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Glad I waited. I'll be ordering a 20* top quilt.

My son lives right outside of phoenix and goes to ASU. He goes on day hikes to Camelback Mt. which he said is close to Phoenix. For weekend trips they go north to Sedona which I believe is around 2...

Here's a map of the black creek trail if you decide to go. The wilderness section is pretty nice.
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Welcome to the forum! It sounds like you are in good shape to start hammock camping. If I were you right now i would focus on tarp, hammock and maybe a little bit bigger backpack. You have the...

This is why it is so important to check your trees before you hang. A woman was paralyzed when a tree fell on her. A gofundme account has been set up for her. There's a link at the bottom of the...

I had a hard time deciding whether to get an Incubator or a Phoenix. I went with the 20 degree Phoenix because of price and weight savings. I ordered it a few days ago. This will be my first uq and I...

There is also the Bogue Chitto State park in Franklinton, La. which is north of Covington.

Fountainbleau would probably be your best bet but Mississippi has the Desoto National Forest which is only a couple of hours away from NOLA. There's the Tuxachanie trail just north of Gulfport and...

I've been looking for a down jacket for the last several weeks to add to my kit but haven't bought one because of the price. I'm glad that you were testing one out in this video. Can't beat $26.00. I...

I started out in the very beginning learning how to tie knots because I was curious. I watched every knot tying video that i could find on youtube and practiced daily. That led me to how to hang a...

Enjoy your trip. Be safe!

Well i hope that you enjoy yourself. One more thing bring some bug spray. Whenever i came down off the ridge and got on skyway trail the mosquitos showed up. Mostly just whenever i was close to...

I was out there last week mon.-wed. and it was great. I hiked from Cheaha Mt. To Adam's gap, around skyway to chinnabee, and then back up Pinhoti to Cheaha Mt. 30 miles total. On the trail since you...

I'm not too sure about the answer to your question about crossing Braziel creek because I haven't been that way before. From the map it looks like you will have to cross the creek. Last week my son...

You don't have to worry about snakes and gators. Just watch where you step at and you'll be fine. What you really have to worry about down here are the mosquitos. They're not really bad just yet but...

Here's my kelty hung above my 11ft darien. It only weighs like 2lbs. which i know is heavy compared to other tarps but it's not bad considering the coverage, tie-outs, and cost of it.

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I agree with Shug and start off simple. You can always add to it. Whenever i first got into backpacking i went out and bought a bunch of gear. Some that i hardly ever used and some that i still use...

My burrow came today also. On a Sunday? The mailman dropped it off. I expected it tomorrow. It's a 40 degree +2 burrow. It looks very nice but it's so light that i don't see how it will keep me warm....

Trailhermit, Don't know if you have this but here is a map of the black creek trail. You really don't need it for walking on the trail but it helps with planning on what section that you want to do...

The black creek trail is beautiful. I can't get enough of it. There's plenty of places that i could consider my favorite spot. I'm still finding more every time that i go out there. It's not that i...

Welcome trailhermit. I spend a good bit of time on the black creek trail in Ms. I have run into hunters on the trail a few times. I walked up on one last year. He was sitting next to the trail...

I was able to explore a little by the cliffs on the left side but not as much as i wanted to. Next time that i go there i'll spend more time exploring that area. A person could spend all day...

Are "the currents" that you are referring to the spot that has the huge boulders in the river? Just a little south from the eye of the needle. If so that's where i was talking about that i camped on...

Nice report. I spent two nights in that same area at the end of sept. I just relived my trip while i was reading your report. I knew exactly where you were talking about. That's a very nice area. I...

This past weekend my 20 year old son had some free time which is rare and said that he wanted to go hiking with me. I took him on a 5 mile trip down by the river. We found a nice little quiet spot on...

All of the wildlife that i saw was on trail. I saw the hogs on 208. I read that they were up that way and they are. Signs all over the place. I heard a bunch of owls too. I love laying in my hammock...

Nice report and nice spoon. Too bad it broke. I was up there on the 21st-23rd. I mostly stay on the western side of the wilderness 202, 209, 204, 206, 201. Next time I go back I'm gonna spend my time...

I haven't been there in a few months so i don't really know the current conditions. You can camp anywhere but most troops stay at airey lake which is about the half way point on the trail. There is...

I just spent three days in Sipsey Mon.-Wed. It was great. I parked at Randolph went up 202, 209, 204a, 204, 224, 208, 206 and then back down to 201. The northern part of the wilderness is dry which I...

Put me down as one that gets up to go. The last time that I was out camping I had to use the bathroom around 3:00 in the morning. I found the closest bush and started to take care of business. I just...

I say just return your wife and then go buy yourself a good hammock.

I was looking at a darien and I had my mind set on something similar to your second option. I had wanted the acu cammo on the outside. I email papa smurf and asked him what he thought about my...

Whenever i set up my tarp, I use prusiks on a ridgeline to pull the tarp tight. I noticed whenever setting up this tarp that if you have the tarp too tight at the ridgeline that it will look like it...

A quick setup to work out all the bugs. All went well.

Yes the night grid camo is pretty nice. I wanted to go with the acu camo but figured that I needed a heavier fabic for the outer layer. I didn't like the pattern on the 1.6 woodland camo so I went...

I just received my shipping notice for my darien. order #1937. I looked at the recent photos on the website and it looks great. I can't wait to try it out. Thanks papasmurf.

I just bought a kelty12 and took it out in the woods this weekend. I was just out for the day and just messing around. Whenever I first hung it I hung it under the RL and experienced the same sag as...

Never fold? I see your point but yet whenever I openned the box and took my tarp out how was it packed? It was folded. Did Kelty include a stuff sack with the tarp so that I can stuff it instead of...

This is a pretty nice way to fold up a tarp if you are not using snakes. I found it on youtube. I tried it with my Kelty 12 and it works just like it shows in the video. The only difference is that...

My Kelty 12 came today. I really like the color. It's brown like in crimsonvelos' pic not white like it shows on the website. It's really nice for the price. Now if my Darien would get here i'll be...

Hooper is right. Water levels for black creek itself are fine. The small creeks that feed into black creek may be full. I'm sure that they empty out fairly quick. Most of the deep ones have bridges....

I ordered one from amazon yesterday. I also applied for the amazon credit card which i will never use and got a $30 amazon credit. I got it for $22 plus shipping. I was waiting to buy a superfly but...

Amazon has it for $52 plus shipping. I've been wanting to get a superfly but i really couldn't pass this up right now. I applied for an amazon credit card which i'll cancel at a later date. Doing...

My son and i did an overnighter friday and came back saturday. We parked at melvin breland rd. and headed into the wilderness section. I've sectioned hike the entire trail and it really is a nice...

My son and i went tent camping there friday and saturday. My Dream hammock is on order so i still have to use a tent. We parked at melvin breland and headed into the wilderness section for about 5...

I ordered a Darien. #1937. Randy was great. He answered my questions that I had via email and explained everything perfectly. I can't wait to see it.

I'm not a hanger yet but I will be soon. My journey to become a hanger has been a progression which started about a year ago. It all started with wanting to know how to properly tie knots. i got on...

I haven't had any problem with raccoons in the woods yet but I have had problems with them getting in my garbage at my house. Several nights in a row they were getting in it and I would wake up with...