Cosine of 34° is 82.9%
Cosine of 45° is 70.7%
Pretty comfy. I’m measuring the angle while seated with my legs dangling off one side. I bet additional sag beyond some hang angle doesn’t add much to...
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Cosine of 34° is 82.9%
Cosine of 45° is 70.7%
Pretty comfy. I’m measuring the angle while seated with my legs dangling off one side. I bet additional sag beyond some hang angle doesn’t add much to...
When I hiked the PCT in ‘15, I started with a Bridge hammock, switching to a gathered end hammock after about 800 miles, the first a diy with a ridge line = 83% off the hammock length and then in a...
Minor clarification: when I wrote "...experience with a mylar emergency blanket in the Sierra Nevada at subzero temperatures. " I meant zero degrees Celsius, or subfreezing. Poor editing for a...
This is very interesting. Even air at a low temperature may have some water in gaseous form. When you pull your quilt out of the stuff sack it will expand & draw air into the insulation. If body heat...
Haha! Yes! I was sleeping in a low temperature sauna, that is, I had a huge amount of water vapor making it sticky for my bare hands. I had all of my long sleeves and socks on, so those parts of me...
Inside the quilt as the next layer after my clothing, yes. That's the intended method of use of these blankets.
Interesting thread. I didn't read through the whole thread.
I had my only experience with a mylar emergency blanket in the Sierra Nevada at subzero temperatures. The mornings before I used the...
Rather late to this party, but I've been curious about how others have designed their bridges. Mine was modeled after a DIY pattern on this forum (Hikingdad might have been former pen name--not sure...
I definitely slept better in hammocks (a bridge hammock, then a diy gathered end, then a Warbonnet Blackbird) in the woods while on my PCT thru hike in '15. Miss those days on trail.
I have periods...
I've returned to sleeping in my hammock at home, but have been waking up and moving to the couch, sometimes because of post nasal drip which I did by taking an antihistamine. Other times, I'll go to...
Fellow Blackbird owners,
Compared to my DIY hammocks with ridgeline, I noticed recently that the ridgeline on my Blackbird is much lower even for a nominal 10' hammock. I measured the ridgeline...
A picture is worth a thousand words, but I can't see THAT many here. I can't see what you've stuck these magnets to, unless it's to themselves while holding a fold of hammock--I suppose you have to...
I looked at your gear list.
Comments:
I might leave out the frogg toggs pants since you have the rain kilt. You can achieve coverage for your lower legs with diy tyvek gaiters. I made my...
I saw your original post--I started with a bridge hammock and a diy poly cryo tarp & carried both spreader bars from Campo to Kearsarge Pass. I took one trekking pole (reflective umbrella in the...
FYI, a poly-cro tarp and a bridge hammock can result in the spreader bars making a hole, which spreads insanely fast. Mine was great for stargazing, but strangely I was happier when I had to...
Shug,
Dat is so mo bettah Dan mine. Tanks!
I just wanted to update anyone on my strategies for blowing snow and my Superfly. I chose not to overlap the doors as that would reduce the coverage, if only slightly.
I added 2"of silnylon to...
Re: camping with blowing snow. I set up the tarp doors to overlap about 1-2 inches, tying the door pullouts to the corners of the tarp. Still the wind would blow open a gap between doors and snow...
I had blowing precipitation at least twice on my big hike last year. Both times my Superfly gave complete protection with only a small gap at the ground letting air through, but no wetness. Poor...
When you say you traded it in, do you mean HG gave you credit for your standard w/doors? full or partial credit? Seems way too liberal. I've used mine a little bit maybe two nights staked out and...
A year and 1 month out from getting my HG Standard Cuben Fiber Tarp with doors, and thinking for the longest time that it looked narrow, I finally measured it. The width, from the pullout on one...
What a place. I walked through on the PCT last August. Beautiful woods.
Bugs much worse in the southern part of the Goat Rocks.
All gorgeous.
Well done! You complete us!
What trails do you plan for this great set up? Florida Trail? The AT? PCT?
We need to give ten year olds more credit--they are curious and fully capable of understanding a simple hitch. You can find plenty of youTube videos on how to tie a Marlin spike hitch (including my...
I'll take them.
Thanks.
