I just uploaded some pics of last weekend's trip to the Adirondacks. I bought a Stephensons Warmlite Down-Filled Air Mattress and made a sleeve / cover with...
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jonas4321
Jan 26, 2006 7:10 pm
I know that a while ago, when we uploaded pictures, we deleted the large version of each to save room. Are we still to do that, and if so, can someone remind...
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Bill in Houston
zippydooda
Jan 26, 2006 7:14 pm
It's good of you to offer, Coy. Prolly be out there for class reunions this summer so I may come see you then. Bill in Houston ... could ... up ... ...
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CLAYTON BALDWIN
bushsleeper1
Jan 26, 2006 8:02 pm
... Jeff,Actually I am English but grew up in Australia and New Zealand as my parents emigrated there when I was 6 years old ,I returned to England in 1981...
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Coy
starnescr
Jan 26, 2006 8:18 pm
Janas Thats a pretty wide setup you have there. what size DAM did you say you ordered. Also, what size is your tarp. it looks like a 12' x 12' hung...
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Coy
starnescr
Jan 26, 2006 8:26 pm
Thats fine, we will just have to have our own hammocking outing. Of cours youll miss out on meeting Ed but he is upety at times...and I quote " I'm sure you...
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karens62@...
pog_karen
Jan 26, 2006 8:30 pm
Thats a great question. Soince Yahoo changed its picture files, that ability is no longer there, but since they also increased the folder size, it isn't as...
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jwj32542
Jan 26, 2006 8:35 pm
Good info that. You should be good for some cold temps. Actually, with 4" of loft I don't think you'd need the bottom CCF pad until well below zero. Worth...
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Coy
starnescr
Jan 26, 2006 8:40 pm
It took awhile but I found your DAM size. "It looks/feels rugged, and it is incredibly light for its size (I got their 70" 'girth' model, their largest). It...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Jan 26, 2006 9:07 pm
Jeff, your mention of GoreTex for a cold weather replacement for the bugnet is quite possible. It certainly would protect from blowing snow. But, perhaps...
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opnheartscrub@...
opnheartscrub
Jan 26, 2006 10:32 pm
... From: scofieldtranscription <scofield2@...> Date: Monday, January 23, 2006 5:12 pm Subject: [Hammock Camping] New Member Intro ... Erin, While not...
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Rosaleen Sullivan
rosaleen43
Jan 26, 2006 11:50 pm
Ed- Chatting with you and many of the fellas here reminds me of how much I miss the charm of Southern Gentlemen! Thanks for the compliments. The April...
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jonas4321
Jan 26, 2006 11:57 pm
... I have also become enamored with the slipped double sheet bend, but have taken it one step further- I create a "hammock hugger" with a 3.5' piece of 1"...
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marta_clark
Jan 27, 2006 12:14 am
At the Ruck, I got copies of Weathercarrot's AT and PCT DVDs. He gives these out for free, with permission to copy them. With a bit (okay, a lot) of coaching...
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jwj32542
Jan 27, 2006 12:16 am
... the bugnet ... But, ... satisfied with ... I agree. I'd like to use MP but I can't find a source for a big enough material that doesn't require a bulk...
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jonas4321
Jan 27, 2006 12:20 am
... The DAM, as you discovered, is their "70" model, 27" wide at the shoulders. The setup looks wider than I think it was while I was in it- in the pics I have...
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jonas4321
Jan 27, 2006 12:26 am
Has anyone tried using their noseeum bug net in the winter to help keep wind-driven snow off of you and your hammock? I am not suggesting doing away with the...
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jack_tier
Jan 27, 2006 12:39 am
... should ... I travelled 9600 mile to the Great SW and back last year by motor cycle and hammocked 14 nights... Just camp where the trees are... lakes,...
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Rick
geoflyfisher
Jan 27, 2006 12:47 am
... Bugnet helps a lot in the cold. It is not as good as a Travel Pod. It does not work well for the tiny snowflakes or pieces of snowflakes that get drifted...
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Rick
geoflyfisher
Jan 27, 2006 12:49 am
... What bike did you ride Pan? Rick...
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opnheartscrub@...
opnheartscrub
Jan 27, 2006 12:51 am
... From: Ed Speer <ed@...> Date: Thursday, January 5, 2006 1:07 pm Subject: RE: {Spam?} Re: [Hammock Camping] wet weather testing ... I found...
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Ralph Oborn
polecatpop
Jan 27, 2006 1:19 am
Very elegant. Probably works as a drip stopper also if it was a little shorter? Ralph ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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opnheartscrub@...
opnheartscrub
Jan 27, 2006 2:06 am
... From: Ralph Oborn <Ralph.oborn@...> Date: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:50 pm Subject: Re: [Hammock Camping] hammock knots (was tim attack) ... I'm...
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Debra Weisenstein
debweisenstein
Jan 27, 2006 2:32 am
I've only slept in the Goretex bivy a few nights. Condensation was extensive on at least one of those nights. A travelpod or hammock sock of breathable...
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karens62@...
pog_karen
Jan 27, 2006 2:57 am
You could always use Seuss's method where he replaced the bugnet with a nylon cover and a little window of bug netting so he can still see out. Seuss, you...
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LHM
lou_mcintosh
Jan 27, 2006 3:04 am
Okay, thanks, it makes sense now :) Lou...
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opnheartscrub@...
opnheartscrub
Jan 27, 2006 3:51 am
Although you have been a member of this list ... Thank you Ed. I was away for a few days. I was very disturbed by these posts. At first I thought these were...
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seuss910
Jan 27, 2006 4:28 am
Uh...yeah. For cold weather camping I replace the noseeum netting with with a piece of uncoated 3/4 oz. ripstop with the same diamond shape and velcro on the...
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chcoa
Jan 27, 2006 6:55 am
Thank you. These were very helpful. Good job Shane on your pics. jamie ... these ... on ... net ... come ... between ... ...
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chcoa
Jan 27, 2006 7:00 am
Yes, Rick's page was one of the first places I looked for some ideas. I had remembered him posting about bug netting such a while back. To be honest I haven't...
