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It makes sense to me. That even sounds like it would work.

Howdy from Blairsville. Hope to meet you in the trail someday.

I'd say it's definitely a "your mileage may vary" situation. I usually don't use a UQP, and don't miss it. However, I have been out when I was glad I had it. It's most helpful in cold, really...

Drive two nails into a longish board, separated by the desired length of the dog one. Make first loop as usual. Hook over one nail. Make the other loop so it just hooks over the second nail. ...

If you are not already a published author, you missed your calling. Beautiful prose there.

Best advice I've read today.

I have a DIY wide asym, and was caught in a sudden storm. Heavy rain and winds for 2 hours. Barely had time to get the tarp up before the rain started. I stayed dry, but it took some work. With...

My thanks to Jellyfish too. I made her round strap bag with belt loop and zippered pocket. It has arrived my steps, a spare softshackle, and a dogbone ever since. Saved my hang more than once.

I can go any time she wants!

THIS is why the forum needs a LIKE button!

If you can't arrange a shuttle, message me. If I'm free, I'll transport you. I am NOT a shuttle driver - just a friendly local.

Welcome from (and to) the North Georgia mountains.

There are nights in GA you could get by with a 20° quilt, but there are also nights where you could die. Be prepared to bail.

Gotta try this..

Have you been chance calculated the amount of down in ounces this will hold? Just trying to estimate the cost to finish the quilt before pulling the trigger here.

So, basically, something that you can zip up into a big waterproof sack.

Be sure to create a rain break (Dutch bling, a shoestring, or such) to stop water from running down your suspension into your hammock.

There's some parking on the south side of the river. I can't say what the condition if the trail is, other than to note the BMTA maintainers are very active, so I wouldn't be concerned about it. I...

Head West on 74 into Tennessee to catch the Benton MacKaye Trail where it crosses the Ocoee River. You can go south into the Cohutta Wilderness or north into Tennessee.

You will also be a short drive away from Brasstown Bald, the highest point in Georgia. You can see 4 states from there. Best views around.

Helton Creek Falls is just down the road from Vogel. Bit of a rough road in but nothing you need 4WD for. Easy walk from the parking spot to the falls. Worth a side trip.

If y'all lived around here, I'd offer to help you out by packing your gear in and setting up a camp you could run to. Of course, I would also use it as an excuse to hang my own hammie. I'm not a...

Yeah, I'll get one with money printed inside. That's the only money I'll have left with all the innovating Ducth does.

I think the material would be OK, as it is intended to serve double duty as a pack cover. The issue would be how to seal the edges. If you gathered it up like a bag and tied something around the...

Welcome from Blairsville. I've hung a hammock on the AT, Duncan Ridge, Benton MacKaye, and Coosa Backcountry trails. Got a friend there in Smyrna.

Not better, just better prepared due to knowing it was there. 4-wheeled up to that Gap, went in with a 2" wide strap to make a harness to allow carrying cross-shoulder. Had I just been hiking...

5Tango can quit looking over his shoulder. The 45-lb weight is now resting comfortably in its new home. Still no explanation of how it ended up in the middle of the forest.

And here I thought y'all were cool for loving hammocks. But Firefly fans on top of that?? I am indeed moving in elite circles these days!

Other than not having to get my pants out of the sidecar, my routine mimics yours pretty closely. I just remind myself it is still better than waking up inside, or :shudder: in a tent.

3 cheers for Jellyfish! She has taught more people than she will ever know.

Oh, and can we get the foot end about 8-12" above the head end? :laugh: OK, just kidding. That's awesome, really.

Now convert your ENO into a gear sling
Cut it down to about 5',put continuous loops on each end. Also makes a good chair for those short luny breaks.

Thanks for the inspiration, JTaylor. I had a hammock that lost a DEET battle, so I recycled it into a set of pouches. I used some S-biners to attach them to the prussics (because I had some - mitten...

Are you not wanting a rectangular tarp? From your original post, it sounds like you want a 12' wide rectangular tarp.

Dutch, do you ever sleep? Your innovation quotient is off the charts. Keep it up!

Hi, Rick and Rick. I'm Rick. Welcome to HF. (Get used to acronyms; we use them often.)

You've come to the right place to learn. Welcome from Blairsville.

Haven't tried it, but the drawback I see is the ridgeline is now a single layer of fabric, so may be weaker (although leakproof). So you will need to take more care reinforcing the ridgeline tie-out...

+1 to Sydneyhornblower's advice. There's no real downside there. If you don't like it, it will be easy to sell. If you like it, you've got a new, safer hammock with flexibility on insulation...

I have some dear friends that live in Dawsonville. They enjoy lunch at The Varsity. But I love 'em anyway. Maybe we can do a group hang there sometime.

If you are ready to retire, I'd like to apply for your job.

You rock, dude! That trail has brought grown men to tears (well, one man, any way). Only those who have hiked the DRT (a.k.a "The Beast of the East") will realize what an achievement that is.

Welcome from Blairsville!

Hmm. Gonna have to hang the asym this weekend and play with this idea.

Give me a shout next time you're hanging in N GA and I'll loan you some tarps. Anybody that camps as a family, I don't mind helping out. Some of my best childhood memories are the family campouts,...

Got caught in a sudden thunderstorm last month with my DIY asym. Just barely got my tarp up, didn't even have time to get the hammock up. Spent 2 hours in pouring rain. Stayed pretty dry but was...

I've done a Fronkey-style with a #5 coil zipper at one end, so I can slide it to the end of the hammock. Should be fairly easy to do the same at both ends. Velcro or snaps should work too but I'd...

Oh no, there are lots of other options.... Get bitten by a snake, stung to death by yellow jackets, struck by lightning, a tree falling on you...
Maybe you should just choose whatever color let's...

My advice is to narrow it down to three, then order all of them to compare at home. Then keep them all��

Why not just take a Sharpie and mark lines on your existing straps? Wouldn't that work?