I bought a HH Backpacker to try out from REI here in Berkeley. I spent a night in a friend's yard last night and I'm going to go camping w/ it this weekend...
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SF Nazdarovye
nazdarovye
Oct 1, 2004 1:36 am
Actually, I've had some trouble finding suitable spots in the Sierra Nevada and Henry Coe State Park when hiking with a group where the other folks are using...
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architennis
Oct 1, 2004 3:21 am
Thanks for the info. I'd like to hear from other Sierra backpackers about how it's worked for them. I can see where being alone gives you more flexibility to...
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fc116119
Oct 1, 2004 12:42 pm
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Francois
frankzazou
Oct 1, 2004 2:28 pm
... worked for them. ... right two trees Hi! I did the California PCT this summer and didn't use my hammock that much. A lot of it was laziness, some of it...
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Lenny Nichols
blue_grendel...
Oct 1, 2004 2:51 pm
I just had to comment on this. I was addicted to caffeine. Mostly from Coca Cola and Excedrin. I woke up with a headache, took two excedrin and washed it down...
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BOBMACDOWELL@...
bobmac18704
Oct 1, 2004 4:10 pm
I totally agree with the coffee theory. I to am a coffee-a-holic, and lack of caffeine does bring on the headache. Another most overlooked reason is...
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neptunebeach
neptuneuu
Oct 1, 2004 4:40 pm
I use my HH Asym when camping with various scout groups. The black guys on the pullouts and fly seem to attract little feet as soon as the sun goes down. So...
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zippydooda
Oct 1, 2004 6:27 pm
REI has little pink flamingoes you can put on your tent/guy stakes. Not kidding. Here's the deal. They are kids. They will trip on your guy lines no matter...
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Steve
elmssteve
Oct 1, 2004 7:02 pm
I bought reflective guy-lines from Europe Bound here on Ontario. For 50 feet it was about 5 bucks. Its yellow and striped with some type of silver foil....
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Rick
geoflyfisher
Oct 1, 2004 7:48 pm
This sounds like a great solution for black flies! It would also be good for those areas with particularly offensive noseeums or mosquitoes. Risk...
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Rick
geoflyfisher
Oct 1, 2004 7:59 pm
... It must be nicer than I thought not to have a head end of the hammock. This also gets the whole hammock used equally. Risk...
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Shane
sssteinkamp
Oct 1, 2004 8:01 pm
... take ... Long before I got a Hennessy, I always had a foot end and a head end. I never wanted to sleep with my face where my feet were the night before. ...
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Rick
geoflyfisher
Oct 1, 2004 8:02 pm
... Headache on the second night of camping is often due to - caffine withdrawl - dehydration I find that having my feet higher at night, makes them feel...
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Ralph Oborn
polecatpop
Oct 1, 2004 8:06 pm
With my scouts, I decided: 1) use orange 1/16 in lines 2) yell and warn the kids they are there 3) put brush where the stakes are 4) not put out the guy lines...
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Rick
geoflyfisher
Oct 1, 2004 8:09 pm
... Dave, What Jackie did not mention is that vascular headaches don't happen to everyone. If a hiker has a history of vascular headaches, then watching out...
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Shane
sssteinkamp
Oct 1, 2004 8:11 pm
... I just don't get it. I never trip on my own guy wires - and I frequently walk around in the dark. I know that they're there.... I don't like tripteaze....
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Oct 1, 2004 8:12 pm
That has been my experience with Kelty's triptease cord also. It lights up like a lazer beam if you illuminate it from a distance but it doesn't really show...
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Ralph Oborn
polecatpop
Oct 1, 2004 8:14 pm
Shane when you give or get directions do you do Right- Left or do you do North-South etc. ? Serious question, really. And it might apply Ralph...
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Shane
sssteinkamp
Oct 1, 2004 8:16 pm
... Both. It depends on the context... I will tend to use north/south when I can. What does it mean? Shane...
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Shane
sssteinkamp
Oct 1, 2004 8:23 pm
... I actually don't like it for several reasons, which I have noted from past experience. One, it's too strong. With a breaking strength of 188 lb (85 kg)...
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Ralph Oborn
polecatpop
Oct 1, 2004 8:42 pm
Local or inertial frame of reference (in physics terms). I locate the guy wires as they are in the greater environment, you might locate them in relation to...
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Rick
geoflyfisher
Oct 1, 2004 8:59 pm
... On my drive home yesterday from the trail, I found a little piece of black grit in my ear. I wondered where it had come from. Seriously, I have never...
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uluheman
Oct 1, 2004 9:03 pm
I have a good friend who cannot tell left from right, and, apparently, it's not that uncommon. Also, there are other frames of reference around the world,...
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Jerry Goller
jerrygoller
Oct 1, 2004 10:01 pm
I use 2mm utility cord from Black Diamond. They, naturally, have a store in SLC. Jerry <http://www.backpackgeartest.org/> http://www.BackpackGearTest.org : the...
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rosaleen43@...
rosaleen43
Oct 2, 2004 12:11 am
Speaking of marking one end of a Hennessy hammock to make the head or foot easier to find: This isn't lighter than tying an extra knot, but works for me, and...
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Steve
elmssteve
Oct 2, 2004 9:41 am
Here's a couple of the other sites I frequent.... http://www.backpacking.net/forums/ubbthreads.php?Cat=&C=4 ...
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Dave Womble
dpwomble
Oct 2, 2004 12:18 pm
Shane, I don't worry to much about the 188 lb breaking strength. I figure that is new cord without knots or sharp bends-- like around tent stakes. It is...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Oct 2, 2004 6:33 pm
the October issue of Hammock Camping News has just been published and posed online for free viewing! You can find it at: ...
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stumplug
Oct 3, 2004 4:40 am
I don't use tie-outs on my HH Exp. in the common mode. I have an old small bore tent flexpole, five sections (ten feet) and bow it underneath, tying the...
