Good evening and good camping gang! I hope the evening brings great camping down in SC for the whole bunch of you. Looks like we Ohioans will be having the...
Ed, Give us a local weather update before you snooze off tonight. Weather here in Huntsville, AL is supposed to be fierce-heavy rains, wind, lightning, and...
Here is a link to SGT Rock's site. It discusses using a Big Agnes Zirkel with reflectix and a closed cell pad down to 20F, the rated limit of the bag. ...
Anyone interested in an easy 10.5 mile hike/campout on the Foothills Trail along the Chattooga River in upstate SC Feb 22-23? This is the famous Deliverence...
Has anyone used the chemical hand warmers in their hammock? I've not, but am wondering if they are heat/weight efficient enough for serious cold weather...Ed...
Hi Steven I just discussed travel plans with Paul. We both saw the forcast of possible strorms Friday night. Plus my kids want to go to the state tourny...
Ed, When Coy, Cody and I arrive friday night, is stealth camping allowed near the trailhead? If not, where do you recommend? We are looking forward to see...
I'm a subscriber to the "don't carry it unless you use it every day and then find other uses" litany. I gave a little thought to the hammock shell (began life...
Jason, I'm in Maumee. I do lots of canoeing/sailing/fishing/camping on the Maumee River, Lake Erie, and Sandusky Bay. I've never done much in the way of pure...
Gang: I took Friday off and went stealth camping through Sunday afternoon. The weather forecast called for a low of 47 on Friday night, and 52 on Saturday and...
I built a second hammock over the weekend. Who wants to camp alone?? Modified Speer Design - football shaped bug net and velcro attached wind shell. Tried...
Good morning gang, We Daytonians woke to another 4-6 inches of snow this AM. Total is now about a foot. Though you MichiganLanders are used to this, we are...
... Well, I'm glad it's not my eyes -- I just got two spools of orange Pulse (sounds like a drink, doesn't it) from West Marine yesterday. Thought at first...
Rick, Great pictures of hammocking in the snow! I'm guessing the pictures toward the bottom of the page are of the speer hammock that you made? If so, it looks...
Rick, The description of the Garlington on your website was intreguing. It seems to be the first possible solution to the HH cold bottom syndrome using a...
I am a bit amazed at the number of articles around about building equipment (like hammocks) which talk about sealing the edges with a candle. It is, of course,...
Ed has posted a note on one of his pages about using a single staff to help hold up the end of a hammock. I believed I had remembered the trick with two sticks...
Wow! a Garlington with Frogg Toggs stuffing sounds great! That will save me 4 oz of newspaper and it wont potentially get wet like newsprint. I have always...
No, I do not sell kits. (However I will order all the stuff for you if you give me $70 on top of the cost!.... just kidding... I build Greenland paddles for...
I thought deliverance was filmed in Georgia...... They did canoe and kayak races in it during the 96 Olympics..... I'm prolly wrong. You want to here my...
I passed trails with "ECT Chris". He started from Homestead on January 1, 2003. He is headed up to Canada. He is carrying an Ed Speers hammock, says he LOVES...
I just got back from my trip, (a few days early cuz we kicked butt!) It got down to around 38 and was cold, as we were near the river. I used my quilt under...
13 Feb 2003 Synopsis: Success, blissful success! Clothing and quilt same as in previous tests. Weather: Clear, Temp began at 17 and fell to 13 F. NWS...
Several members are missing email messages because their accounts are bouncing! Our Hammock Camping Yahoo Group has an automated system of dealing with...
I did several experiments this afternoon with a Garlington like insulator for the Speer Hammock. I put a hem in the second short side of the insulator as well,...
