Let's design our own study. we've already articulated a problem. Let's decide on an operational definition for tree damage (or borrow one), define our...
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André Corterier
zakalwe32
Oct 7, 2005 9:59 am
<whispering> that's what I do. I tend to walk till dusk at least, anyway, and somehow dawn tends to wake me so I avoid unpleasant discussions. Of course, when...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Oct 7, 2005 12:35 pm
I like the direction this thread is going. The thought here is to see what the park service can do to accomodate hammockers. I also like the other approach,...
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jeffdavis_203
Oct 7, 2005 3:26 pm
Hello everyone. I am new to this club. I have been using a hammock for several years. I use the HH. Also let me tell you what I do for a living. I am a Park...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Oct 7, 2005 3:55 pm
Hi Jeff, thanks for your comments and welcome---we need more folks like you to speak up. Are you a Park Ranger in a MS State Park? If so which one? You...
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Dylan Anderson
hum469
Oct 7, 2005 4:21 pm
J.D. Thank you for your thoughts and observations so far. I do get your points, and this is far from the first time I have gone up against government agencies,...
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Dylan Anderson
hum469
Oct 7, 2005 4:38 pm
These have been very good thoughts here too. I am sure that very few if any of the parks (local, state, national, NPS, NFS etc.) have thought about the ...
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jeffdavis_203
Oct 7, 2005 4:43 pm
Hey Ed, yes I am a park ranger for the mississippi State Parks. Wall Doxey State Park just south of Memphis TN. We have no rules stating that you can not use a...
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Rick
geoflyfisher
Oct 7, 2005 4:49 pm
Jeff, Would you be interested in developing a personal homepage with your hammock experience? I'd be glad to help you set it up and I'd be glad to host it if...
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Dick Matthews
hikerdick
Oct 7, 2005 5:16 pm
Dylan, Please consider a big picture approach. People always have some impact when they go into the backcountry. But then so the animals that live there....
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Dave Bellinski
dbellinski
Oct 7, 2005 5:18 pm
Ed, Regarding the backpackinglight article "super ultralight tarp vs. hammock", would you be able to include that article in your monthly online Hammock...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Oct 7, 2005 5:19 pm
Great Jeff. I will add Wall Doxey SP, MS to my list of hammock-friendly State Parks in the next Hammock Camping Newsletter..Ed Moderator, Hammock Camping List ...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Oct 7, 2005 6:11 pm
Good idea, but I'm not a member either-can someone send me a digital file of the article? I'm try & get permission from BPL to reprint it in the next ...
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Bill Fornshell
bfornshell
Oct 7, 2005 6:23 pm
Hi Ed, This notice is posted above and below the article. I read that as against the "Copyright" for me or anyone from making a copy and sending it to you. ...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Oct 7, 2005 6:40 pm
OK Bill, I'll contact BPL & see what I can do..Ed Moderator, Hammock Camping List Author, Hammock Camping, The Complete Guide Editor, Hammock Camping News ...
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Rosaleen Sullivan
rosaleen43
Oct 7, 2005 10:48 pm
Hey, J.D. - You attack this problem from your chosen angle, and I'll continue along mine. If responsible hammock users "spread the faith" among enough Scout...
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rambler4466
Oct 8, 2005 1:15 pm
... now use webbing. However, I believe there is a big difference between "marks" and ""damage". How much hammock hanging would it really take to damage a...
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Dylan Anderson
hum469
Oct 9, 2005 3:56 am
Dick, Exactly the point have been trying to make, thank you for re-iterating it simply. I do consider the big picture, hence the need for as much input as I...
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chcoa
Oct 9, 2005 7:29 am
J.D. I have found that once people get a bee in there bonnet about something there is very little another person can do about it, however, there is no harm in...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Oct 9, 2005 1:46 pm
... <snip> ... Far fetched... certainly. But it is also a good idea and is used and accepted, like J.D says, for many things. Maybe the gun permit isn't the...
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J.D. Hoessle
jdhoessle
Oct 9, 2005 2:33 pm
... ...hehehe! *** THANK YOU *** Made my day! Happy Trails, J.D....
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J.D. Hoessle
jdhoessle
Oct 9, 2005 2:39 pm
... Yep! ... Interesting comparison 'cause France (and I belive Germany) have recently reversed those long standing laws/regs on absinthe. Only took about 100...
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J.D. Hoessle
jdhoessle
Oct 9, 2005 2:39 pm
... Yep! ... Interesting comparison 'cause France (and I belive Germany) have recently reversed those long standing laws/regs on absinthe. Only took about 100...
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J.D. Hoessle
jdhoessle
Oct 9, 2005 2:53 pm
... Agreed and I will fight to the death for your two cents...<g>...! ... There is a "cost" associated with everything/always. The "stewards of our public...
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J.D. Hoessle
jdhoessle
Oct 9, 2005 3:07 pm
... Agreed! Bad comparison on my part! ... ...hehehe! I grew up on a farm... Allowed to drive anything that was "Farm Use" at age 12 or 13. To get a FULL...
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seuss910
Oct 9, 2005 5:37 pm
I would be very careful about introducing any ideas about certification and licensing. By the time these ideas get through the legislative and rulemaking...
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jeffdavis_203
Oct 9, 2005 7:35 pm
I know I haven't bee with this group long. I have read alot o the post on tree damage. I cantell you froma ranger view that when we hear of things being hung...
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jeffdavis_203
Oct 9, 2005 7:43 pm
Sorry for the typeos our wireless keyboard is not right today. ... post ... of ... been ... about ... straps. ... asking ... the ... in...
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Kathy Kantz
kathykantz
Oct 10, 2005 1:08 am
Hi everyone! I haven't posted in awhile, but I had to write and brag a little about my hammock stand. I made it per Ed's instructions, from the galvonized...
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J.D. Hoessle
jdhoessle
Oct 10, 2005 9:36 am
... Congrats! So.... Just how cold was it out in Indiana last night...? Happy Trails, J.D....
