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    Stunning as always

    Stunning as always
  2. FS: Underquilt: Simply Light Designs, Trail Winder, UK sale only

    Underquilt:
    Simply Light Designs, Trail Winder.
    https://simplylightdesigns.com/collections/wind-blockers-bug-nets/products/trail-winder-asym-uq
    Brilliant asymmetrical underquilt/underquilt...
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    I do similar, just overhand knotted loops of...

    I do similar, just overhand knotted loops of shock cord….larksheaded to the guy lines…if I ever found myself in a position where conditions could bust the doubled up shock cord I think I’d have...
  4. Good luck Harry, all the best.

    Good luck Harry, all the best.
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    Thanks all, walking stronger every day.

    Thanks all, walking stronger every day.
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    Getting about a bit now, managed a short cycle...

    Getting about a bit now, managed a short cycle ride to a local hang spot.
    Was a warm night of around 15c so my 40f quilt set wasn’t really tested but was a comfy night.
    The dcf tarp is ace.
    186129...
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    Cheers all, healing well, unable to even try and...

    Cheers all, healing well, unable to even try and weight bear on my front right foot for another 2 weeks and then the rehabilitation will begin I guess….
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    Thanks guys, yes it’s a bunion correction, bunion...

    Thanks guys, yes it’s a bunion correction, bunion caused by an old accident and foot break that just healed up poorly, was causing much discomfort and shoe fitting issue, so in the end was a...
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    HG goodies to cheer me up

    Sitting at home recovering from foot surgery…..no countryside or escape for several weeks and a few more weeks to go yet.
    But DHL has just been with some HammockGear summer goodies to cheer me up…a...
  10. I’d go 12’ for sure, I’m 6’5” and have used a...

    I’d go 12’ for sure, I’m 6’5” and have used a chameleon 11’ in wide that was comfy but now use an SLD Trail lair 12’ and wide....pure luxury.
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    Wonderful alarm call.

    Wonderful alarm call.
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    Hammock anaesthesia

    No hesitation in saying last Saturday night was my most deep, comfortable and enjoyable outdoor sleep yet.
    I had my dinner and a hot chocolate from the hammock around 5.30pm and nodded off for an...
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    I explored the idea of 3/4 length for my 40f...

    I explored the idea of 3/4 length for my 40f summer set of quilts, I’ve now ordered them and went for full length, I jig around a lot during the night and the extra faff of a pad would get annoying,...
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    Cheers Harry.

    Cheers Harry.
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    Thanks for your replies, appreciated.

    Thanks for your replies, appreciated.
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    40* set storage

    Hi all, I have my 20* 850fp set of HG quilts which take up one full storage bag each.
    Will a 40* set both fit in one storage sack or are they sent out with smaller storage sacks?
    Storage sack =...
  17. Almost all my trips are of an after work...

    Almost all my trips are of an after work overnight nature...definitely escaping a “snoring roommate” and the stressors of home/work.
    Even my few two nighters have been local as in the U.K. we don’t...
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    Jared at SimplyLightDesigns will hook you up....

    Jared at SimplyLightDesigns will hook you up.
    I’m 6’5” and 240 and use a trail lair 12’ in mtn1.7 wide, has an integrated bug net.
    I’d think a double layer of a similar fabric in a 12’ trail lair...
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    Thank you, it was an enjoyable one....

    Thank you, it was an enjoyable one....
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    Deep woods hammock camp

    Had a wonderful night in the hammock last night, lots of deer around and some wild weather...

    https://youtu.be/n4sF5gDC6-k
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    It’s on my bucket list, now gonna add long tree...

    It’s on my bucket list, now gonna add long tree straps to the list ��
    That whole coastline and landscape from California through to Alaska is just fascinating....I yearn to travel it.
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    Poll: I get a kind of paralysis, only when out in my...

    I get a kind of paralysis, only when out in my hammock....in that I just don’t want to get out of it!
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    Welcome, BC is one place I’d love to visit, looks...

    Welcome, BC is one place I’d love to visit, looks like an adventure playground for forest lovers...
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    I’ve been using my down jacket as a footbox...

    I’ve been using my down jacket as a footbox within the topquilt footbox...like another micro climate within the quilts, works very very well and you have a pre warmed jacket to put on in the morning...
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    Tried the carabiner trick out at the weekend, I’d...

