Another hang is finished. Had a great time but I am worn out. Crashed for about 4 hours after we got home. Had to give the dogs a bath as they rolled in something stinky like all dogs do...made for a fun ride home. I want to thank everyone who has attended the hangs over the past few years. I always tell the folks attending that it is not the person(s) hosting the hang that make it great....It's the folks who attend the hang that make it great.
The Terminator and I announced that after 6+ years we will no longer be hosting hangs as the mind is willing but the bodies are getting too old. We are not going to stop hanging, just need to cut back on the amount of gear we have to haul to a hang. Had a long talk with Steel Player who wants to take over the hang but said he would have to find another person or two to help with the work. So if your are interested in helping then please contact Steel Player. The Terminator and I will be happy to assist whomever takes over. I do hope someone(s) will step up. The Terminator and I are working on being able to continue hosting the hangs but have not worked out the details yet.. Note...while talking to the park staff, I was told that cold weather camping has become so popular that the park is going to keep their camp grounds open all year.
Got to the site on Wednesday about 1:30 and set up camp. Temps got down to 40 degrees Wed night. Got to test a 20 degree Cedar Creek TQ that I have not used before as the temps have been too warm. Kept me warm, now have to wait for some lower temps to test it some more. Thurs and Friday it only got down to about 50 and Sat night it was warm enough I had to strip down and did not use a TQ as it was so warm. It did rain for a few minutes Sat night. Every one reported they stayed dry.
Had a guy who saw the hammock hang sign and came to check it out. He ended up spending the night with us and slept in one of the extra hammock rigs I brought. We thought we might have to serve him an eviction notice as he slept until 10 AM. He doesn't know if he is sold on hammocks but he did say he signed up on the forum with his new trail name of Pitter Patter. While taking Pitter Patter around and showing him the different set ups we found out the hard way Phantom Grappler set up next to a Yellow Jacket nest.
I want to thanks every one who brought food and or cooked as we had so many good eats. Big breakfasts, make your own Dagwood sandwiches for lunch, Stews, chilli, Sp'ggeti, DO meatloaf, cobblers....lots of cobblers ( I gained 10 pounds ).
Of course Sam and Abby did a great job of protecting us from whoossels and hefleumps and letting us know any time someone was approaching the camp. They also did their best to try and sample anything we were eating.
A special thanks to everyone for chipping in with the food, ice, cooking, cleanup, tall tales ect.
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