****, and I just completed my stable of underquilts. Looks fantastic, I just don’t need another UQ.
What’s this about a side-zip tarp?
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****, and I just completed my stable of underquilts. Looks fantastic, I just don’t need another UQ.
What’s this about a side-zip tarp?
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I honestly prefer whoopies. But the problem is I’m famous for finding trees closely spaced together, which of course is the crutch of whoopies, so I find myself using a becket hitch setup most often.
Split personality here.
Once I have camp set up and I’m lowering my activity level, I change out of my hiking socks and into a pair of this wool socks with a down walking bootie around camp....
Great info, thank you. I don’t plan on attempting a summit, we don’t have the necessary gear. Mainly looking at staying below tree line, at least for overnight portions. Do you know if below tree...
I learned a lot out of those discussion, and glad to see its coming up again. I’m going to upgrade my VB for this winter and debating between Warmlite or the Liteheart Gear rain suit. Warmlite would...
My daughter is currently going to school out in northern CA, and we’ve made it a goal to backpack every spring that she’s out there. This past April we spent three days in Hetch Hetchy and had a...
I typically use 4’ (about 1.5m) for the ground ties, and 6’ (2m) for the door tie outs.
I don’t envy much. But your camping locations and views are hard not to.
I have a HH that I got second-hand off the forum, but it already had the stock ropes substituted with whoopies.
However, the original owner gave me the ropes as well as a set of 2” rings, I think...
Ugh, this is the hang I look forward to. Unfortunately I’ll be taking my daughter out to Cali for college this weekend.
Have a great time, everyone!
I did the UQ upgrade first, mainly because it’s easier to layer topquilts than it is to layer under quilts.
Smokehouse doesn’t have a website, you just email him directly. I reached out to him last November and he replied within a day or two.
[email protected]
Really bummed I’m going to miss this one, but I have a good excuse. I’ll be backpacking with my daughter in Yosemite, and yes, she’s using a hammock too.
Have a great time, everybody!
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I’ll take it!
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A beautiful setup in a beautiful setting. Thank you for sharing. Dekeujeme.
I had the exact same evolution. Plus the glow ire shows up so much better at night, even with a red light.
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Great to hear. I’ve ordered several items from him and all of them have been superb.
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Howdy all, sorry i haven’t been as active the past few months, life kinda got in the way. I miss catching up on all the dialog with everyone.
Anyhoooo
My daughter just started college clear...
I’m 5’8” and find in the Mid-Atlantic I use my 40° Phoenix 9 months out of the year, the other three I generally use my 0° incubator. For
Me it’s not so much the weight as it is the packability. I...
It was down to the wire, but I’m going to make it after all. Looking forward to seeing everyone again, and meeting some new friends as well.
I picked up a 40° Phoenix from the forums two years ago and I feel it’s very comfortable to its rating. On two occasions, I buffered it with a NeoAir x-lite (short) and was comfortable to the mid...
Woohoo!! Hope I can make this one.
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Several years ago, I bought an adjustable fleece balaclava by Seirus from REI. It’s kept me warm down to my lowest hang of 2°, and because of the fleece covering my mouth and nose it collects much of...
Don’t be so nervous about smaller tarps, no bug net, and no floor.
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I use a CRL with my tarp and snakeskins and keep the tarp attached to the CRL. I’ve used both Prussiks and Nama claws.
I actually run the CRL thru the snakeskin itself, allowing me to set up the...
Up here in Maryland I use a 40° 3/4 Phoenix for most of the hiking season, a 20° would work for me for all but January and February.
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She made me really nervous with how close her blanket was to her stove.
Otherwise, another good video from Dixie. Yeah she had some issues with her setup, but she was happy with the results in...
I’ve tried making this point off an on thru the years that wearing too many clothing layers while sleeping actually makes you colder. Your primary heat source is your torso, and when you wear heavy...
Typically I go to a stake, mainly to keep from tripping over the lines. If I’m really in full storm mode, each door get attached to the opposite side guyout on the tarp itself which ends up...
Absolutely amazing. Excellent use of space and creative thinking.
Looks like you can even see the TV while you’re hanging.
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That’s what I do if I don’t expect rain or water crossings.
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I have a Bushwhacked Superfly that is about almost 4 years old and is 20D poly. It’s held up extremely well, even in some demanding winds of 40mph plus.
I doubt you’ll have any issues with it.
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I’m in the no stuff sack crowd. Especially as I progressed to smaller and smaller packs, I realized stuff sacks actually take up more room. So as others have mentioned, I put all my keep-dry items in...
Thanks, that was the link I was trying to find. He helped me out a LOT when I was trying to reduce pack size.
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Personally, I’ve ditched pretty much all of my individual stuff sacks and instead follow a system much like Beardoh from https://www.longdistancehiker.com/ uses. Both quilts and hammock go into a...
Happy Thanksgiving, Dutch; and to all the rest of the Hammock Forum hangers as well. I’m thankful for everyone in this community who is there to both ask questions and share their knowledge. But...
Same here, his eBay account is where he spends most of his efforts.
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And at the same time, cold weather camping can be a wonderful experience. For those of you who have never tried it and have reservations after reading this thread, don’t let the stories stop you from...
I used to think I didn’t sleep as well in a hammock. I always felt like I was waking up to roll over or readjust. Then I got a new running watch that also tracks your sleep. Turns out, I toss and...
If I remember correctly, the last year or two he has spread out discounts on specific items over the course of a couple of weeks in order to spread out work for his sewing crew and not have a huge...
Yep, perfectly acceptable and the original intent of the loop. People use carabiners or soft shackles just as a convenience.
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I have a double Hennessy, and when I started using an UQ I skipped the reflectix, just treat it as a normal single-layer hammock and you’ll be fine. I used a Hammock Gear 0° Incubator without any...
I’m 5’8” (ish) and went from 10’ to 11’ and the difference is very noticeable. I’m not sure a 12’ would be that much difference for me, but the 11 was certainly worth it.
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Check out Dutch’s two person tarp. 11.5’ wide, 12’ long, 25 oz.
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I saw the post, I didn’t realize it was the same person. Thanks for the heads up.
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If you’re just using knots, then I would defer to Shug with the 3/16. If it can handle his Minnesota weather I’m sure it’s up to the task most anywhere.
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How are you planning on connecting your shock cord to the tie outs?
I’m currently using the Line Lock Hicks from Dutch and hook into 1/8 shock cord that I simply tied a loop onto the triangles of...
As long as my daughters don’t have horse how’s that weekend, I’ll be there!
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I’ve purchased two single piece skins from Simply Light Designs. You can select your length, skin width (standard or winter) and with or without end pockets. Both of mine are mesh and I love them.
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No, there’s no footbox like the one in the Blackbird. That is pretty special to the Blackbird.
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