That's about my coldest too Coy Boy. Except I have many testing pads that I keep close at hand when in the back yard and switch them out as needed, so I'm...
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starnescr <starnes...
starnescr
Jan 30, 2003 4:55 am
Ed I saw that inflatable tent last year (someone posted a link on BPL I think). If I remember it was over $1000. If I were going to spend a lot of time in...
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starnescr <starnes...
starnescr
Jan 30, 2003 4:58 am
Ed From your next post it is obvious you are familiar with warmlight. CB ... <starnescr@y...> wrote: But if you are ... to...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Jan 30, 2003 4:58 am
Maybe you should cut back on the caffine a bit Shane...Ha Ha...Ed Ah! Well then that makes sense. I hop in and out of my hammock so fast that it's like...
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Shane Steinkamp
sssteinkamp
Jan 30, 2003 5:03 am
... Yeah, I get that advice a lot! Trouble is, I don't take any. I do sometimes smoke like a stack, but that's my only vice. I don't even drink Coke...
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Susan Turner <Hamm...
hamockhngr2002
Jan 30, 2003 11:49 am
Yeah, the ole' pee jug. It is great on cold rainy nights, but let me tell you it is much trickier for me then for you!! I have mastered it though. (female...
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debweisenstein <dw...
debweisenstein
Jan 30, 2003 2:03 pm
I don't believe the Cunningham/Burton table. At least it sure wouldn't work for me. Here's a sleeping table put together from my own experience and by...
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debweisenstein <dw...
debweisenstein
Jan 30, 2003 2:07 pm
... Sue, are you giving lessons? I've had some success with a 1 gallon ziplock squatting under a tarp, but bottle in sleeping bag would be another matter....
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Jan 30, 2003 2:55 pm
Coy Boy, that inflatable sleeping bag is called the Cocoon and it did cost about $1000--the most expensive piece of outdoor gear I ever owned. But I hate the...
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David Chinell
dchinell
Jan 30, 2003 3:05 pm
MessageEd: I'm perfectly happy to defer to your experience. I've only experimented with space blankets in various configurations and positions, never with...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Jan 30, 2003 3:19 pm
My feelings too, Debra. I assume the Cunningham/Burton table refered to 'stay-alive' temps, not the 'toasty warm' temps I need for comfortable sleep. Your...
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David Chinell
dchinell
Jan 30, 2003 3:20 pm
MessageSarge: Thanks for the R&D work. I'm dreaming along the same lines. That's what the evazote "shawl" is about -- extra width between the hips and ...
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David Chinell
dchinell
Jan 30, 2003 3:28 pm
Shane and Ed: Maybe it IS an age thing. I'm 53, myself. But it's probably also an expectation thing. At home, I can make it through the night without having to...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Jan 30, 2003 3:54 pm
My hat's off to ya Sue! You've just become 'The Master'....Ed Yeah, the ole' pee jug. It is great on cold rainy nights, but let me tell you it is much...
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Marge Prothman
margepr2001
Jan 30, 2003 4:06 pm
Sue, it would have to be a very large wide mouth bottle for me to attain that feat, and then I would need to have my legs out of the hammock on the ground....
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Marge Prothman
margepr2001
Jan 30, 2003 4:47 pm
My hammock is not back up yet, it is still too warm here. We are still experiencing 30 - 32 degree weather. I can sleep comfortably at 9,500 ft at 29 degrees...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Jan 30, 2003 5:38 pm
Marge, I'm envious of the high elevations out your way. Although, I'm not really keen on below freezing camping, I do love being above 9,000' in the summer...
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Marge Prothman
margepr2001
Jan 30, 2003 11:49 pm
Hi Ed or Shane, I seemed to have missed the post Shane, where you said you were in -29 degrees. I am shivering for you, what part of the world were you in,...
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Gregg Spoering
gspoerin2002
Jan 31, 2003 12:54 am
Hello all, I'm over from the BPL list and been lurking for a while. Have gotten interested in hammocks lately, although I don't have one yet. Looking towards a...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Jan 31, 2003 2:47 am
Yes Greg, we're all interested in multiple-use pack gear and a poncho/pack cover/hammock bottom shell sounds like a great idea. It could also serve as a...
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SG <stgga@...>
stgga
Jan 31, 2003 1:32 pm
I'll spare you the story. Bottomline question: most economical hammock solution. I want to get units for myself and 3 sons. I've looked at: treeboat, Dryad,...
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starnescr <starnes...
starnescr
Jan 31, 2003 1:59 pm
Greg I do not personally own the adventure racer. At 230 I might break it. A friend has on and it is nice. He can pack his 3/4 ultralite Therm-a-Rest and the...
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starnescr <starnes...
starnescr
Jan 31, 2003 2:05 pm
Consider the Byers of Main modle with the solid nylon bottom. I think Campmor has it for under $20. It weighs under a pound. Add a cheap 8 x 10 tarp (heavy)...
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Reilly
friedenkr
Jan 31, 2003 2:28 pm
If you are looking for a light tarp you might buying the rain fly from Hennessey. They will sell any fly they make separately from the hammock. ALso, have you...
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David Chinell
dchinell
Jan 31, 2003 2:31 pm
Check the Hennessy site for special sales on "color overruns" of the expedition model, or closeouts of obsolete models. This will get you the cheapest complete...
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Stephen T. Gregorie
stgga
Jan 31, 2003 4:23 pm
great input!! ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. ...
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Charlie Swanson <y...
yncs50
Feb 1, 2003 1:12 am
Hi, I'm Charlie Swanson. Long time camper, kind of new to hammocks. Got introduced, through Boy Scouts, last summer and just bought a "new"/used Crazy Crib,...
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Chet Clocksin
chetc43537
Feb 1, 2003 2:42 am
Hey Charlie, Welcome! I'd like to hear how you like the crazy crib once you get a chance to use it. I have a Hennessey, and have only actually slept in it once...
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Chet Clocksin
chetc43537
Feb 1, 2003 2:43 am
Forgot to mention, I'm in Ohio, too, in Maumee (just outside of Toledo) Chet...
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Matthew Takeda
the_joat
Feb 1, 2003 5:12 am
Wow! I haven't heard anyone reference Gerry in a long time. I think I got my copy of his book (dunno which edition) around 1971. ... - Matthew Takeda - the...
