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Looks like my most-quoted post on this forum is going to be about "FaceBook," and I don't even use FaceBook. Just grand!!

What's Facebook?:)

Just what I want to add to my backpack, two pounds of pee.

I am surprised by all the talk about how great the pole mods are yet so many folks here leave them home on a backpacking trip. At around 4 oz, I take my commercial set with me. I think I'd rather...

So, you can pay someone to develop a synthetic quilt that is almost twice as heavy as quilts that are commercially available today. Sure, that makes sense.

I'm intrigued by the use of a spreader bar to hang two hammocks from the same tree. Had never thought of that. Doesn't one person doing anything involving motion cause the other hammock to move...

I only sleep in a hammock while camping. I seem to have a more difficult time falling asleep in a hammock as I usually fall asleep on my side at home and that really doesn't work in a hammock.
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I use a heavy duty ziploc bag. Just throw out when dirty. I do like the idea of a pencil roll. That would help in making sure I had everything before leaving camp. Wonder how heavy those are. May...

With all the rain in the area lately, I really doubt water will be a problem.

Can you elaborate on "what Brandon says" about the edges?

I've only been in mine once. It kinda felt like I might be cold around the edges (it wasn't that cold outside). Perhaps I am just not...

I used a slip knot the first time. Easy to undo, but it leaves a little slack in the line. Not a snug connection at all.

You know, I almost just wish they had put a simple ribbon on the Wookie,...

I'm about to head up that way myself. Any suggestions on how to tie the Wooki snug to the hammock using the loop and single ribbon - and still be able to untie it easily?

Up until now, I've been one to leave it on the BB for the reasons stated above. However, on the last night out I had condensation all over the inside of the net - which is great when it wipes all...

Where are your shoulders? Mine are just below the top of the insulation line on the head end - perhaps a little lower. Are you too far down on the hammock. Your feet look like they are pretty much...

Here, it's easier to just sketch. Wooki not shown.

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...also, would it be possible to run the zing-it through a small tube instead of directly out the end of the hammock. It seems if there were a small tube, the zing-it would slide easier out the end...

It appears to me that the zing-it goes thru the end of the hammock and then is tied to the rubber band that was originally holding the s-biner, which has been removed. This seems like it will be...

Ha! I was obviously kidding. Nice video!!!

Why not run the zing it between the two hammock suspension lines and then just have a loop to connect to the original s-biner? Then, it's easier to...

Where did you ever come up with such a fantastic idea? Photos please! (It's the least you could do:)

I received a phone call earlier today. They were cleaning up old emails and assumed I didn't want it any longer since I didn't respond. They have since corrected the issue. Hopefully there won't be...

Wow, that was a fast response. What's funny is I came back to delete this as I'm just too frustrated to want to think about it any more. But...

The exact statement I made was "If there is still...

I had been waiting to respond, but I'll guess I'll go ahead and throw in the towel.

You guys defending Warbonnet can put the blame anywhere you want. Let me tell you my scenario.

I'm planning...

4th Kickstarter? What happened to the other 3?

Can you get out at night to pee without unzipping the tarp? If not, that would be super when it's pouring rain and it all goes right into your...

Be sure to post pictures - haha!

Have a long cord, one end holding the Wooki and the other end going thru the bug netting with a prussic on the hammock ridgeline. Then you could adjust it from inside the hammock. I'll let you cut a...

So all you need is a long cord that you can reach without getting out of the hammock, to cinch it up when you get cold. Perhaps something that can act like a second adjustable ridgeline between the...

I got an email yesterday having to do with lead times. It seems Warbonnet is renovating some of their production space and they expect that to impact lead times by up to two weeks. I sent an email...

That's keeping it simple. Kinda makes it hard to hang other things, like lights, from the ridgeline inside the netting.

And make sure you read the directions before using a product! If I thought there was even a 10% off falling on each trip, I'd go back to a tent. Seems these should be better marked to prevent this...

When did you order? I ordered almost two weeks ago and am curious how close I'm getting. Do you have confirmation or are you just speculating?

The forces on the ring are not balanced in this diagram. If the two forces on the right are x and x, then the force on the left must be 2*x.

I don't have a dog, but think that is really cool. I wonder if you could make the walls solid. Then it becomes like a tent and eliminates the need for a tarp - with ventilation, of course. Even as...

Yeah...I had a little over a week to get a tarp for my daughter to join me on the AT. None of the cottage vendors could deliver in that timeframe. I ended up buying her a HouseFly. Even though it's a...

So how is damage to a tree any different than the damage to the undergrowth that a tent does or the plants that are killed along a trail?

I guess I just don't see the big deal. Leave it all...

If you guys would quit ordering hammocks, I could get my Wooki.


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But don't they need to be broken down? How does that work? Was about to get the Dutch kit, but it's out of stock.


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^^ what he said. Don't plan based on weather, unless there is something like a hurricane or tropical depression. I went spring of last year on the AT and it rained about 6+ inches over 3 days -...

Roll Tide!!


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It's hard to tell from the photo, but some of those limbs look dead or week. Not sure I'd do that. JMHO


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The pole has to touch the ridge line. Otherwise, it won't pull the fabric up.


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Went out this morning and did some playing...
- Set the lines as close to 30 degrees as I could get them (even used a level).
- Put the foot end pretty close to 10 inches higher than head end.
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Exactly. It's a small pressure point that goes numb. I have tried raising the foot end of the hammock, but probably more like 6" - never as much as 10". I may try that to see if it relieves some of...

It's the 20F model, and I've taken it well down into the 20's with no issues.

Sounds like I need to look into a pillow under the knees again. I tried that once, but had a hard time figuring out...

I failed to mention that this foam pad is what I used after trying an inflatable seat pad and a thermarest folding seat. I've tried several approaches. I can't seem to get comfy with something inside...

I have been using a Yeti UQ with a foam pad under my feet. On the last couple of trips, it seems my heels are not as comfortable resting on the pad (placed between layers of a BlackBird hammock). My...

I'm curious to know the issue as I'm contemplating going from 3/4 to full on the WBBB. I just don't like the pad under my feet. I do have the 3/4 tuned in though. Not keen on the idea of having to...

There was some implication that trekking poles don't work well. Did I misread that, or is there some reason?

Here's a direct link to the FaceBook page, for future updates;
https://www.facebook.com/groups/sipseywilderness/

I just read on FaceBook that the fire recently jumped Trail 224 and they anticipate that the Forest Service will soon close all trails in the Sipsey Wilderness. Looks like it's turning into a major...

Can't comment on the effect of a longer hammock. However, making sure the foot end is higher than the head end, in the ballpark of 6", made a big difference in my WBBB. I also make sure the ridgeline...