Cost-Conscious Setup

**MikekiM** · 03-06-2016, 17:49

Wow...that looks roomy

**LBSurfer** · 03-06-2016, 19:14

Drat! I was hoping the western sections were "stealthable." Do you have an online resource that lays out the trail pretty well? Or maybe a place to get a trail map?

**Helium33** · 03-06-2016, 20:41

Originally Posted by LBSurfer

Just picked up a Yukon Outfitters Walkabout Rainfly from Woot! for $23 shipped:

http://sport.woot.com/offers/yukon-o...mock-rainfly-7

Not the super nice one I really want, but for that kind of price how can I go wrong? At least now I have a full setup and can go about figuring out what I like and don't like...and then tweak my setup from there.

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**MikekiM** · 03-07-2016, 07:14

Originally Posted by LBSurfer

Drat! I was hoping the western sections were "stealthable." Do you have an online resource that lays out the trail pretty well? Or maybe a place to get a trail map?

Well, eastERN or westERN is relative I suppose. I've hung at Bald Hill, which is more west than east..

All of my routes are created in GPSies.com and exported to GIAGPS.com and loaded into my Suunto Ambit & my iphone. GPSies shows the every inch of the Paumanok path from Rocky Point to Montauk. "Hiking Long Island: A Comprehensive Guide To Parks And Trails" by Lee Harrison is the best printed resource I have found.. it has details of every path, trail and track on Long Island, but no usable maps. EMS in Garden City sells it. As does Amazon.

**LBSurfer** · 03-09-2016, 08:50

Originally Posted by Helium33

Check out durtsurfer tarps $100
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Definitely going to be looking into those in the future. Thanks!

**Mchaz** · 03-11-2016, 10:24

On the subject of the MSH...I also have a Dutch whoopie setup, and I have found the MSH and toggle still comes in handy when hanging from smaller and/or closely spaced trees. Sometimes the suspension is just too long with the whoopies larks headed direct to the tree straps. The toggle and MSH allow me to easily adjust the tree strap length without having to make multiple wraps around the tree with the straps. I'll roughly set the length of the suspension with my toggle position on the tree strap, and fine tune the angle with the whoopies. A stick of reasonable diameter (1/2"-1") works as a toggle in a pinch.

I'm pretty sure The Ultimate Hang book has been brought up in this thread already, but I'll reiterate that it is a great buy. The author is an active member here, and the book covers a lot of the basics that us noobs need to get up to speed. It has saved me from a lot of stupid questions.

**GreatBigDave** · 03-11-2016, 12:24

LB, I scanned the thread but might have missed if you'd bought an UQ. If not, Paul at Arrowhead has Sand color Jarbidges on special sale today only!

**LBSurfer** · 04-05-2016, 15:43

Originally Posted by GreatBigDave

LB, I scanned the thread but might have missed if you'd bought an UQ. If not, Paul at Arrowhead has Sand color Jarbidges on special sale today only!

Wish I saw this earlier!

Anyway, about to pull the trigger on a 3S Jarbidge River UnderQuilt. At 6'2", do I have anything to worry about? I'm fully aware I'll need something (a pad, most likely) for my feet. I just picked up the folding pad from DW, so I'll probably use that.

Thoughts?

**GreatBigDave** · 04-05-2016, 15:54

I'm a bit taller than you are and I get better coverage from my Jarbidges than my yetis. I have a 1S that I use at summer camp and my son (who's not yet so tall) has been plenty warm in the 3S in relatively mild weather (above freezing).