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I'm looking for any recommendations for hammock friendly campgrounds in both the San Antonio and Texarkana areas. Something has come up and my mom and I have to make an emergency trip in...

As always ya'll continue to prove how cool and welcoming of a community hammocking provides. I'm in a bit of a waiting game right now trying to find out about being able to get the time off to go,...

Well this does make me feel a bit better, I also have been rewatching peoples videos on YouTube of Hangcons past and noticed a couple of people using utility tarps on their rigs.

MacDuff- I have a...

Very helpful, thank you so much. I'll work on my husband, but to be honest I'm not going to hold my breath lol. Maybe I can get him to lay out a few times when I do some dry runs to practice my set...

Our temps in the winter up here get down into the low teens with wind chills that drop into sub zeros regularly enough that I'd like to have something that can handle camping a good portion of the...

Alright y'all, please excuse this for being so long, but I have some questions. (And if this is the wrong place to ask this stuff, let me know and I will move it ASAP).

I haven't been able to...

Oh man this will teach me a lesson on not getting on here to check the forums more regularly! This was only a short drive for me, I just took a short hike from Nickel Branch just yesterday! Looks...

Great idea to cut those up to stick in a canoe! Good to know that it doesn't really absorb water, I was wondering about that. I think that using a pad of any sort is going to cut down the level of...

I was wondering the other day about using a piece of yoga mat, or a travel yoga mat that has been folded as a sit pad, not that it's any cheaper than a thermarest sit pad strictly speaking, but I...

I’m already resolved to getting an UQ as soon as I can afford it, Unfortunately I don’t have the money for one at the moment, and my mom and I are thinking about trying to get a little camping in...

I think my picture can be deceptive lol! But thanks for the insight, it feels like the same material a yoga mat is made of, but it's about twice as thick as all the other yoga mats I own so maybe I...

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I was wondering if anyone had any idea if this exercise mat available at walmart could be used for bottom insulation in mild weather?
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Much better temp extension than I would have thought! That chart looks so awesome, I can't wait until I have some time to sit and really look it over in detail, that's a lot of work to put something...

I know that temp ratings get pretty tricky even if no other reason than personal comfort levels, and I have also read/heard that most sleeping bags are rated for a "survival" temp as opposed to...

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I was wondering how the temp ratings of a sleeping bag compare when they are converted to a UQ or TQ? For example will a 40 degree sleeping bag that is converted to an underquilt still...

Good reminder of how wrapped up we can all tend to get in how "good" our gear is. I thoroughly enjoy that she wore Chucks, those are some of my favorite shoes but definitely not what I would think...

I figured something like this would be the way to go, this will probably involve less upfront cost for us in the long run as far as "lightweight" things go. Right now we have a lightweight synthetic...

Wow, I guess if it was big enough it would work!

Glad you asked this question, I was getting ready to start doing some digging/asking on the forum for opinions on the matter before we bite the bullet and purchase some insulation (for THREE of us,...

Certainly will do! I am actually planning to take some video of rain testing so that no one just has to take my word for it lol.

I have to dig them out and measure, I have more than one so I may string it up just to test the water resistance when our hose thaws out, I could always sew multiple panels together if need be.

No worries, you were only being thoughtful and trying to help :) I've done the same thing to people before lol. Generally speaking that is an excellent way to put money back, I have some envelopes...

I am really interested to see some pictures on this if you can remember to snap some next time you have it out. I was talking specifically about the wall attachments that you can purchase from like...

Yeah I've spent a vast amount of time browsing ripstop by the roll fantasizing about different projects I'd love to do/plan to do as funds allow me to. I figure getting into DIY is about the only...

I looked at the reviews for the canopy walls and saw tons of people mentioning how dry it kept them when it rained, granted this was using them as intended (as a wall on a canopy) so I'm sure that...

I have spent many a night under these kind of tarps and they work brilliantly as long as you're not having to pack them long distances for multiple days, and I still consider them to be an option for...

The ability to be creative and unique may be one of my favorite parts of this world! I feel like this is an experiment that should be done for posterity's sake since I haven't come across anything...

Thanks for the pic of the hooks to use with a regular tarp, I will definitely have to try some of those out, I remember seeing a video of someone using something similar that they had picked up from...

I hear you, it's not that I don't want to spend the money on a good tarp or on the supplies to make them, we just can't right now unfortunately. We don't really plan on taking our younger two kids...

My thoughts exactly, I'd say a good 80% of my favorite childhood memories are from camping related trips with various family members and I want to nurture a love of nature in my kids early on so that...

I've used regular tarps from walmart or the hardware store many times in various ways while camping, no shame. I did notice though that it was really hard on the grommets to stretch it out and get...

It's pretty much so affordable that it doesn't make any sense to NOT try it out lol, I think I'm kind of just wanting some validation that I'm not completely insane for considering it. Hopefully I...

I made one of these for a trip I went on last summer and I was trying out a hammock for the first time, I think it only took me about 20 minutes to put together, granted not as well as I would have...

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So I have been brainstorming recently about some DIY ideas and I think quite possibly one of those bolts of lightning may have fried my brain.

Has anyone on here ever used one of those...

This is the best!

Bonus points for finding the most obnoxious color bra as possible so it can really stand out.

This may be one of the creepiest/most disturbing stories in this thread... Seriously reconsidering the idea of ever taking any solos lol.
Not really any crazy stories for me, but one would probably...

Hi! Thanks for the welcome, which part of Kentucky did you come from? I have been binging on Shugs videos this week and have already learned a lot! So happy to find something that gets me off the...

I hear ya, the hammock I bought came with tree straps and that was so awesome to have, it made hanging and adjusting really simple, definitely loved that, a little bit of extra weight in exchange for...

Hello everyone, total noob here. I started looking into hammocks as an alternative to traditional tent camping maybe a year or two ago as a solution to back pain and bad sleep without having to have...