NC Yates Hang 5-8 March 2020

[Need2noCallahan]

Thank you Phantom for another great get together. A first rate shindig fer sure. Enjoyed seeing everyone and looking forward to our next encounters. I hope everyone made it home safely.


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[tsshaw78]

All, especially PG, thanks for the great weekend, the stories, and the food. I enjoy the time getting away from the busy city life and enjoying the pace of God's great outdoors. My kids enjoy being there too, you are all do kind to put up with their youthful energy and antics. I hope these experiences they have now grow with them so they'll become outdoors loving adults like the rest of us.
Avery, Lucas loves the pillow you made for him, I'll be ordering one soon for Addison. With kids, if one has something, the other also wants one.
Peeetey, if schedules permit, I think Addison and Quinn would like to have a play date some day.

For those interested in the hike at the end of the month, I've talked over the plan with some over the weekend and will post some plan detail at this post https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...rch-28-29-2020 tommorow after I get some sleep (I don't want to make an error about the details).

Thank you all.

[Flash Grundelore]

Off-topic, but you are the folks I think might be interested....

We took a zig-zag, jig-jag road trip down through the NC/SC border mountains yesterday. Neither of us had been in that part of the area yet, and it is pretty impressive.
No towering peaks etc, but wildly twisty roads to drive and fully surrounded by mountains all the time. Stumbled on both Table Rock [below] and Sassafras Mountain [where SC has just finished a very nice/easy-access viewing platform up on SC's highest point.
I talked with the rangers at TR, and there is a very nice sounding set of hike-in/group camp sites that might be really schweet for a hammocking meet-up....

....this is the area right along the NC/SC border, west and south of I-26, and north of Greenville, SC. That means fairly quick and easy access from any direction. The Foothills Trail that Hicks and Shug did a couple of years ago goes right thru the area, so they will know what I'm talking about. Day hike possibilities everywhere.

I am REALLY interested in starting a hang out here in the borderlands, and this is not the only possibility!
PM me if anyone has interest in putting something together or look for the dedicated thread that dupes this post....

[cf1383]

Another great hang at Yates in the books !!! Great seeing old friends and meeting new !!! Thanks PG for all the time and work you do to make this hang a success !!! Thanks to all who cooked !!! All the food was delicious !!!

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[chknbone]

Hate I had to miss Saturday night but it was good to see some familiar faces and meet several new ones.

[tazmaniac]

Phantom, I tuned that stove for you to win the "Purdy Boil" contest and to upset the champion what happened? Glad my stoves were used and everyone had fun.. I'm working on some new designs and CeraTex Ceramic Fiber wicking and will bring them to the next Yates hang to test and for your raffle. Looking forward to seeing some pictures of the hang and the contest.

Taz the official time keeper, you can tell everyone that Hickery won with a time of 4 minutes 25 seconds!

[tazmaniac]

Does anyone know how to contact that couple from West Virginia that came with Bob's niece? They had expressed a desire to buy a Tentsile Stingray and REI is running a one day sale @ $365.19!!!

[tazmaniac]

Another great time at Yates! Thanks to everyone for your company and friendship and I just can't wait til Fall. You are the man PG!

[Hickery]

I had a really good time ! Thanks PG. Thanks to everyone that is Yates ! Five of us stayed Sunday night.

[Two Speed]

I had a really good time ! Thanks PG. Thanks to everyone that is Yates ! Five of us stayed Sunday night.

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