One is the Tato stand - his is out one month so far due to suppliers shipping him wrong parts, twice. Really looking forward to getting this one. I met Bryan earlier this year at a hang...nice guy and wanted to back his project as I wanted a lighter weight stand to strap on top of my SOT kayak for some beach hanging.
The other are tree straps from Ultimate Hammocks. Manufacturer issues...had to find a new manufacturer. That's delayed at least a month also.
Tick...tock...tick...tock...
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But how can you pass this up?Originally Posted by SilvrSurfr
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...secko-mr-hangy
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Yes, I should join the other six supporters who have raised $438 for this "Mr. Hangy" project, otherwise they may not make their goal of gaining $9,806 by September 9th!But how can you pass this up?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...secko-mr-hangy
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There's definitely a language barrier issue, but for the life of me I can't figure out how this is a tarp, hammock, and sleeping bag combined. I'm not even sure that I read it right.
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson
I've backed a number of projects, but take the approach of "I think you've got a good idea and the potential to make it succeed" rather than I'm shopping for something and want to buy your product. That's not really what Kickstarter is, it's not a store, it's an investment opportunity. Think more shark tank and less amazon.
The sleeping bag appears to be a blanket of some type attached to one side. It looks like the "sleeping bag" part gets thrown over a ridgeline to make it a "tent" - I know...I'm just as confused as you are.
Watch me.....But how can you pass this up?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...secko-mr-hangy
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Bingo!
I've backed a few things one Kickstarter but no longer use it. The problem I encountered is it's 50/50 people that honestly have an idea that's well thought and and will delivery on time or at least close to it. The other 50% are dreamers that don't have a clue what's involved in bringing a product to market and greatly underestimate the money and time required or they're out right scams. The annoying thing is, once the people behind Kickstarter get their cut of the funds that's where they draw the line. They will do absolutely nothing about scammers using the site to rip off backers.
My advice to anyone who wants to back something on Kickstarter is make sure you can afford to lose your money because there's a good chance you will.
I've backed more than a few from Kickstarter, Indigogo and the like.
In most cases one of two things happens - manufacturing issues, or improper management. Out of 20 or so we've backed, only 2 have delivered on time. One was a video DVD set about Rocket Mass heaters looking for funding for production (they delivered early!!) And the other was Exploding Kittens, a card game. Despite breaking about ever record kickstarter had, they delivered on time. Promised July 2015, delivered July 2015.
I've backed a few and all but one delivered. The one that didn't raised over $366k and no product. Fortunately I didn't lose much.
Kickstarter isn't a store, folks. Many projects get cancelled for various reasons, and you take a conscious risk when donating to a project. The creators might deliver on their promise, but they aren't automatically responsible, if something unforeseen happens. And when it comes to hammocks and so on, I wonder how long it takes for Kickstarter to enforce this specific prohibition:
https://www.kickstarter.com/rules/prohibited
Of all things to find in a hammocking forum, I am most interested in this card game. It seems it's grown even bigger since launch!
As to the topic on hand, I've backed low risk products (such as playing cards based on a book series) with good results.
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