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    I'm going to keep an eye on this thread, as I am...

    I'm going to keep an eye on this thread, as I am gearing up to get back into backpacking and want to do something around March.
  2. LOL.. that was a memorable moment on that rocky...

    LOL.. that was a memorable moment on that rocky overhang!

    It really sux, I am not going to be able to make it this time... I even purchased a kilt (2 acutally) since the last outing!

    Ya'll have...
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    Thanks for sharing! Since your review, I have...

    Thanks for sharing!

    Since your review, I have put that jacket on my Amazon wish list. May be placing the order tomorrow.

    I am really shooting to try to hit a trail next month (can't make the...
  4. Thanks!

    Thanks!
  5. I don't know the name, but it is just behind Big...

    I don't know the name, but it is just behind Big Tree.
  6. I had a great time! I was a pleasure meeting all...

    I had a great time! I was a pleasure meeting all of you folks.

    A gigantic thank you goes out to the cook!! I don't recall his name. His generosity is greatly appreciated! And thanks go out...
  7. I am heading out shortly. I will get 2 cans of...

    I am heading out shortly. I will get 2 cans of the great northern/white beans.

    See ya'll there!
  8. I have taken note that my technical lead is not...

    I have taken note that my technical lead is not currently in the office.... hmmm... I'm feeling the pull.... I may be leaving earlier than expected....
  9. Thanks Squidbilly!

    Thanks Squidbilly!
  10. Got the majority of my stuff packed... Just...

    Got the majority of my stuff packed... Just waiting on some clothes to dry. I'm IN!

    Trying to leave Huntsville tomorrow around 4-ish, so that should get me there around 5:30 or so.
  11. Probability of my arrival has just increased...

    Probability of my arrival has just increased dramatically... YAY!
  12. Yeah, I don't know what this sickness is... It...

    Yeah, I don't know what this sickness is... It isn't allergies though. It acts like a cold/strep kind of thing. I'm still, 1 week later, dealing with congestion. For me that is crazy. I am...
  13. Gah... I am now in the "tentative" column for...

    Gah... I am now in the "tentative" column for being able to make it...

    I was pretty sick last week with an upper respiratory bug... My wife has begun to show symptoms. If she is out for the...
  14. It sounds like somebody's gonna have to go back...

    It sounds like somebody's gonna have to go back and get a s**t-load full of dimes. Maybe I can do that?
  15. Thanks!

    Thanks!
  16. Looking forward to the weekend! I'm not sure if...

    Looking forward to the weekend! I'm not sure if I am going to be coming Friday afternoon, or saturday morning just yet. I am trying my best to make it friday.

    If anyone has a spare UQ that they...
  17. It is getting closer.... Hopefully my busted...

    It is getting closer....

    Hopefully my busted toe will be fully healed by then... I figure it will.

    I'm really looking forward to this.
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    Dang-nabbit... i would love to go, but I broke my...

    Dang-nabbit... i would love to go, but I broke my toe last weekend at a martial arts clinic... Seeing how it hurts to walk on a flat floor, the trail probably wouldn't do it any better.
  19. I just saw the video, but didn't realize you had...

    I just saw the video, but didn't realize you had a post over here on it... lol So, I'll ask my question here (I have already put it on the youtube comments).

    What pack and boots is your daughter...
  20. I have put this in my calendar and plan to make...

    I have put this in my calendar and plan to make it! Finally...
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    Sweet!!! Will this wider fabric be an on-going...

    Sweet!!!

    Will this wider fabric be an on-going offering? I just finished up a DIY hammock (2 layer), so can't order just yet. I am 6' and could definitely see the added width being more comfy.
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    Welcome! What section of the state are you...

    Welcome!

    What section of the state are you from?
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    I just checked out the web site for Dismal...

    I just checked out the web site for Dismal Canyons.. That place looks beautiful! May have to check that out!
  24. That was really cool! I love snow, but alas, I...

    That was really cool! I love snow, but alas, I live in Alabama... We don't see much of it here.

    If you see this before you hit the PCT. I don't know what section you are hiking, but a guy I...
  25. I'll make sure I time my weekly shower...

    I'll make sure I time my weekly shower accordingly! lol
  26. If I can get my gear put together by then, I may...

    If I can get my gear put together by then, I may try to wander up from North Alabama.

