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I have had mine for a year. Hoping to get out again next...

I'm always interested in a group hang. I'm probably headed up to Cheakamus Lake next week for an overnighter. Lots of great spots for groups.

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Keep buying and trying people. I like picking up the hand me downs! :D

I prefer camo ,olive drab, or natural earth tones because I like to keep low impact even visually. When I camp next to others and their gear is exceptionally bold and contrasts with their...

I finally got out in my Trail Lair two weeks ago.

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My first is a gathered end parachute nylon La Siesta Chillax Double that I bought a Costco for about $30 and then I added some light biners, ENO Atlas straps, and my old Kelkty Noah 9 tarp. I ...

In the PNW the hammock is not as important as the tarp. If you have good coverage from the weather, any hammock you feel comfortable in should work. Humidity is only a factor for me when I camp by...

I have ordered most of my hammock gear from the USA and about a quarter of it gets held up with duty and taxes applied. It's still worth it.

Another trip somewhere where I can hang between palm trees. Last year it was Cuba and this year the Big Island of Hawaii. My travel hammock is as important to me as my fins and snorkel. I love my...

I don't take mine when I'm camping. I use a dental insert for snoring when I'm camping. It does the job at least temporarily.

I use shockcord tensioners on my tie-outs. The hammock/tarp is a very dynamic shelter and it's always moving as the trees move and the wind hits the tarp. Having some built in flexibility keeps the...

I notice that most hammocks which come with an integrated top cover or bugnet come with tie-outs on the hammock. Is this just to make it easier to open the zipper or to prevent what I like to call...

It's worth the wait. I love mine.

LOL, I swear those pictures were upright before I uploaded them here. I dont know how to flip them.

Winter is almost over and the flowers are starting to bloom but I never let that fool me because I know that only a 40 minute drive away,there will be ground buried in meters of snow. It has been...

My first trip to the Skagit is usually in May just after the snow melts...I'll throw something up on here to let you know. Today is looking so nice, I think I may take my new SLD Trail Lair to the...

Sounds like we need to organize a BC hang. My favorite place to hang is along the Skagit River near Manning Prov Park.

I can't believe you have people telling you that you're not winter camping the right way. What do they think you're doing wrong? You seem to have survived moderate discomfort and starvation in...

I love SLD gear. It's really underrated. Great review and thanks for working with him on the new modifications. I love my Trail Lair and I may send it in for the modifications as well.

I had a Hennessy Expedition Deluxe Asym bottom entry. I hated it and sold it. The bottom entry was awkward getting in and out of and I was always having stuff drop through the entry in the...

I carry bear bangers and bear spray...neither of which airlines have been happy with when I have traveled. Never had to use the spray but my hand was on the holster when I had a bear paralleling me...

I prefer the reflective cord because it keeps me from tripping over the tie-outs at night. The down side is that they twist or snarl up easier.

Do they have a website?

Before Evan sold Integral Designs to RAB, I had a chance to talk with him about changes in the industry. He really wanted to keep Integral Designs going in Canada but was having a very hard time...

4.5 hours from Edmonton huh? Well it looks scenic and if it's fun I'm still in if Rachel Notley hasn't banned BC hangers by then and I can get the visit with my inlaws to coincide timewise.

The textile industry in the US went belly up decades ago so ordering fabric from China isn't a big deal. If a US company can put value added into a raw material from somewhere else, it's still a...

I made a pair of Tyvek Grizbeaks and they are very bulky, especially after I hemmed the edges and made some hardpoints for grommets using a layer of gorilla tape on it.

I tend to hang out in my hammock when it's sleep time, a time when hunters really shouldn't be out shooting anything.

Those stretchy expandable pouches/pockets on the backs of our packs are perfect fro wet gear.

I gave mine its own stuff sack. It comes on all my trips but I often switch out different hammocks and underquilts.

I love my Econ Burrow 20. It may not have the same fill power of the regular but it is a much lighter than what I was using and a better temp rating. The ECON line is a fantastic way to get people...

Make it August and I may be able to play. I visit my in-laws in Edmonton in August every year.

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I may be wrong but I was always of the opinion that canvas worked well as mukluks and anoraks in climates where you had a very dry cold and that it is fairly breathable.

If you use a cover, then it's basically no different than a tent when winter camping...you get that secondary snow shower sometimes. I never really ever minded because for the most part, it stays...

IIt looks to me like most of the cheaper of the hammocks' tarps, etc sold on Amazon are so similar that they are probably all made in the same factory in China and rebranded. I'm not really knocking...

I have one of their Megalite bags that i used for years. They make some really good gear.

I recently became a DM. I wanted to be able to discuss more than just hammocks because hammocks are often just the shelter system for a much larger/broader activity. Is it worth it?...time will...

It's a toss up between my HG Burrow 20 and my Ti canteen cup from Maxi.

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Every time I have something that goes through Montreal, it gets delayed and duty tagged to it. The irony is that I have big customs and Canada Post depot 5 minutes drive from where I live that...

While I am naturally impatient to receive new gear and I Get frustrated, I want to express my appreciation to US sellers willing to ship and send us stuff up here. Please don't stop...Montreal is...

Lol, that would be me. I'm watching closely. It wouldn't be the first time that my order has been held up by customs in Montreal. I just have to go with it because they are pretty much immune to...

My Sea to Summit Aeros pillow comes on all my hammock trips and I take it when I'm travelling on long car trips or airplane flights. At 4oz and how compact it packs, I don't even notice it.

This will be probably needed from when he reaches the Ross Lake Recreation Area and travels along the Skagit River. Longer straps will come in handy if he finds he needs to hang from some ponderosa...

A tarp is not necessary but it can be helpful even in dry conditions. A tarp brings shade when it's sunny and can keep pine needles/pinecones, small branches, or leaves from falling on you.

I have done sections of that trail and live and hike in the PNW near most of it. In fact much of that trail is in the rain shadow of the mountains. The weather in the summer in the PNW is usually...

I think a netless hammock from Dutch would be a good starter and not expensive.

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Honestly, as an owner of a UGQ Zeppelin and a HG Burrow, they are so close in quality and stats that I don't think you can go wrong with either quilt you're considering. The only issue I have is...

I don't know about damage but the effectiveness of the down will be at least temporarily lost as the humidity is slowly absorbed into the down and it starts to clump up and lose loft.

I'll take it!

I have had maple trees weeping on me in the spring but it doesn't seem to do anything and dries up if I don't stay hung under them for too long. Personally, I have only had sap on my straps and it's...