This sort of heart-felt message from a newbie only serves to highlight the tragedy.Originally Posted by Big Delta
This sort of heart-felt message from a newbie only serves to highlight the tragedy.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who say there are two kinds of people, and all the others.
Are you me? I just got my orders from Dutch and Warbonnet yesterday and today. I don't get to set them up until tomorrow and I'm already working on a list of things to order from Dutch that I didn't think to order the first time.
Same here, I need/want longer Kevlar tree straps, some mitten clip for the superfly doors, Dutch clips and possibly some ti stakes. I haven't ordered my quilts yet, I will probably need something the UQ.
I thought I was done with buying - got the ridge line setup from him - tarp fleas - all kinds of other crap - now I want some things for my superfly doors for easier open and closing -
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.”
Hi I'm Greg. I fell off the wagon this morning. The tarp door tie back thread is to blame. Shock cord and more. I must try harder.
Tra la la!
The Canadians are here to save the day.
Now that the caribou antler fuzz harvest is winding down you will have, no doubt, noticed that the Canadian dollar is starting to climb. This has a lot to do with investors feeling greater confidence knowing our national work force are putting away the dog sleds and heading back to the farm equipment to start planting canola and those tasty arctic watermelon.
So, higher Canadian dollar means we are again planning our Spring Dutchware Stockpile. Translation, there will be nothing left to buy. So for all you DWAs, you're welcome. Now, back to tying up the huskies.
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My name's Ron and, well, a package came in the mail a couple hours ago... It's just a couple of Wasps, what could it hurt, right?
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We heard it was gonna rain, we came anyway...
I'm probably not the best person to ask for that one. My playground is mostly what's available locally - I'd rather spend more time outside and less time in the car getting there, so I don't do much in the way of travelling around the country looking for the more popular tracks. I live in NZ, so there's no rush to cram everything into a small holiday window. I suspect my approach would be very different if I was a tourist coming here from overseas.
Rimutaka Forest Park and Tararua Forest Park are the two areas where I spend most of my backcountry time. Both have a decent variety of tracks (particularly the Tararuas), and both are, as per the names, mostly covered in trees. There's always a good hammock site somewhere nearby. I don't normally plan my campsites - I just grab the map and determine a route and exit date / location, then camp along the way whenever I feel like stopping for the night.
Here's where I was on Sunday night:
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The most common issue I strike isn't finding trees - it's finding too many trees! If things are too crowded to hang easily (e.g. moist valleys full of dense undergrowth), going a little bit higher usually helps a lot. The photos above are on a ridge above the river valley - only about 50m up, but that's often all it takes.
Yup, placed an order today for some shock cord and tarp door hooks as well as some hookworms. I only placed my first order last week!
Ok, ok, so I put in two more little orders. That's it though, I won't order anything else. I needed this stuff though. Seriously, I had to have it...
We heard it was gonna rain, we came anyway...
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