aris & brandon... g-morning. if i`m not mistaken, dave (youngblood) was the 1st to point out the usefulness of this type rope. i belive it`s poly, & the way...
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sebastiantoney
Jun 1, 2006 3:59 pm
I use 1.5 inch webbing for my hammock. There is gonna be some "damage" no matter what you do. Here's what I think: the last tornado that came throught town did...
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danefliedner
Jun 1, 2006 5:26 pm
Howdy-- I have a related (sorta) question. I have a HH but have recently bought Ed Speer's book to play around with making some hammocks...(mostly so I can go...
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Joe Federici
need1boat
Jun 1, 2006 5:38 pm
For a trouble free answer just buy the webbing from Ed. I bought some to make longer tree huggers for my H.H. He sells it buy the foot. JFF On Jun 1, 2006, at...
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sebastiantoney
Jun 1, 2006 6:16 pm
Funny I was out at Lake Nicole and there is a old road around the lake. Part of it is blocked off with thick metal cable. They strapped the cable around two...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Jun 1, 2006 7:06 pm
Dane, that's a critical question. As you've found out, breaking strength isn't always listed or even known by a retailer. It really is buyer be ware when it...
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danefliedner
Jun 1, 2006 7:14 pm
Thanks Ed. I'll do that soon. Dane ... strength ... buyer be ware ... isn't ... it is ... characteristics and ... lb ... up to 250 ... interested...Ed ... ...
13941
marta_clark
Jun 1, 2006 8:10 pm
It's contagious, I guess. #1 son Ben was at Trail Days, lurking around the hammock vendors. Last weekend we went hiking together, me hanging and him tenting....
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Jun 1, 2006 8:31 pm
Marta, I guess that's not such a surprise after all. Ben certainly has been exposed to camping hammocks with all your involvement and he did seem intrigued at...
13943
tim garner
slowhike
Jun 1, 2006 8:46 pm
yeah... it`s amasing how trees can often times adapt & grow right around a cable or barb-wire fence, eye hook, nail, or even grow into each other & keep...
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jwj32542
Jun 1, 2006 10:05 pm
... he ... Sounds like a very resourceful kid! Ten points to Marta for another convert. :p...
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jwj32542
Jun 1, 2006 10:05 pm
... buy the foot. Yep - he rarely plugs his own stuff, so here's his site: http://speerhammocks.com/Products/PRODUCTLINK2.htm Scroll all the way down - it's...
13946
jwj32542
Jun 1, 2006 10:08 pm
... So glad you found it useful. This past weekend I took my youngest backpacking, and he's outgrown the kids hammock. Time to make him a full-sized one, I...
13947
John Wilson
navjohn40601
Jun 1, 2006 10:23 pm
... Yes, but some over-zealous park official isn't going to propose (and probably get passed) a regulation banning tornados and hurricanes from state or...
13948
Ralph Oborn
polecatpop
Jun 1, 2006 11:40 pm
... Yes, but some over-zealous park official isn't going to propose (and probably get passed) a regulation banning tornados and hurricanes from state or...
13949
kbwaddy
Jun 2, 2006 12:39 am
land managers won't hesitate to ban any activity they percieve as a problem, where i live, it seems the kiosks list almost every activity as being "not ...
13950
Coy
starnescr
Jun 2, 2006 1:31 am
sounds like a great trip Brian. I'd love to join but I work this weekend and I also need a few days to rest from the hike just ending. I'll do a mini trip...
13951
Coy
starnescr
Jun 2, 2006 1:58 am
Dave, Cody and I had a nice 4 day hike this week. We started at Dicks Gap at 11 AM on Monday. We ended up at Neels Gap this morning at 12 PM. We made about...
13952
Dave Womble
dpwomble
Jun 2, 2006 10:33 am
Coy did great... hiking in the mountains are always a shock when you haven't been in those types of elevation changes for a while. I forgot to tell Coy that...
13953
Dave Womble
dpwomble
Jun 2, 2006 1:14 pm
One thing I forgot to mention was a group of insects we saw on a dead tree at Blue Mountain Shelter. I couldn't believe what we were seeing. They were black...
13954
ksbioteacher
Jun 2, 2006 1:52 pm
Dave, Do a google image search for "ichneumon wasp". I think you'll find one of the images close to the wasps that you observed. The "whip" is their...
13955
Dave Womble
dpwomble
Jun 2, 2006 2:49 pm
Many thanks! This is the closest to what I think I saw: http://www.pbase.com/tmurray74/image/25833724 . Wish I had of taken some photos, would especially...
13956
sebastiantoney
Jun 2, 2006 4:04 pm
You're saying that being human is not natural? Oh, man... Dude, this planet has sustained far more damage than we humans can ever do. I don't want get into...
13957
jonas4321
Jun 2, 2006 4:16 pm
Aside from the controversy about tying to trees, I wanted to expand on Risk's assessment of issues using thin diameter cord to hang a hammock. I use 3mm and...
13958
Bill in Houston
zippydooda
Jun 2, 2006 6:34 pm
Some of CCF pipe insulation would probably be light and look like one is being careful. Bill in Houston ... on ... hammock. ... 4' of 1 inch tubular nylon...
13959
kbwaddy
Jun 3, 2006 12:26 am
be careful with anything made out of technora, several companies (bluewater for sure) have quit using it because when knots are weighted and then untied the...
13960
kbwaddy
Jun 3, 2006 12:36 am
also in yosimite, they require anyone setting up a slackline to a softwood tree to pad where the webbing goes around the tree. most people simply take sticks...
13961
Aris Dennis
apfel1984
Jun 3, 2006 1:29 am
My new warmhammock is finished! I followed Rick's instructions, and put 4 oz of 900 loft down in it. I now have around 3 inches+ of loft under me. Thw whole...
13962
jwj32542
Jun 3, 2006 2:15 am
... pics Pics PICS!!...
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Aris Dennis
apfel1984
Jun 3, 2006 4:27 am
Here's one pic of Annette modelling it. I'll post more detailed ones soon. http://www.bushcraftuk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1101&cat=500&ppuser=696 ... ...