    Tried the carabiner trick out at the weekend, I’d already found/setup a good hang with plenty of give in the ridgeline but it definitely helps tidy the ridgeline out the way.
    Super comfy, definitely...
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    Look forward to it

    Look forward to it
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    They’re pretty cool aren’t they...

    They’re pretty cool aren’t they...
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    Be cool to see some of your area and...

    Be cool to see some of your area and wildlife...guessing there’s some nasty critters around!
    Norfolk will always be here for you should you return, look me up for a camp if you do.
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    Glad to bring you some memories...can’t see me...

    Glad to bring you some memories...can’t see me wanting to leave the broads...although some foreign warmth would be a tonic right now!!
    What took you to Indonesia?
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    I took advice from HG and went for one of their...

    I took advice from HG and went for one of their UQ’s and they don’t offer any width other than 44”....at 6’5” and 240lbs I’m not getting any issues yet on my wide hammock.
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    Impressive tusks indeed! The bucks are...

    Impressive tusks indeed!
    The bucks are particularly aggressive towards each other, I’ve had them battling in front of me completely oblivious to my presence.
    They’re also aggressive towards the...
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    Well needed and received peace and quiet...

    Well needed and received peace and quiet...
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    2 night trip

    Some basic footage from a great 2 night trip around my locale..
    Distance hiked around 20 miles over 3 days and temps around 2c at night.
    A very chilled out relaxing trip.
    Some creatures heard on...
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    Loving my quilts thank you Harry!

    Guessed the best way to share the love would be a few pictures...
    20* incubator and burrow, -2c was a breeze, slept in a thin merino tee shirt and thin merino base bottoms.
    The quilts really are...
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    I’ve yet to try their UQ but will be soon as a...

    I’ve yet to try their UQ but will be soon as a summer solution, but I do have a 167gsm(5oz) apex top quilt (their simplite model) from GramXpert https://www.gramxpert.eu/ and it’s a very lightweight...
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    Simply superb, my dream to camp in such...

    Simply superb, my dream to camp in such conditions and surroundings...
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    Yes, once it’s under control €29 wouldn’t break...

    Yes, once it’s under control €29 wouldn’t break the bank to experience some colder conditions, the Black Forest looks very appealing to a hammock camper as well...guessing the weather would be more...
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    Magical and medicinal.....

    Magical and medicinal.....
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    It’s bleak here today, only -1or2c but strong...

    It’s bleak here today, only -1or2c but strong wind from the east and it feels like it’s cutting through me...
    Arutha, I’d love to experience-20c to feel the difference.
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    That’s some serious temps Shug, it’s all relative...

    That’s some serious temps Shug, it’s all relative I guess....but as I’ve heard you state before that things can get critical my -1c sort of doesn’t sound so cold!
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    Simple and effective (think I’ve been called that...

    Simple and effective (think I’ve been called that in the past:D), thanks Shug...I’ll try it out.
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    Thanks guys. Had another night in the garden...

    Thanks guys.
    Had another night in the garden last night, only -1c but the quilts are fantastic.
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    Not the longest hike in��.....-2.5c was a breeze...

    Not the longest hike in��.....-2.5c was a breeze in the HG quilts, slept warm and long...down is completely incomparable to synthetic in my minimal experience so far.

    https://youtu.be/j_CmgyfX4P4
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    I’ve got a feeling I need to go shorter than the...

    I’ve got a feeling I need to go shorter than the 83%....currently have 143” hammock and 120” SRL....when I’ve hung with it slack it’s been way more comfy.
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    Good tip on the biner thanks

    Good tip on the biner thanks
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    It’s a trail lair with integrated net, the net is...

    It’s a trail lair with integrated net, the net is quite taut so if I shortened the SRL it may sit better....I’ll try the knot trick thanks cmoulder.
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    Understood thanks Shug, I’ll give that a...

    Understood thanks Shug, I’ll give that a watch.....
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    Thanks for your replies, I should of been...

    Thanks for your replies, I should of been clearer: if it’s good to have a bit of slack why don’t we just run them shorter?
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    SRL tension vs shortening it

    If having the SRL ever so slightly slack, why not just make it slightly shorter? Or is there more at play?
    Sorry if it’s been well covered but I just need to understand the above question....as when...
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    A well needed overnight camp last night to test...

    A well needed overnight camp last night to test the quilts out.
    Incredibly different to climashield I think, I could feel instant warmth and was toasty throughout the night, did only go down to +4c...
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