Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Shug!
Your video "Does Your Hammock Fit You?" gave me food for thought. Over the past decade, I've tried out a few gathered end hammocks of different lengths,...
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Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Shug!
Your video "Does Your Hammock Fit You?" gave me food for thought. Over the past decade, I've tried out a few gathered end hammocks of different lengths,...
Here are some more AT-related books, plus a few at the end of general hiking and NH-specific hiking:
Appalachian Trials: A Psychological and Emotional Guide by Zach Davis
In Beauty May She Walk;...
Thumbs up on watching sewing videos. I liked Matt's video (of RedPawPacks)
5 Beginner Sewing Ultralight MYOG Tips I Wish I Knew, especially when he said, "It's all about jumping over that first...
Fugal Innovations
Thank you for this review! How did you request the custom length (email, note at checkout)? I use a Nemo Puffin blanket in warmer weather, but its makeshift footbox unbuttons too easily for me, so...
Which model of UTK heating pad do you have?
I bought a Quarter Dome Air hammock when it went on sale, somewhere around the beginning of the pandemic. I tried it twice and then packed it back up and it's been waiting to be returned, so at some...
+1 on the NEMO Fillo. Love it. I only have experience with the regular, not the Elite or Luxury.
For non-inflatable, AHE's cub pillow is great, as is Dutch's Design Your Pillow. The cub pillow...
First stand was a 1" galvanized pipe suggested by Derek, Ultimate Hang. I use it most of the year, but it's wicked heavy--wouldn't build it again. Second was a turtle dog-ish stand. Took up a fair...
Based on your photos, I bought a red AH hammock, too--love it! Thank you for posting the pics!
Oops, sorry about that - I had forgotten I had already posted my thank you.
Not having anything to compare it to, I thought the GTUL was great (and I still do). Slept in it for over a year (I'm 5'4") before trying something different. I recently bought an 11'...
Six years ago, I had zero hammock experience and got pretty overwhelmed by information pretty quickly. I was intrigued by the idea, so my first step was a proof of concept--do I even like hammocks?...
My first hammock was a Grand Trunk Ultralight. It was great; loved it. Then I 'upgraded' to a wider ENO DoubleNest. It was okay,
but I hated the floppy material of the extra width. And, the...
Evidently, Trail Magic doesn't just occur on the trail... Thanks for stepping in, Dutch and team! Good on ya!
Thanks for the reminder; I had forgotten about this. Just received my AH hammock, also in red (thank you for posting pictures). It's sweet--it's my first 11' hammock that measures 11' long! Really...
When I first got into hammocking, I built a DIY stand based on a hang calculator. It got referred to here a lot, so that's what I went with. Instead of several feet of suspension, I ended up with...
Would a Klymit Insulated Hammock V pad (the orange one with wings) fit in a DL WBRR? I'm assuming the wings would have to folded in. Would it work?
Thank you for your service!!!
Welcome to the forum! It took me 3 or 4 nights for my brain to relax and trust that I wasn't going to launch myself out of the hammock. Good luck!
Back in August, when Dutch had his custom printed pillow contest, I couldn't participate because, for some unknown reason, I couldn't upload any pictures.
Thank you so much, Dutch, for this awesome...
Congrats to the winners! I tried to enter, but my screenshots wouldn't upload. I've uploaded photos/screenshots in the past, so not sure why I couldn't yesterday. Ah well, I was too late to the...
After 10 nights (indoor hammock), I am still loving this NEMO Puffin. Footbox created by 3 buttons and a single button hole. Works great for me. Not cheap, however. Bought a previous season model...
I have a thin, short blanket that I've been using during the summer months, but wanted something a little more robust. And for my purposes, it will be used while backyard/indoors hanging, so weight...
Not to mention dreamhammock.com is in Ohio...
Can't access Accessories sub-menu in Firefox or Chrome: click on Accessories menu, but sub-menu is behind the other top-level menus (Gift Certificates, Support, Login), which makes sub-menu items...
The Spurtle Stand is another good alternative. There's also Spurtle Stand 2.0. Although, 11' is tight, as there will be a little sway (lengthwise), so I'd suggest some kind of protection on the...
Ordered two 180' hanks Monday afternoon. Shipped from west coast that day and received on east coast Wednesday noon. Would definitely do business with wesspur again.
After my initial complaint, wesspur suggested that I call and they offered a cheaper shipping fee. The transaction took longer and required more steps than is necessary (call for a cheaper rate,...
Update: the lowest wesspur could go (to ship to Massachusetts) is $8. I'm still on the fence--how badly do I want blue?
Evidently, I do want blue; placed my order and they'll be shipping...
I just discovered that Zing-It comes in blue! How cool is that? However, my searches have revealed only one distributor and they charge $13 for shipping a 180' hank of 1.75mm. As much as I want...
For indoor hanging, I always use an UQ (learned that CBS lesson the first night). Primarily, I use a 1-season AHE New River UQ.
In the winter, I stack a Snugpak UQ inside the New River...
Welcome to the forums! There's lots of good (and sometimes overwhelming) information here.
7 hours left on a Snugpak UQ drop for $40 via Massdrop.com. Don't know what the shipping costs are. It's heavy, but the price is good.
Thanks for sharing! Nice scenery and it's great to see a family making memories.
Welcome from Massachusetts!
Jellyfish did a video of how to make tree straps using RSBTR spectrum webbing, but I don't see the webbing on their site. Or would rainbow straps clash with a rainbow hammock (too much rainbow)?
Good to hear! If all goes well, you can re-purpose the cheapie hammock as an afternoon lounger, or a gear sling, or whatever. I'm similar in height as you (5'4") and sleep nightly in an ENO DN...
Just after I had the thought of, "I wonder if I'd like to sleep in a hammock," I found hammockforums.net. Soon, it was information overload with all the new terminology, acronyms, and info. I...
Great! Glad to hear that it was a success. Had to look up what kind of insulation adipose tissue was... LOL.
Welcome to the forums! You will find a wealth of information here.
Good luck! I think that's a great plan to try out the stand before purchasing. Hopefully, you will have better luck than me with the calculator.
The Nomad specs say 4ft 8in for the length of the tripod legs, but the actual height when deployed will be less, and there's some inches between the height of the tripod and the crossbar, so the hang...
Awesome!
+1 on Camosaurus (from Starfish Comet).
For the dinosaur name:
1) Boink (nod to OutdoorINK)
2) Dino (recalling Fred Flintstone's pet)
3) T-Roll (combo of T-Rex and Ripstop By The Roll), or...
Welcome to the forums! You will find an abundance of information here. Personally, it made my head spin, being completely new to the world of hammocks.
What I did was to start slow - first, I...
Nice! Thanks for taking the time to make this video and showing off the Purple Plaid.
The excess fabric flopping in my face can be annoying.
Long-Wit, given that the Half-Wit's net is attached on the top half, while the Long-Wit's net is attached on the long side.
Beauty! I have been thinking about a similar concept, ever since seeing Tree2TreeGear's flannel lined hammock a few weeks ago. (It's a great idea, but the price tag is too high for my wallet.) I...
I've built three different styled hammock stands and I like the Spurtle Stand the best: relatively cheap, lightweight, and portable. Has a smaller footprint than my other two stands. Highly recommend...