I got into hammocks last summer - started with an old ENO doublenest. After a chilly night with a small hammock and no underquilt, I found hammockforums.net. I’ve been falling down the rabbit hole since, and I’ve loved it. I’ve made CDT under quilts and top quilts, some of spliced amsteel, and just made my first gathered end hammocks and bug nets. This post is a tribute to this forum and the folks who have contributed so much over the past 15+ years.
Haiku:
I used to hate camping.
Never slept well on the ground.
I stopped back packing
Found hammock forums!
Fifteen years of wisdom shared
By thousands of folks.
Found cottage vendors
Bought a hammock from Jared
And changed my camp life.
Further down the hole…
Read threads on Costco Down Quilts
Gemini and more!
Instructions, YouTube
Found an old sewing machine
But make gear myself?
First the Gemini
Then a C D T top quilt
These were D I Y
Backpacking with Scouts
Youth and adults were amazed!
“You made these yourself?”
Ready for next step
Got some fabric from Dutchware,
Rip Stop By The Roll
I made a hammock
And bottom entry bug nets
For me and my Scout
Now I LOVE to camp
Planning for backpacking hikes
And spreading the word
All because of you!
the wisdom, experience
Of Hammock Forums.
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