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  • The Purdy Boil Contest Part II

    2 12.50%
  • Hungry Hiker Dehydrated Meal Cook Off

    2 12.50%
  • Fastest Hammock System Setter-Upper

    1 6.25%
  • None of the Above - I'd rather sleep.

    2 12.50%
  • All of the Above - Woo Buddy

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    Senior Member Dutchette's Avatar
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    Question MAHHA Poll

    Hello MAHHA Hammockers!

    The wind is a howlin' but I'm getting excited to hang in Pine Grove Forest already. To pacify my cravings, I plan. It is my gift. It is my calling.

    In talking to other hang organizers across the nation, I've been gathering some fun ideas for contests during the hang. I'm wondering if contests could add a gear-head element to the hang and also a friendly competition.

    Would there be any Tim-the-Tool-Man-Types that would like to do a “Purdy Boil” contest? First to bring 16oz of spigot water to a rolling boil, wins. Of course, there would be place winners too. Sound like fun? Please vote for a contest that would peak your interest.

    [I may be saving the sunflower seed spitting for the Fall hang.]
    Last edited by Dutchette; 12-06-2019 at 10:42.
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    what limitations would there be on the boil competition? I mean, Laurie's Jetboil will get a rolling boil in about 70 seconds lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pennsy Camp and Canoe View Post
    what limitations would there be on the boil competition? I mean, Laurie's Jetboil will get a rolling boil in about 70 seconds lol
    Great question, PCC. It would have to be a mug-based stove. We will probably only have an alcohol division this time around. Maybe next time around we will include a propane division. Maybe Laurie would be willing to make us coffee while we wait for the mugs to boil.
    I want to think again of dangerous and noble things.
    I want to be light and frolicsome.
    I want to be improbable and beautiful and afraid of nothing
    - - - as though I had wings. Mary Oliver, Starlings in Winter

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    Someone said the poll doesn't show up in Tapatalk, so here's a snip of the standings.
    If you'd like to vote and you don't see the poll, please mention your vote below.
    Thanks for your input.
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    I want to think again of dangerous and noble things.
    I want to be light and frolicsome.
    I want to be improbable and beautiful and afraid of nothing
    - - - as though I had wings. Mary Oliver, Starlings in Winter

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    I won't be attending but this post got me thinking. If there is a hang in my area I would like to see a homemade alcohol stove competition. I think the different designs and the constant tinkering in the weeks leading up to the hang would be fun.
    "...films, football, beer and above all, gambling filled up the horizon of their minds. To keep them in control was not difficult." - George Orwell

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    Quote Originally Posted by Medicpathetic View Post
    I won't be attending but this post got me thinking. If there is a hang in my area I would like to see a homemade alcohol stove competition. I think the different designs and the constant tinkering in the weeks leading up to the hang would be fun.
    Hi MedicPathetic,
    I love your idea. We will most likely move this direction for the competition.
    Oooo! Maybe you can start a hang in your area. If you're interested, I'm sure there may be others wanting the same thing. Start real small and go from there. This forum is here for just this reason, so reach out if you would like some support. I'm happy to help.

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    In my experience at group hangs, these competitions rarely get much participation. The last guy that I recall who proposed "competitive hanging" got really upset that his proposals weren't universally embraced and deleted his entire enthusiastic suggestion.

    https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...xas+group+hang

    One guy made a pretty funny YouTube video on the idea:

    "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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    Quote Originally Posted by SilvrSurfr View Post
    In my experience at group hangs, these competitions rarely get much participation. The last guy that I recall who proposed "competitive hanging" got really upset that his proposals weren't universally embraced and deleted his entire enthusiastic suggestion.
    Thank you for your input. I'm hoping this pole will give me insight into hangers who would like to try a little friendly competition. Even if it's laughing with 5 friends, it'd totally be worth it.
    Have a great day!
    I want to think again of dangerous and noble things.
    I want to be light and frolicsome.
    I want to be improbable and beautiful and afraid of nothing
    - - - as though I had wings. Mary Oliver, Starlings in Winter

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    Dutchette. i am liking what you started!

    demo's maybe?
    Hello I'm new to the forum. I'm also a new backpacker and hammock user.
    Y NOT= TONY SPELLED BACKWARDS

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    Quote Originally Posted by y not View Post
    Dutchette. i am liking what you started!

    demo's maybe?
    Oh Y Not, thank you! I appreciate you and your sweet additions... all the puns intended, bee keeper!

    Are you wanting a demo of what a competition would look like? Ha-ha. Please expound, my friend. I mean, I can demo a seed spitting pretty good. Won 2nd place at the Sawmill Festival this year for my age group. LOL
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