:*)
I used the cable tie before. If anyone makes "premium" cable ties, I didn't have it--a zip tie broke on my long hike last year. I tied a knot in the end of the hammock, hung it and went to sleep. ...
I only just noticed that the constriction bury on the whoopies that came with my WBBB were 5" long, which would have started as a section about 6.5" pre-splice. While that seems short, it didn't...
Much thanks to Gary_R et al. A beautiful hang in a protected glade of trees with great company and within earshot of the ocean. Veterans came as did noobs, who liked hanging better than ground...
Hey, this is Jeff Wong, your long ago fishin' buddy. I tweaked my back April 11--the healing is slow but steady. Can I come out if my schedule permits? May something?
Has anybody here seen or made inflatable insulated SPE wings?
Heat sealable fabric Seattle Fabrics. Climashield. Thermarest valve kit.
Thanks
SPE= segmented pad extender.
Wet snow and hammock tarps
I haven't been in my hammock with a wet snowfall. Using zing-it, lash-it or techline to suspend and tie-out, has anyone had their tarp fail? I'd appreciate both yes...
I got the greatest info from this forum before my first outdoor hang at a forum member's hang. I was fully prepared and had a great experience, as I didn't hammock camp on impulse like the BP...
I dunno why blue is best. The last light of the day is red. That might tell the brain that the day really is over, and it's ok to tuck in. Green supposedly enhances daytime productivity or...
Just saw this! BIG SMILES & LAUGHTER!!!
FYI: http://www.juki.co.jp/industrial_e/products_e/apparel_e/cat88/lk1910_lk1920_lk1930.html
2500 stitches per minute!
Thanks, J. The time shall arrive shortly when my non-smoking, non-beer, no-eating-out $ will have accumulated to treat myself to a better life. I want what this machine has, including the needle...
Someone on the forum had under consideration for purchase, a Janome 1600P-QC straight stitch sewing machine. Will that someone or anyone else with some time on this machine please enlighten me with...
With regrets, a photo in a prior post didn't do good when clicked on. I hope this works as well as the preview.
They reproduce asexually. Mitosis or something like that.
I barter diy hammocks/hammock gear with my lawn guy. Some also for the auctions/raffles for the two canoe clubs I play with. Just set one...
Don't forget the turquoise, eggplant and purple tablecloth colors! Great colors for my canoe club auction hammocks. I throw in ridgeline, suspension and how-to-tie Becket/Marlin-spike hitch...
You will get a permit. In the past, I had no problem getting one as a walk in without a res.
Your GF will probably be ok if you choose a less-than-level site, from which rainfall can drain (vs a...
Mine, at 44" wide, does cover my 5'8" 160 pound frame but I wish it was just 2 to 3 inches wider on each side.
Last year, I started the PCT with my diy bridge hammock (Thanks, Bic). Hiking in the deserts challenged me to find places to hang, esp. if I was camping with a ground hiker--only around springs did I...
Yet another option for joining hammock loop to whoopie, if you want to avoid undoing amsteel larksheaded to amsteel: the soft shackle....
I larkshead my whoopie sling on the hammock below the whip. I depend on the extra bulk of the whipping to keep the larkshead from slipping away.
Some folks sew a very narrow channel on the sides...
Hi,
I can send you a Utility Constrictor Rope made of amsteel in orange, blue, green, yellow or silver. Just tell me the maximum length you want for it, or just tell me the length of the hammock...
End gather methods can significantly affect comfort. Some of my hammocks have a 6 inch loop passed through the end channel. If the loop-through-the-channel method leaves the edges of the hammock...
I made mine with pockets on each end of the hammock body, so it doesn't interfere with the underquilt. My bug net attaches to the hammock sides with kam snaps.
Only problem now: I eventually...
I agree with this view--even lighter cloth than Cordura 500d, when put together with one or two layers of webbing, will over tax a machine meant for dress shirts and baby clothes.
I suggest taking...
dirtwheels: You likely misunderstood. You likely confused the angle of the suspension lines (~25-30 deg.) with the angle of the ridgeline (5-7 deg from horizontal). No worries.
Gresh, thank...
I'm sure the string works for some of us. I like the pocket.
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I present a variation on the pocket above. The overlapping flap when sewn to fit loosely permits easy secure storage and easy...