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  1. #1
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    Hello from SoCal

    Hello folks!

    I started occasionally hanging about 9 years ago, when I bought my first leisure hammock chair from a street vendor on a vacation in Mexico. I started taking it with me on camping trips as as nice place to sit and read and just relax and take in the scenery. After going to a campground with a massive issue with horse flies, and red ants which wanted to crawl down the straps to take a bite of me I decided to look around for something with a bug net. Well, as luck would have it at the time Woot! (if any of you remember that website) had a Yukon Outfitters Mosquito Hammock XL on sale for $30!

    Well, Life happened... and so I didn't get to use it much. Last year I started getting back out there and doing more camping, and became interested in trying this out again. Last weekend, I had an opportunity to go on a solo trip. Originally I was thinking I would just sleep in the SUV on a pad, but then I remembered my hammock and I got super excited - so I tried it out! The first night I didn't sleep well, I quickly learned that even in warm weather, you get a bit chilly at night with even the slightest breeze and I didn't quite have the angle on the hang just right, so after trying and failing to make adjustments in the dark I decided to abandon that for the car around 3AM -- which I found out was even less comfortable than a poorly hung hammock. The second night I got out my phone and used a level app to adjust the angle closer to 30 degrees, and to mitigate the chills used a sleeping bag as an underquilt inside the bag, put on my puffy vest, and use woobie blanket as a top cover. It was awesome! For the first time while out camping as an adult, I almost slept through the entire night without waking, and I slept much better than on the ground.

    So here I am learning as much as I can to make the next trip even better. I am super excited to join the community! I've already discovered I definitely need an UQ (or maybe a supreme hammock with an integrated one... not really sure which way to go on this yet) and a lighter tarp than the heavy-duty hardware store tarp. I also should look at a new hammock, because the Yukon Outfitters Mosquito Hammock XL is just too short for me to get a great hang -- but Shug says it's a journey, so I am going to take my time and enjoy it.

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    Phantom Grappler's Avatar
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    Mar 2014
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    Denton NC
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    You’re off to a flying start. My first hammock was an ENO, then
    11x5 A comfort jump
    12x6 A bigger comfort leap
    11.5x almost 6 About tied4 comfort with 12x6

    Before I could afford quilts, I got a Gossamer Gear 40x70 inch closed cell foam pad about 3/16 inch thick
    As soon as I got under quilt and top quilt, they are my go2

    Lots of good smart people here, ask questions, browse, and I use search engine to read old threads on Hammock Forums. I just type in the key words, and Safari or Google usually find threads here on Hammock Forums.

    Good luck

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    New Member
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    Smile

    Quote Originally Posted by Phantom Grappler View Post
    You’re off to a flying start.
    hehe

    Quote Originally Posted by Phantom Grappler View Post
    Before I could afford quilts, I got a Gossamer Gear 40x70 inch closed cell foam pad about 3/16 inch thick
    As soon as I got under quilt and top quilt, they are my go2
    I have a couple of thermarest pads I need to try out, the basecamp and the MondoKing 3D XXL. I suspect the MondoKing is going to be way too big and bulky to work well, but the basecamp I think will work nicely as long as I don't inflate it too much. I need to give it a shot and see how it goes. I discovered that the sleeping bag slid around a lot, and me along with it when I used it as a quilt - so I can see how an underquilt will make a huge difference.

    Quote Originally Posted by Phantom Grappler View Post
    Lots of good smart people here, ask questions, browse, and I use search engine to read old threads on Hammock Forums. I just type in the key words, and Safari or Google usually find threads here on Hammock Forums.

    Good luck
    Thanks!

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    Join Date
    Jul 2015
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    homewood, al
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    Welcome to the hobby! You're jumping right in and doing it right- learning and asking questions. If you can find a group hang in your area, I would very much recommend it. You get to meet nice people and see lots of different rigs.

    Have a great time-
    Charlotte

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    all secure in sector 7 Shug's Avatar
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    Keep in mind the Hammock Learning Curve~~~
    Embrace it. Enjoy the hammock quest.
    Shug

    Whooooo Buddy)))) All Secure in Sector Seven

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    Welcome. Another new hanger from California. I just started getting into it and patience is definitely something I need hah. It's not like there's a hammock store you can walk in and try like a mattress outlet. Also it can take a while for your custom order from a cottage vendor to arrive. It's been fun and there's a lot to learn.

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