some how that simple concept of a single tie out in the middle has slipped me. but i like it! simple but effective. and light weight too. ...tim ... is...
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Cara Lin Bridgman
shokulan
Apr 5, 2007 2:17 am
... Won't recovery time depend on use (amount and type), habitat, substrate, and climate? I'd expect recover times in the GSMNP to be different from those in ...
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Scott
hacktorious
Apr 5, 2007 3:02 am
The leadership course I took, which I previously mentioned, was taught by Leave No Trace <http://www.lnt.org/main.html>. Here are some articles I dug up from...
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chcoa
Apr 5, 2007 6:01 am
I was recently talking with some hikers who were very interested in my above ground dwelling. Later I was thinking about all the things I have learned, some...
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gerzson
gerzsom
Apr 5, 2007 6:29 am
-If something isn't right with your sleeping system (hammock, tarp, insulation, etc...) get up and fix it. Even if it is the middle of the night and it's...
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tim garner
slowhike
Apr 5, 2007 10:52 am
on <http://hammockforums.net> several people are getting ready to shoot a series of short video clips that demonstrate most of the basics of hammocking. some...
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amendment2@...
davidgfox
Apr 5, 2007 12:07 pm
Thanks, I already have found in the studies you cited, that tent camping recovery depending on the resiliancy of the site can take from 3 to 30 years. More...
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sebastiantoney
Apr 5, 2007 1:25 pm
1. Use a removable structural ridgleline. Although Hennessy has a patent, there is no reason you can't add one to any hammock (commercial or homemade)....
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Scott
hacktorious
Apr 5, 2007 2:50 pm
Test your hammock quilts/pad in your backyard, before you go into the wilderness, if possible. Sleep at least on full night in your backyard. ... -- Scott ...
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Wayne Kraft
waynekraft1
Apr 6, 2007 3:59 am
The static line at the top of my Hennessy Ultralight Backpacker Asym broke on the last hike of the season last year. I emailed Tom Hennessy, but never...
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Eric Sandberg
docteric
Apr 6, 2007 4:22 am
I'm curious. How did you make the beeswax/coffee grounds fire starter. Burning for 5 min on .6 oz sounds pretty good to me. Can you give us a recipie?...
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Eric Sandberg
docteric
Apr 6, 2007 4:35 am
You'll want to sew one side of the baffle to the top piece and the other side to the bottom piece. So the netting (baffle) spans the two pieces of fabric,...
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hacktorious
Apr 6, 2007 3:10 pm
"Burning wood has a net neutral effect on C02" NET NEUTRAL, that is news to me. Anything I ever read stated burning wood creates Co2 and is bad for the...
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Ralph Oborn
polecatpop
Apr 6, 2007 3:26 pm
... The idea is that wood in the forest (especially dead downed forest litter) will decompose soon anyway and release most of it's carbon as CO2 into the ...
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Rick
geoflyfisher
Apr 6, 2007 4:11 pm
Getting off topic, but I learned about the long-term carbon cycle (calcium carbonate or limestone) from Bill Bryson's "A History of Nearly Everything". As you...
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Scott
hacktorious
Apr 6, 2007 4:44 pm
Nope, that makes perfect sense. Thanks. It sounds like it will be tough working with the entire quilt and pushing it through the machine. -- Scott ...
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Scott
hacktorious
Apr 6, 2007 4:50 pm
That is an interesting concept, I have never thought of it that way. As far as planting trees, I think it is a good idea because it will help make up for all...
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Ralph Oborn
polecatpop
Apr 6, 2007 4:54 pm
... Nice tie in Rick (With a hangers knot I suppose) Ralph [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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amendment2@...
davidgfox
Apr 6, 2007 6:23 pm
In a message dated 4/6/2007 11:44:56 AM Central Daylight Time, hacktorious@... writes: It sounds like it will be tough working with the entire quilt and...
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C C Wayah
ccwayah
Apr 6, 2007 11:19 pm
But trees do convert C02 to carbom and relese 02 in photosynthesis while liveing. So they have a natural conversion process that industry does not. I;ve read...
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Ralph Oborn
polecatpop
Apr 6, 2007 11:51 pm
I;ve read large cities would quickly litterialy suffocate if it weren';t for the tress with the winds blowing near them from the forested areass around them...
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Carey Parks
parkscarey
Apr 7, 2007 3:39 am
Try calling HH on the phone (no on their web site) they seem best when you actually talk to somebody. C ... From: hammockcamping@yahoogroups.com ...
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Jack Rowe
coyotefrog
Apr 7, 2007 2:33 pm
Much of the carbon tied up in trees goes into the soil's organic matter upon tree's death...soil is now considered to hold more carbon (humus and live biomass)...
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Scott
hacktorious
Apr 7, 2007 3:30 pm
Yes, I will try it today. Thanks. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Chuck Henderson
chu62003
Apr 7, 2007 7:29 pm
The line itself parted? or did it come unfastened from the hamock? if the rope parted then simply get some parachute cord ( breaking strength of 500lbs +) and...
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Chuck Henderson
chu62003
Apr 7, 2007 7:34 pm
has anyone tried to make a hammock for two, my wife and I love the outdoors,I was curious if anyone has successfully conquered the inherent problems of two in...
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C C Wayah
ccwayah
Apr 8, 2007 1:31 am
Chuck, Two people in a nospreader bar hammock makes for bruises as you bump in the night. I've had a websight for a triangular tent system hung off the ground...
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Chuck Henderson
chu62003
Apr 8, 2007 3:27 am
If I were to make a single hammock out of two full pieces of ripstop nylon in the manner of a speers hammock , would the seam not naturally provide a ridge of...
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Cara Lin Bridgman
shokulan
Apr 8, 2007 8:23 am
... Burning anything produces CO2, but pound for pound, I assume wood produces less CO2 than fossil fuels. Of the fossil fuels (data from Wright & Nebel 2002....
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Apr 8, 2007 12:36 pm
Yes, but you would still be banging into each other because gravity would have both of you trying to occupy the same space. People have used two individual...
