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    Just set up my new rig for the first time

    so I took my pack and my brand new skeeter beeter pro and eno dryfly out for a test hang at a local park first time in a camping hammock and aside from needing to hang it a lot higher than I thought I would and forgetting to buy stakes it was great I took my pops so I couldn't really stay long but wow was it easy to set up and take down and talk about comfy if I had been alone I'd still be sleeping out there one issue though getting out of the hammock I think being so low (i was a few inches off the ground) made it worse but I think my tubby butt may need a escape rope to get out

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    Congrats on your first hangin'! Now get out in it for an overnighter.

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    New Member Tannim's Avatar
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    I need to but I'd have to find a spot a little more private than this one with a few less raspberry bushes would be nice too(they were tasty but the thorns sucked) unfortunately there is no place I can legally hang overnight nearby I did choose the gray/green colors with stealth camping in mind I guess I need to find something to cover up the obnoxious yellow strap or I'll stick out pretty bad I have been asked to leave this park while trying to overnight there before its been a while so I doubt I'd get arrested but still

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    Like you said pretty stealthy except for the yellow straps.
    You might want to replace the yellow with black.

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    military trail from monroe? to dodgeville. That's not too far from you.
    An emergency of my own making...is still an emergency.

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    2 and a half to 3 hours aint to bad but are you allowed to camp out there (Backcounrty not campgrounds) or am I running any risk of getting kicked out or arrested? at the military ridge trail is this the trail

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    Quote Originally Posted by OutandBack View Post
    Like you said pretty stealthy except for the yellow straps.
    You might want to replace the yellow with black.
    ya I have another strap about that size thats camo but that one was a little lighter and i figure while I'm on national forest land I might want to make it a little more visible

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