was pricey but Its a price I was willing to pay to not...
The warbonnet yeti of course works fine with the XLC. May not be most optimally priced for you but I like it. I haven't slept with it down to 20 yet, this is my first summer having it I know that in...
It is a very expensive hobby, but you got to think of it this way. For 1000$ you can go on vacation somewhere for a week and not have enough money to do anything. Or for 1000$ you can invest in gear...
Enjoy your new hammock. I agree with the fire thing. You don't want small embers making holes. There is a pad available from gossamer gear that is kind of expensive, but much wider than typical pads....
From what I read you will be happy with either one, but I was under the impression that the Thunderbird was the most popular hammock from Dream Hammock. I could be wrong. I own a WBBB XLC. I like it...
I own a Hennessy Expedition Asym and a Warbonnet Blackbird XLC. I have to say after buying a cottage vendor hammock and after discovering upgraded suspensions I really regretted my HH purchase. I...
As someone else had said amsteel is really cheap if you can find a vendor that sells it by the foot instead of buying a huge roll of it. You could make some whoopie slings out of it for as low as...
I am calm Space. The point is it does hurt the bark of a tree. He's just asking for help. And no, its not unlikely because there are campsites used in national parks all the time. Some of these...
Welcome from GA. Enjoy the new hammocks! Maybe the heat will be down in a couple weeks Its been rough the last week.
A. I'm reading too many comments bashing this guy for wanting to cause 0 harm to the environment. Stop it.
B. Get a cat cut tarp with some wasps. Its very easy to tighten zing it to where it...
I went to the Cohutta Wilderness in N. Georgia and hiked down to Jacks Falls earlier this week. (I found a shortcut that cut off 1.5 miles of the Beech Bottom Trail to the Falls PM me for details if...
I can think of a good do it yourself solution it requires the ability to sew, but one could buy 1 or 2 inch tree straps 2 to 4 feet in length. Then use almost any fabric to create at least a 2 foot...
Welcome, backpacking is a rewarding hobby to get into. I think one thing I like the most about it is when I get back to the car :p Seriously though, its good. Alabama doesn't particularly have great...
Top quilt goes in its own compartment (or the very bottom), the hammock and quilt go in next standing vertically. Then, jetboil goes in front of those two items with my tarp and food bag closest to...
I use the 20 degree 3S WB Yeti. I'm 5'10 and I like the size. It goes from the shoulder to slightly past my knees. I wish they had a 35 degree option though. I got too hot in the mid 50's in the N....
Very Professionally Done.
Thank you.
It sounds like the hammockers you're talking about need to discover better suspension, straps, dutchware, and self tensioning guy lines using shock cord. Takes me much less time to set up my hammock...