    So right now I am a definite maybe, if you don't mind an Alabamiamian in attendance.
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    I definitely have a bug now... Watched a few...

    I definitely have a bug now...

    Watched a few videos on how to do a tarp, then UQ/TQ ... Then watched the series on how to do a DIY backpack. This could get ugly.
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    As a fellow jeep owner, I approve of this method!...

    As a fellow jeep owner, I approve of this method! That rocks!
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    Turns out they were just waiting on him to bring...

    Turns out they were just waiting on him to bring a friend along before the buffet opened.

    Definitely a sad situation on that one.

    I don't get very concerned about smaller critters while...
  30. Squidbilly, you got a whole herd of them! lol

    Squidbilly, you got a whole herd of them! lol
  31. Thread: Why a Kilt?

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    I have wanted a kilt for a long time... Starting...

    I have wanted a kilt for a long time... Starting out, the only one's that I liked were from Utilikilt, but holy crap they are proud of their product! There was no way I was laying down $275 for a...
  32. Great video Bammacker! The regrets of not...

    Great video Bammacker!

    The regrets of not making this hang are settling in...

    Looked like a great time mixed in with some beautiful scenery!

    Beebop is awesome! I have a boston as well. Her...
  33. Hope you folks had fun! And stayed relatively...

    Hope you folks had fun! And stayed relatively dry Saturday morning!

    I did a hang in the the back yard in the spirit of your trip

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFpUPf1faxo
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    Thanks for the advice CamoDeafie82! I was...

    Thanks for the advice CamoDeafie82! I was thinking about sewing channels in the ends and using some high strength cordage in a continuous loop through it. Like you said, it would give a little bit...
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    That makes sense. Guess I'll have to make a...

    That makes sense. Guess I'll have to make a longer one. Maybe shoot for 11' finished length.
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    I guess I am going to have to play with how the...

    I guess I am going to have to play with how the end is gathered. I don't seem to be able to lay at much of an angle... Or maybe that will require a foot box or something. but it is very comfortable...
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    Thanks! After the rolled hem it is 9' 3" long. ...

    Thanks! After the rolled hem it is 9' 3" long. I am going to do a channel on the ends once i get my inner layer in.
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    Yes it does! I'm excited about my additions too!...

    Yes it does! I'm excited about my additions too!

    Going to make one for my daughter, and for my wife also once I get all the bugs worked out.

    Then on to the tarps. I'm going to make a...
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    My first DIY Hammock

    Started on my first DIY hammock and got it to a point that I can hang it.

    I plan on adding a 2nd layer of 1.0oz SuperD on the inside, leaving an opening between so I can insert an insulating pad. ...
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    Singer 90s / Singer 4411 ??

    Hey guys, looking for some advice on a thread injector..

    First off, I am a complete newb. I made my first stuff sack yesterday, it actually came out pretty good, I missed a spot on the side seam,...
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    Thanks for all the feedback! Going to start up a...

    Thanks for all the feedback! Going to start up a "to-do" list of backpacking.



    Cohutta is where I cut my teeth on backpacking when I was a teenager. Love that place!



    Oh man.. I may...
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    North Alabama Backpacking

    Hey all!

    I'm not new to the area of North Alabama (lived in Huntsville for 12 years now), but I am new to the backpacking side of North Alabama.

    It has been a while since I have been on the...
  43. Well, I was hoping to actually make one night...

    Well, I was hoping to actually make one night since I just made my first diy hammock last night, but we just have too much going on this weekend to be able to get there.

    Y'all have fun! Stay as...
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    Thanks! I actually just got some goodies in...

    Thanks!

    I actually just got some goodies in the mail today: 4 yards of blue 1.9oz RSN, 50 feet of Amsteel cordage, 2 1100lb beaners.

    I completed 2 each: Continuous loops and Whoopie Slings.
    ...
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    That group hang sounds like fun! But I think we...

    That group hang sounds like fun! But I think we are already otherwise occupied :( Plus, I don't think I would have enough gear put together by that time.

    I will definitely keep an eye peeled for...
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    Hello from North Alabama

    I've been lurking around here for a while.. Just registered the other day.

    I grew up in Atlanta, GA. My buddy and I used to do a lot of hiking in North Georgia; Cohutta Wilderness, AT, etc. Back...
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