If I were a rich man...

**Tevye** · 05-02-2018, 22:29

Greetings Happy Hangars!

A little story as an introduction: My son gave me the trail name Tevye, because we both love this character from Fiddler on the Roof, and because I have a habit that of reminding God that, although there is no shame in being poor, neither is it a great honor...

The trail name stuck because it is so full of irony. I am a rich man. I have an awesome son, a precious, beautiful loving wife, and great parents. I have a good job and I have my health. We love the church we are a part of, and while I would like more money, even though we are a single income household, we are blessed with my teaching salary in the public schools. And every summer I am embarrassed with riches while I savor God's creation on the Pacific Crest Trail.

As I write this I am breathlessly awaiting the arrival of my final piece of hammock gear; a WB Yeti. I have the WBBB, Hammock Gear quilt and dyneema tarp (with doors). Suspension is Dutchware (cf/poly straps with Dutch clips). Funny how we find money to spend on things we really want, yes? (This year I took an extra class period to help pay for it all. Thank you Lord!)

Right now my focus is just getting ready to practice doin' it right, hoping to set up well to sleep comfortably. Like many of you, I am moving up off the ground to sleep better, and cause its cool (duh). This summer I hope to finish the Washington state portion of the PCT.

Thanks for including me in this forum. It looks like a great place to learn and ask questions. And thanks for reading. Blessings to you all.

All day long I'll biddy biddy bum...

**georgecarr** · 05-02-2018, 22:33

Welcome from southern NJ!

FWIW I had the pleasure of seeing Fiddler on the Roof with Topal playing Tevye at the Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia many years ago,and have been a fan of the movie ever since.

**Dublinlin** · 05-02-2018, 23:25

Welcome from Southern Missouri! Sounds like you’ve got an awesome set up for many future hiking adventures!

**dhkayaker** · 05-02-2018, 23:41

Welcome to HF, where all your hammock questions can & will be answered. It's kinda like school for hammocking and after you learn something new, you have to go outside and test your understanding what you've been learning and see if your body agrees or needs to go in a different direction. Sometimes trial and error, sometimes just copying what someone else has already has success with. But like you, I love being out on the trail and learning as I go. That's where we improve and refine our systems. This summer my daughter plans to join me in my final section hike on the JMT finishing at Mount Whitney. In the meantime I'm driving a school bus this Friday to Yosemite valley for a Law Day field trip where I'll have 4 hours to explore and set up my new Hammocktent 2.0 hammock and Cuben fiber tarp and just relax. Good times

**Peppy** · 05-03-2018, 05:20

Hello and welcome from Northern Arkansas!

**Two Tents** · 05-03-2018, 05:37

Welcome! An admirable and humble attitude you have. It is about how you look at things. Perspective. I have thought that the lobsters in the tank on the Titanic had the best day ever when the ship sunk. Welcome! Enjoy,read, ask, learn.

**TrailSlug** · 05-03-2018, 06:54

Welcome to the forums and congrats on the new equipment. Let us know if you have any questions and I'm envious that your have that much time off in the summer. My wife teaches and it's tough to get up and go in to work when she's so comfortably sleeping

**old4hats** · 05-03-2018, 07:07

Another welcome from the east side of the big river. When you get the chance come on over and join some of the east coast and south east hangs, I promise you will be welcome.