WOW! There is so much on this forum, i'm sure this has already been well covered... but I didn't see it anywhere, so I thought I'd lay it out there. A while back, I DIY'd a simple nylon-backed fleece...
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WOW! There is so much on this forum, i'm sure this has already been well covered... but I didn't see it anywhere, so I thought I'd lay it out there. A while back, I DIY'd a simple nylon-backed fleece...
On a backpacking trip a couple of weeks ago, I was obliged to take off my boots and wade two streams (knee deep) with a 1/4 mi. hike in between. Temps were low 20's until the sun went down... then a...
With that much rain is it possible you got some ground splash to wet the underside of your hammock? If you sagged low during the night, even tiny droplets of splash for a few hrs will build up to...
My hands down favorite spot to camp in FH is Tub Spring (nice spot, lots of good trees, and water)... but it doesn't take that long to get there most ways you go.
Chimney Top is a cool place... a...
you do nice work, zirk!
The dancing and frolicking were swell, but the smile at the end of the barefoot section was iconic... and somehow summed up backpacking for me. Very well done, brah!
Cheers!
A month ago, I would have said "stuff it." Today, I might hesitate; here's why...
Hiking along the AT just north of Beauty Spot at the end of March, my buddy and I were forced by rain and cold...
i've never run into any problems hanging in the Smokies... could be my site standards are low (and my rig doesn't take up much space). the backcountry sites aren't all that well defined (i.e., no...
... and don't neglect on-line trail journals as a source of good (recent) info.
I love it!! Same here... me and my buddy and fellow hanger, Tyler the WonderHiker, arrived late one day at Sassafras Gap Shelter on the AT after a brutal 18 miles down from Cold Spring Shelter to...
Good to have yet another Tennessean on board! Maybe we're closing in on hosting a Smoky Mtn Hang in the near future... or are we already doing those and nobody told me? It's OK, I'm used to it......
Uh... I climbed into my hammock... and... uh... must have dozed off... what comes after climb into your hammocks? :)
But seriously, thanks for the explanation! I kind of get excited by the...
I've slept in my open ENO Singlenest down to ~25*F in a Wiggy's 20* bag plus a Walmart closed cell foam pad... no problems. With an over cover and the relatively sheltered space in the HH, you...
At the risk of thread hi-jack, this looks like something else new for me (maybe others?) to learn... it looks like there may be another purpose to a ridgeline (?) beyond supporting a tarp and/or...
You kill me! :lol:
Good discussion... I've struggled off and on with the same question. Here in the SE, we frequently hit dew point during the night ('dew' to the relatively high humdidity during the day... I just...
I like your style!! ;)
BTW, didn't we read about a young lady recently who got a little confused in the woods and survived the cold by packing leaves in her hammock? As someone said above,...
I studied the KAQ design, then modified it to fit my ENO singlenest. It really isn't hard at all... just takes a little time to get it pinned up properly and sewn. Attaching a UQ isn't rocket...
Ditto! I'm on the verge of buying materials for my next UQ (and one for my buddy)... please share! :)
I have a singlenest and find it plenty roomy. I'm 5'9"+, stocky (polite way of saying I'm fatter than I want to be), and sometimes pull up my knees (if it's cold), though usually sleep on my side or...
I've tried it both ways, and, in my opinion, hanging is the only way to hike on the AT. Shelter racks are too hard to sleep on. Getting spooned all night by a smelly mountain momma is... well,...
I got into an uncomfortable situation hiking on the AT a couple of summers ago. I was using a hammock with no under insulation (hey, it was summer!) and a homemade fleece sleeping bag. The bag has...
Welcome to hanger's haven... It'll be a never-ending "tweak-fest" coming up with new add-on features and trying crazy ideas... lots of fun, too. For example, as "heavenly" as it is to lay in a...
Good luck!! Laugh first... and last... at everything. Then get down to figuring out what to do about it.
Interesting that you bring this up, Vigilguy... I'm relatively new to HF and was just thinking the same thing this morning! I have a theory about hangers... could it be that a hammock is so...
Please keep us posted, Stormcrow... I might be interested, as well.
Great pix!! You've done some really nice things with your compositions... I wish I could do that.
Brought back some memories... hiked that section of the AT a couple of summers ago (a la...
I recently completed my first attempt at a DIY UQ... I wasn't sure if I'd like it so i used some quilt batting from the local fabric store (layers built up ~2" thick). I absolutely LOVE the UQ...
Yep... I've heard that, too. ;)
Oh, my goodness! Thanks for loading me up with THAT image! :scared:
I find that it is really hard to tell if there is someone in a hammock (sans tell-tales, like snoring or wiggling). I've...
I've noticed a couple of references to roll rather than stuff UQs. What is the guideline on that? If you do numerous yarn loops (a la KAQ design) does that facilitate stuffing? Or should you...
hmmm... did you hear any banjo music? just asking...
I just folded the edges when I made my catenary silnylon tarp. No regrets... works great.
Cheers,
jeff