WNC-John Rock, Pisgah National Forest 13-16 July

[Phantom Grappler]

Enchanted Forest made4good sleep. I’m glad I got out in woods with y’all. It’s great seeing hammock campers all awfully smart and good natured. All my joking was in jest and bears no relation to reality. Everyone I interacted with is top notch intelligent and a pleasure for me to pick with.
Jeremy your son Levi is a great guy on his first backpacking trip.
The runners camp graduation run, right through our camp made our coffee extra good. It’s wonderful to see young people having fun while completing a difficult running trek.
Surprise wonderful guest PappyAmos made our day.
Noob new friend Steve ‘Muzbrake’ is an experienced accomplished hammock camper and backpacker.
Michelle was astonishing in her energy and joy for life. Thank you Michelle and Tacoma for bring wood up from Tacoma’s house and parking lot. I didn’t think you would be able to get wet forest wood burning—-but guess what—you made a hot campfire. Hot enough for Michelle to cook on hot coals!
Good to see TitaniumPyro with fantastic stories.

Surprise new camper White Eagle made it to top to top off our fun group.

All in all, a very serene and calming outing with no cell service—Yay

[Phantom Grappler]

Dutchwaregear bonded seam winter tarp with doors kept me high and dry.
Twelve foot ridgeline and width almost twelve feet— eleven and half feet wide. Rain was very hard, but very little wind—I was able to set this tarp with two internal pole mods in a Very Large Footprint!

This is best tarp I’ve ever owned!!! Thank you Dutch!

This tarp is also available in 11 foot ridgeline and more narrow widths, that many campers choose.

[Phantom Grappler]

Thank you Tacoma and Foxpoop for hosting John Rock Hang. All great campers made a pleasant weekend! Thank you all!

[Tacoma96]

Hey all i made it home around 1 PM Sunday and spent most of the afternoon evaluating and what gear makes the cut. I want to thank all who attended you made this hang great; we stuck it out in the mainly rainy event. I am glad our small group left the Campsite before them storms came in Saturday afternoon. I hope they get the bridges fixed along the route before next year. Once again thanks all and see you next year. Hugs.

PS the hotel was great. Ha ha.

[Tacoma96]

Thank you Tacoma and Foxpoop for hosting John Rock Hang. All great campers made a pleasant weekend! Thank you all!

Your welcome PG I can't wait to be at Yates in the fall, TYSM for being there.

[Tacoma96]

Little Bear and I made it home safe. Everything has finally dried out. That deluge last night was one of the most intense I’ve ever experienced and it was Little Bear’s first time camping in the rain/backpacking.

I’ll get a video to report up soon.

Glad your home safe and great seeing you all.

Got to make a brief visit to the enchanted forest this morning. Good to see Fireinmybones, Tacoma96, Phantom Grappler, tom_tom, titaniumpyro, and a surprise visit fom Michelle the Camper!
Hope some more made it this afternoon and less rain than Thursday.

Chuck glad you made and appearance. Great to see you.

[Tacoma96]

Little Bear and I made it home safe. Everything has finally dried out. That deluge last night was one of the most intense I’ve ever experienced and it was Little Bear’s first time camping in the rain/backpacking.

I’ll get a video to report up soon.

Awesome and glad to see you all, thanks for attending.

[tom_tom]

thx for putting on the event tacoma it was great realy tested our gear thsi time lol

[Phantom Grappler]

Eleven total campers, but we weren’t all there every day. If it rains——then we are really camping.
No bear was sighted! I had a blast!

[Michelle the Camper]

I ❤️ rainstorms ��