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I’ve found my streamliner fine to sit on with folding over the material on the edge you’re sitting in a la The Ultimate Hang. I’d read you couldn’t do it, but I thought it worked fine.


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Again, not nearly the horror I’ve read about. Maybe 6L there.


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That’s not bad. So instead of 5L it would be maybe 6L.


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I hear about how much less compressible synthetic insulation is, but I don’t think I’ve seen volumes reported. So, do you have a synthetic if quilt? What is the packed volume? I’d be interested in...

I have a Paria Outdoors hex that worked out for me. You can find them on Amazon. It’s not the most budget item, but it comes with stakes and lines, and if you have a ton of Amazon points... It’s...

Great temps! I hope your first time out turns out dryer than mine!


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Nice looking update. I’m looking for weight ranges like it used to give, though. All I see is that weight will depend on customization. Seeing a range, knowing that it’s a ballpark, is really...

Is it an 11’ ridgeline and 8’ width on the Edge?


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I’ve been really interested in the operator 50. I saw that you had it down to 45, so that’s super encouraging that it would extend the usage a bit. I’d been thinking about a 40 otherwise.


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Nice. Thanks for the suggestions!


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Does any manufacturer make a 1/2 underquilt (maybe 40”-ish)? At 5’6” the 52” UQ is a bit overkill for summer temps in NC. I imagine I could do a custom order, but wondered if they were already out...

What’s the loft on the 40? They give a range on quilts (0.75-3) so I presume the 0.75 is the 40 deg.


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Excellent! I bought a streamliner recently and it’s top quality. I had a trip fall through, so I’ve just lounged in it. I sleep all ways in a hammock, head left, head right, side. There’s probably...

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This with a too heavy fleece in an Ohm 2 without using the extension collar. 33L for a three night trip. I use a clear plastic pack liner and just shove my quilts,...

Excellent! Practice, practice, and then practice somewhere new. I found it was a bit challenging setting up in a new place even though I felt completely confident between the same two trees at home. ...

Where is the line for skimpy, though? I'm relatively new to hammocking, but have been out in torrential downpour and stayed dry in an 11' with my 11'x8' hex. I was nervous about it, but practiced a...

That last one is Dragon’s tooth. It’s a good scramble to get up to it, especially with a pack at the end of a hard and fast 10 miles.


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I definitely can see it becoming an issue at another time of year. Did you get a larger tarp to help out?


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We hit mid-80s at Mount Rogers/Grayson Highlands, but we had rain and some overcast days so it wasn’t too bad. Nights got into the 50s. I was under my 40 degree TQ but did a good amount of venting. ...

That third photo is a meadow on a narrow ridge where were slept. Man, it was beautiful, but super windy all night. My wife was in the big Warbonnet tarp with doors and didn’t feel it at all. My...

I was fortunate enough to get out on the AT for two backpacking trips in July. I spent 3 nights in the Mount Rogers area in southwest VA and then 2 nights hiking the triple crown in central VA. There...

Those are some fabulous photos!


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So last week I took my first hammock camping trip. I headed off to Pisgah National Forest, aware that it was unlikely that I wouldn’t get hammered by rain. Yep, tropical depression Alberto was making...

Yesterday I tested out my system in what turned out to me torrential rain! And, success! This morning I still had a dry hammock. Now, I wasn’t in it so that will introduce another variable, but I’m...

That’s good to hear about the tarp not needing to be so close to the suspension. Thank you!


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That’s good to hear and seems to be the common experience. It looks like I’ll be testing my setup out the next day we have rain, which right now looks like Sunday.


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So in bad weather how close do your hammock suspension straps come to your tarp? Do you just tighten down the tarp tie outs enough to bring it down to the suspension line?


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Yep. Definitely have a ridgeline. The hammock ends have what seems to be sufficient clearance under the tarp, it’s just CL and biner that extend beyond the tarp edge. I watched your video, which made...

The CLs seem pretty long. They were the standard length from Dutch with my hammock. My first thought was to make smaller loops.


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I attach my 11’ hammock with continuous loops to whoopie slings using a biner. When I set it up with my 11’ ridgeline tarp the biners tend to end up outside the tarp. Will I get wet from water coming...

It sounds like you had a fabulous three months! The photos are great and show quite the variety of locations. Thanks for sharing.


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Unfortunately I will be off in the other direction ... at the beach! Thank you for the heads up.


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Nice! The vocab lesson was helpful for a new hanger.


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Hi all! Please excuse the probably overused horrible pun; I’m pretty new to hammocking. My wife actually gave me an Eno that I never remembered to take anywhere I could use it until last summer....

I'll take it. (the 40)

PM sent on the 40. I'll take it.

How small do these quilts pack down?