Wish I could have come down and visited but I was at doctors all day Friday dealing with wound care and IVs and attempted blood draws. Wore me out,
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Wish I could have come down and visited but I was at doctors all day Friday dealing with wound care and IVs and attempted blood draws. Wore me out,
That was me and I had a great time. Very nice place to hang.
Unfortunately while I survived my cancer surgery, I am still recovering due to issues related to the surgery and have not been able to...
No snow at my house but it did get down to 3 degrees last night. Glad everyone made it thru the night
Ask if their ban on hammocks is policy or law. If they say its the law then ask them for the statute that states you can not use a hammock. If they say it is a policy then they do not have a legal...
Umstead SP.
Practice lots of practice. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. There is no prize for being the first or last person to get you rig set up. Take your time and do it right the first time.
Just found out that a long time hammock hanger Loki passed today. First time I met him was at my first group hang at Hot Springs NC about 14 years ago.
He will be missed
Is Brother Bear going to be there ?
Due to ongoing medical issues I will not be able to make it
I use both non treated and treated down quilts and not had any problems with either.
As down is sold by its loft, it does not matter if it is goose or duck, white or grey. I do not care what the...
Glad The Terminator and I were able to join you guys even if it was only for a couple of hours.. Hoping come this fall I can get back into my hammocks and join you
Glad the Terminator and I were able to make it out there to visit even if only a few hours. Good to see everyone. Had plan to go back out Saturday to visit some more but I had a rough night last...
One so far that I have found and he started around 1 Jan
This app allows one to select the states or countries for what ever purpose like states or countries you have hung in https://www.amcharts.com/visited_states/
welcome from Murphy NC. My wife went to school in Banner Elk were I met her. Lots of places to hike and hang around Boone
Problem is that with the amount of gear related to hammocks and with vendors constantly updating/improving adding new gear, phasing out gear, it is a nightmare to try and keep an updated spread sheet...
I use to do a bunch of these years ago. Here is one from 2011
The Twelve days of Christmas (Hammock Hangers version) 2011 Version
The Twelve days of Christmas
(Hammock Hangers version)
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Easier to vent your quilts if you are too warm than try and get warm if you do not have enough insulation
While I have UQ's rated at 0, 20, 30 & 50 degrees I usually take my 0 degree UQ if it is going to be around 20 or colder. I also use a Warbonnet XL Sock, I leave the sock door mostly open for...
When I heard it had snowed up there, I told myself I know what Shug will be doing......
RIP Hawkeye
I have the 10ft and 11 ft Warbonnet socks and I prefer the 11 ft one
Don't think I will be able to make it. Have surgery this week and don't know how fast recovery will be. Good news is I had to get a heart catherization to make sure my ticker was in good enough...
In the late 70's, REI did not have the large stores of today, they were very very small. They would display tents upside down hanging from the ceilings.
Looks like The Terminator and I will not be able to make the hang. Have some medical issues I have to have taken care of
My wife tried pads ( CCF and air mattress ) in her RR hammock and did not like them due to issues with condensation. Prefers her Lynx FL UQ
I have two EE TQs and have used them for close to 10 years now... love them.
The wookie is a great UQ ( I have a 0 degree ). Just make sure you order the correct one as there is one that fits...
Welcome to the madness from Murphy NC. Use to live in Banner Elk back in the 70's.
End of September there will be a group hang at Grayson Highland State Park VA. This is about an hour north of...
In TN I would recommend Lost Creek Campground ( free, pit toilet, no water but you can get water from Lost Creek and filter it ). Lots of trees to hang from. Next to a trout stream. Dirt road leading...
Close to where I live. Standing Indian is near the AT and while I have not been to that exact location there are lots of trees there.
What I need is a magic sewing machine :)
I have had to wait as long as 4 months to get a TQ I ordered from one company due to the high volume of orders they had gotten. Have to remember that most of the vendors are small shops with maybe ...
Murphy's Law strikes again. Will not be able to make the hang due to some medical related issues
welcome to the madness
Just keep UQ pushed to one side of hammock until needed in cool hours of AM
The Terminator and I will try to make it.
I bought one a couple of years ago via Amazon and the sewing failed. Had no problem returning to Amazon for full refund. Only problem was the hammock was out of stock at that point and had to wait...
Have fun and say Hi to the bear for me
North Carolina allows hammocks at all state parks that allow camping. However, not all the camp grounds are hammock friendly ( lack of trees ect ). Ther last time I was at Stone Mt State Park, they...
welcome to the madness
The first time I tried to retire back in 1996, the wife said I was underfoot too much and I had to go back to work.
Then about 3 years ago she told me I had to retire so I could go camping more. ...
After last John Rock Hang I bought a Bear canister and a big bottle of pepper spray...
The pepper spray got me thinking,,,, have any pepper heads / hot sauce lovers tried using bear spray to spice...
I hear the Bear misses us
Spam in a Can
The Terminator has been a tick magnet this year. She finds at lest on her every day this year, me none.
The John Rock Hang got cut short due to a bear problem last year. One person who got there...
Watch you under aged whipper snapper ... some of us are old aged nerds :)
And here I went and ordered some new flip flops to hike in :laugh:
The Terminator told me that the JR hang was on so I told her to check the dates .... whoops
I have had mine for several years now. DL blue. Great hammock
Vendors come and vendors go. There are still some like Warbonnet that were in business before I started in 2010 and are still in business.
We are doing fine and enjoying the views of the mountains
If you decide to do anything along the AT or any other trail in the area from Springer to Fontana Dam let me know as I can help with a shuttle