Test run

[Swizzlestick]

Finally got out last night in the backyard. Months of reading threads and learning here!image.jpgimage.jpgimage.jpg first night sleeping in a hammock ever! I woke up a few times but way better than on the ground! Stayed warm all night with my Zeppelin and REI bag!

[GoatHanger]

Nice looking setup you've got there. The first night is the best... kind of a giddy/anxious feeling.

Did you wake up because you had to pee, or just because it is a bit unfamiliar? I used to wake up quite a few times a night. Sometimes to pee, sometimes for no apparent reason, but I think it was just the unfamiliarity. I don't wake up anymore unless I have to pee, or the wind gets crazy and my tarp starts making a bunch of noise.

Sleeping in a hammock has also changed how I sleep in my bed. My girlfriend says it freaks her out, because I'm laid out flat on my back with my arms folded on my chest... she says I look dead

Congrats on your first night. It only gets better.

[Vibes.]

Set-up here looks nice! Pretty tight pitch on that tarp!

[SilvrSurfr]

Congrats on your first hang.

[The Tree Frog]

Set-up here looks nice! Pretty tight pitch on that tarp!

That's what I was thinking.. Nice and smooth tarp.

[Txfly]

Congrats! Looks like you are ready for the woods.

[Swizzlestick]

A few weeks ago I finally got a nice day to paint the stand. I've been stockpiling parts all winter, hammock ,tarp quilt and just received my Dutch tarpflies. And Friday night was it! I hope I can make the next Stokes hang! Or if time allows maybe the Pine Barrens!