... Can you tell the trail you took? Nice pics. Not worried about lions getting at the goats? Regards, Mike...
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N Thomas
gulleywasher
Sep 30, 2007 1:36 pm
I am curious as to what supplies you carried for the goats. You mentioned that they foraged, but what type of food or other items did you carry for them? How...
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Jeff Ross
jlross_tijeras
Sep 29, 2007 4:29 pm
Yes, that's how I was using it. Thanks for the tip. I will try that. A space blanket would be a lot more compact and lighter than the Camprest mattress, that's...
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Thomas Vickers
redroachhome
Sep 29, 2007 3:53 pm
Were you using the HH undercover and underpad? IF so you probably should have put a reflective (silver)emergency blanket between the undercover and underpad....
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Billy Chard
graiel
Sep 28, 2007 5:34 pm
Great Report!! Pack Goats, I like that idea where can one find pack goats? then i wont even have to mow the yard at home anymore!!! ... From: Jeff Ross To:...
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Thomas Vickers
redroachhome
Sep 28, 2007 1:32 pm
Thanks for the report I was scheduled for a Week in the Aldo Leopold Wilderness near Gila this summer, but had to cancel. Maybe next year. TV...
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Jeff Ross
jlross_tijeras
Sep 28, 2007 1:27 pm
Just got back from a week in the Gila Wilderness (SW NM). Hiked in (with packgoats) about 8 miles to friends' elk hunting camp. Very remote, trails faint and...
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abocamp
Sep 27, 2007 7:41 pm
This list does not include the best place to hang a hammock. For me, it was Panthers Creek Falls in North Georgia. 1. San Gorgonio Mountian, CA - Best Summit...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Sep 26, 2007 8:12 pm
Rick, Nice to see you posting every now and then. Dave PS... Did I see J.D. post something recently? ... with two hammocks, next to each ... of the...
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Rick
geoflyfisher
Sep 26, 2007 2:01 pm
Tim, I read the list almost every day. I just have not had much to say recently. Rick...
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tim garner
slowhike
Sep 26, 2007 2:57 am
good to hear from ya rick. ...tim Rick <ra1@...> wrote: With a wide tree, it is easy to do this with two hammocks, next to each other: ...
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tim garner
slowhike
Sep 26, 2007 2:56 am
yep... it's always a rough weekend (sigh) Dave Womble <dpwomble@...> wrote: Ralph, I think that packing scouts in versus packing AT thru hikers in...
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Rick
geoflyfisher
Sep 25, 2007 1:00 pm
With a wide tree, it is easy to do this with two hammocks, next to each other: http://www.imrisk.com/hammock/ultradoublehammock.htm The secret is to tie the...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Sep 25, 2007 12:43 pm
Tim, If you have a 20" wide Exped-7, it will fit into the sleeve of a SPE and you can use the wings to effectively extend the width. I use a SPE when I use my...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Sep 25, 2007 12:01 pm
Ralph, I think that packing scouts in versus packing AT thru hikers in versus packing SEHHA campers in... well, it might require a little tweaking of the...
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tim garner
slowhike
Sep 25, 2007 10:38 am
i believe the exped 7 i have is about 23" wide inflated. it does keep the hammock walls spread really well. at times i wouldn't mind a few more inches width...
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milwaukee_son
Sep 25, 2007 7:35 am
... detect. i need to get someone to check it w/ a line<g>. ... use a DAM, softly inflated to conform. ... Tim, I've seen pictures of you in your hammock. How...
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Ralph Oborn
polecatpop
Sep 25, 2007 4:40 am
... I was thinking of the SEHHHA meetings where trees get scace. :] Four hammocks on two trees. :] But last time I suggested it I got flamed (gently). Last...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Sep 25, 2007 3:28 am
I played with that Ralph. I forget how much separation I needed but the bottom hammock was about on the ground and you didn't have much headroom. The top...
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Ralph Oborn
polecatpop
Sep 25, 2007 3:05 am
... two trees two hammocks should be possible one on top of the other (Think Gilligan and the skipper or two bunks) :] Maybe three or four even.. Ralph ...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Sep 25, 2007 2:19 am
We are getting off on another topic so I started a new one... here is a direct link to Tim's photos of 3 hammocks to 4 trees http://tinyurl.com/yqlshy. It has...
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tim garner
slowhike
Sep 25, 2007 1:19 am
if you go to the photo gallery, go to the last page & back up one, you will see several photos starting w/ "slowhike";. check the one that says "three...
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terry_and_pearl
Sep 25, 2007 1:07 am
... curve is hard for me to detect. i need to get someone to check it w/ a line<g>. ... not much sag. i also use a DAM, softly inflated to conform. ... wide...
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C C Wayah
ccwayah
Sep 25, 2007 12:56 am
Ok Dave, Can this strut system work with the hennery hammocks with one tarp or find a way to tandem the tarps together? My husband and I had a hard time...
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terry_and_pearl
Sep 24, 2007 10:38 pm
... Dave - I think I misunderstood what you were saying. Scanned too fast and left my mind on idle while doing so. Yes you right. Flat, as in mattress flat,...
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tim garner
slowhike
Sep 24, 2007 7:46 pm
i have to say, in my hammock i'm so close to flat that the slight curve is hard for me to detect. i need to get someone to check it w/ a line<g>. i use a...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Sep 24, 2007 3:47 pm
... <snip>... ... terry_and_pearl, I don't believe I compared the bridge hammock to a cot or the floor of a shelter. One point I was trying to make was that...
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sebastiantoney
Sep 24, 2007 1:34 pm
I made a Bridge Hammock. It's 96 inches long and 60 inches wide. First It was 36 inch spreaders on the head end and 24 inches on the foot end. Shoulder squeeze...
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terry_and_pearl
Sep 24, 2007 12:37 am
... Dave, I responded to your question about entry/exit to the Bridge Hammock. As I said there, for me at least, it has turned out to be a non-issue. I was...
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Nancye Eidson
turtleladyjoy
Sep 23, 2007 10:34 pm
First time post here --- I have been studying hammock systems with mild interest since the spring when I alerted to them through the AT journals. This bridge...
