i just bought 10 yards of 1" webbing from wall mart. it`s grey & looks (& cost ) same as risk shows on his test hammock. anyway, i`ve been using 1" webbing i...
I need some help with new technology. I was given a Garmin eTrek and plan on using it next week on the AT (at the Priest) here in Central Virginia. The PATC...
First of all, thanks to Ed Speer for including the info on "A Wildly Successful 200-Mile Hike" by Rick Allnutt in his latest newsletter. What a treat this was....
From: "dlfrost_1" <dlfrost@...> ... i clicked and read yours as to build hammock, many thanks for info well presented,,,, if you ever open a club or the...
From: "dlfrost_1" <dlfrost@...> ... poly webbing WalMart stretch final > length and stay that> way. i get 'come along' with web and ratchet in different...
Hello! I just finished an incredibly successful two week trip through the mountains and coasts of Shikoku, Japan, and I`d like to take this chance to thank...
i host some yahoo groups and there is a way for a poster to delete his/her own post. go to home page click on messages find the damning item delete of course,...
Slowhike- Bruce/Valcour responded that the StealthCans were too time consuming to be profitable to make. He is now using biscotti containers from Sam's Club,...
For those of you not also on whiteblaze...we had a thread discussing how my bag wet through when I slept on a CCF pad. I wanted to test a SPE, mainly to see...
... Sports & > All Outdoor Activities Jeff, what is your connection with Apex bags? I'm trying to figure out of you've spammed us on purpose, by accident, or...
For those of you who don't monitor BGT religiously (like me), I just uploaded an Owner Review of the JRB 3 Season Set. I don't do the tinyurl thing yet (guess...
Hello! I'm new here too.. just invested in an HH (i would have got the Speer, but Ed is not producing any right now!) and am wondering how people solve the...
jeff... i didn`t sew a pocket on my hammock, but i did have one (which was pretty handy) on my eagle`s nest until i trimed it down. what i did was go w/ your...
I am making a Risk Test Hammock. I bought too much material I think. My hammock is now 10.5 feet long. I am 6'3" and I don't know how much I need on both ends...
rosaleen... welcome back. i wonder why when i went to luxuery light`s site, i saw packs, etc, but could not find the food canister? thanks...slowhike...
The garbage bag method will work, however, I have found that the extra cost of trash compacter bags is worth it. They are very tough and in the middle of a...
HI: I've been backpacking/camping for over 50 years (since I was 12 years old. I just recently purchased a Hennesy Expedition A-sym after mulling it over for...
Hi there, This mailing list is very nice! I've only been backpacking for a bit over a year, but have been on quite a few trips and never get comfortable on...
I'm about to embark on making another hammock and have been reading Risk's great experiments (thanks Risk!). I think the double bottom hammock (for a place for...
that last attemt to forward didn`t work:~[ is anyone here familiar w/ the grand father profile trail (nc)? i would like to hike from the bottom up to the...
Great Slowhike. It'll be good to see you again. I only wish the campout was sooner-I'm ready for a break. It's been quite a hectic pace around here lately. ...
Coy, that'll teach you to try and keep up with teenage boys in the first place! What were you thinking-that they would be happy following too old geezers on...
Note: forwarded message attached. tim garner ... Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
I'm about to start some projects using various kinds of nylon. Hammock, tarp, quilts, stuff sacks, etc using silnylon and ripstop. What do you other DIY'ers...
first, thanks to Dave for the maps and then making the trip. he and I had a great hike. and thanks for the warnings about the Kimsey trail being tricky in...
