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    Your Tensa4 setup looks great. Like Crazytown3...

    Your Tensa4 setup looks great. Like Crazytown3 said, if it works, it works. Love your ride, too!
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    FS: funds sent via paypal

    funds sent via paypal
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    FS: I'll take it. Pls msg me your info to pay you by...

    I'll take it. Pls msg me your info to pay you by paypal.
  4. Some of it is understandable backup at...

    Some of it is understandable backup at airport-adjacent sorting centers. Some of it is less understandable. I sent some important paperwork Priority from Minneapolis to South St Paul. I sent it on a...
  5. Thread: Speedy!

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    My mistake, you're right.

    My mistake, you're right.
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    Here's a Pomoly in use in a city park. Works...

    Here's a Pomoly in use in a city park. Works great and light enough to carry everywhere on the trikes.
  7. Thread: Speedy!

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    Couldn't resist trying it out. It was too warm...

    Couldn't resist trying it out. It was too warm for the night's seasonable temperature. Yay!
  8. Thread: Speedy!

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    Speedy!

    We had a weird chilly snap here in MN in the first week of September. I decided I'd best get a proper winter topquilt before winter actually gets here. The main requirement was, I wanted it to be...
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    FS: Payment sent. :)

    Payment sent. :)
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    FS: I'll take it.

    I'll take it.
  11. Win all around! Enjoy the time outdoors with your...

    Win all around! Enjoy the time outdoors with your sweetie. :)
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    Just found this POMOLY table...

    Just found this POMOLY table. About comparably priced to the Schwarze Biene. No idea where it's based, so the shipping cost might also be comparably painful. But it's got more flexibility in how to...
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    I need a cooling pillow, too. Couldn't find...

    I need a cooling pillow, too. Couldn't find anything being marketed in the right size for hammock use, so I eventually bit the bullet and paid for one of these. The moment it showed up, I cut it open...
  14. Thread: Knots book?

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    Animated Knots by Grog also has a handy phone app...

    Animated Knots by Grog also has a handy phone app (in the google play store; i imagine there's one in the apple app store, too).

    But when I embarked on learning the knot-tying skills I didn't...
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    Sticky: rmesnd: :lol: Spouse and I (also >50) sleep...

    rmesnd: :lol: Spouse and I (also >50) sleep separately because our restful sleeping requirements are so different. But we share snuggle time daily in my hammock.

    just6822: I've been full-time...
  16. Thread: Swingers

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    Chalk me up as a swinger. And I married well: my...

    Chalk me up as a swinger. And I married well: my spouse likes it, too. We spend some of every day before bed cuddling and swinging in the big Mayan hammock.
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    Oh yeah, I did that once. The ride down was...

    Oh yeah, I did that once. The ride down was surprisingly slow and gentle but I landed badly on my shoulder (not sure how I managed that) and it didn't fit right for a week afterwards.
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    I'm sorry that happened to you. A similar thing...

    I'm sorry that happened to you. A similar thing happened to me, though I wasn't using kevlar webbing, only the regular polyester stuff. Over a few months' time, the fitting attached to it to hold the...
  19. Thread: Hanging at home

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    I'm a full timer who has tried several different...

    I'm a full timer who has tried several different setups (Mayan, cottage vendor gathered-ends, DIY bridge from a cottage vendor pattern). The pillow I want differs according to the setup but I find,...
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    Awesome! Good on you both! Sent from my Moto E...

    Awesome! Good on you both!

    Sent from my Moto E (4) Plus using Tapatalk
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    Entirely understandable! Thanks for the advice...

    Entirely understandable! Thanks for the advice on the booms. We've got plenty to think on before gearing up for our next trip.
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    Half a Tensa4 and a tree is a superb idea that...

    Half a Tensa4 and a tree is a superb idea that we'll play with for future trips. Ewan didn't mind the ground, I still need a hammock, and we like being under the same tarp.
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    cricky101: That still sounds like a good time...

    cricky101: That still sounds like a good time with your bairn. We were fortunate to be there very nearly off-season. The campground closes end of next week. No concerts, except by the local geese,...
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    First trike camping trip was Wonderful

    Ewan and I took our first ever hammock camping trip by trike this week (7-9 October 2019). We lucked out that the first few days of the week I took off work coincided with the best weather we've seen...
  25. Was a great time and educational. :) Thanks for...

    Was a great time and educational. :) Thanks for putting this together. Please let me know when the next one is.
  26. These plans still on for 22 July?

    These plans still on for 22 July?
  27. Lapp hitches held me up fine last night. Haven't...

    Lapp hitches held me up fine last night. Haven't tried undoing them yet, since they've held my weight.
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    I've been learning knots recently and have been disappointed in the Beckett hitch, both because it slips from where I put it and because it gets so tight from my body weight that it's hard to undo....
  29. Sounds good. Hope to meet y'all then.

    Sounds good. Hope to meet y'all then.
  30. Ewan and I might be there. Be glad to meet you. ...

    Ewan and I might be there. Be glad to meet you.

    OTOH, weather forecast two days out looks grim. Are your plans rain-or-shine? We're carfree. We'll probably stay in if it rains.
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    +1 elegant solution.

    +1 elegant solution.
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    In winter, an AE New River KAQ below and a...

    In winter, an AE New River KAQ below and a Hudson's Bay point blanket bulked out with an AE Alpine Blanket above. I live in an apartment in Minnesota and the thermostat seems to be under the control...
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    Ewan made mine out of Hexon 2.4 from Dutch. Been...

    Ewan made mine out of Hexon 2.4 from Dutch. Been sleeping happily in it for months now.
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    I made a Turtledog stand out of fencepoles back...

    I made a Turtledog stand out of fencepoles back when I weighed about 320#. Tried it once and the ridgepole flexed upwards alarmingly. Never trusted my weight to it. Instead, I sank the money in to...
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    I love those yellows, all three of 'em, but my...

    I love those yellows, all three of 'em, but my fave is probably Yellow.
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    Looks amazing, Paul. Man, I wish I had the money...

    Looks amazing, Paul. Man, I wish I had the money to order one now!
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    Any plans to make them in Short size?

    Any plans to make them in Short size?
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    I just finished my first navy style hammock....

    I just finished my first navy style hammock. Derek Hanson's page and youtube vid was all the clews tutorial I needed.
    ...
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    Tying the guy lines to stationary heavy things...

    Tying the guy lines to stationary heavy things already in place might work better, if enough such things exist. But if you have to go nearly self-contained, then you might try using collapsible water...
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    I'd go with a Handy Hammock. The heaviest part...

    I'd go with a Handy Hammock. The heaviest part will be the weights to tie the guylines down, since you can't stake them into a guest room's floor.

    http://www.handyhammock.co.uk/
  41. The style of hammock is Brazilian. Start with an...

    The style of hammock is Brazilian. Start with an internet search for "Brazilian hammock." You'll get a wide choice of vendors, though I doubt you'll find exactly that fabric pattern. Plenty of other...
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    If the hang distance of your indoors spot is too...

    If the hang distance of your indoors spot is too cramped to hang an ENO with the right sag, then getting a longer and wider hammock might not help you. You may need to switch to a bridge-style...
  43. Thanks folks! I have some new approaches to try....

    Thanks folks! I have some new approaches to try.

    Also thinking of getting some Hexon & making myself a naval style hammock.
  44. Full time hangers, how do you keep your top insulation in place?

    I'm starting out as a full-time hanger -- three weeks in -- and I'm loving it. After an iffy first few days, my sleep has become more restful and my back and neck have felt better than they have in...
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    Since it turned out I am too heavy for a...

    Since it turned out I am too heavy for a Turtlelady stand (the top bar bowed upward alarmingly!), I had to wait until our edgedome came to start my transition to full-time hanging. That was a couple...
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    Beautiful brand new Breezy

    Thank you, Mecks, for the Breezy that arrived yesterday. It's gorgeous as expected and has already given me a wonderful night's sleep.
  47. Hammocks are wonderful indoors, too.

    Hammocks are wonderful indoors, too.
  48. Great podcast. I enjoyed the interview and the...

    Great podcast. I enjoyed the interview and the hot/cold sleep discussion at the end. Looking forward to more!
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    Arrived today and was perfect for my afternoon...

    Arrived today and was perfect for my afternoon hammock nap. :)
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    I actually got in on a sale. And that purple &...

    I actually got in on a sale. And that purple & black looks so good together! Can't wait. :)
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