... <snip> ... I'm from Georgia. I live in Holly Springs, a little town in between Woodstock and Canton. That's north of Atlanta for all those who aren't...
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colonelcorn76
Mar 4, 2003 10:02 pm
... own ... has already ... Check out: http://www.flyfisher-kayaks.com/cgi-bin/hwiki.pl or ...
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blqysmg <david.cha...
blqysmg
Mar 4, 2003 10:02 pm
What a great idea! I could snitch a piece of that from the cabinet. Once the pad is in place, that should keep it there. David...
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robi dawson
robi_dawson
Mar 4, 2003 10:12 pm
Jim, You hit the nail on the head! Where to get this material here! I will be looking hard, trying to find some! Robi...
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blqysmg <david.cha...
blqysmg
Mar 4, 2003 10:14 pm
Thanks Geoflyfisher! I'll try the blue pad. I've had the therm-a-rest forever. It's the best think I ever found for sleeping on the ground. I've had a couple...
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blqysmg
Mar 4, 2003 10:23 pm
Thanks for the reply, Bear. I was thinking about the whole idea of the closed-cell pad (I'm thinking that's what this Target Blue Pad everyone talks about...
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blqysmg
Mar 4, 2003 10:31 pm
Robi, I don't want to discourage you from trying your own string hammock, but there is something you might want to consider. Most good string hammocks are...
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J Cornelius
Dojers
Mar 4, 2003 11:12 pm
Hey Flyfisher – just wondering – do you back/side/ or stomach sleep? I’m a side sleeper and have a ¾ thermarest because I sleep almost fetal anyway –...
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J Cornelius
Dojers
Mar 5, 2003 12:35 am
Here's some decent ones http://www.treehanger.com/index.html http://www.shire.net/mormon/hammock.html http://www.hennessyhammock.com/ (naturally) ...
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geoflyfisher
Mar 5, 2003 1:23 am
Mostly side sleep, an hour on one side, an hour on the other... I don't know how soundly I will sleep in the hammock once I get used to it. In the real cold...
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starnescr
Mar 5, 2003 4:17 am
Hi again David Thats not to far from me in Northeast Al (Grant). I have a sister-in- law in Menlow just across the line and an uncle in Adairsville. You are...
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McElligott John
myoshu20012000
Mar 5, 2003 11:20 am
Why can`t a mummy bag be used as a quilt? Tokio John On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 06:12 PM,...
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Stephen T. Gregorie
stgga
Mar 5, 2003 2:58 pm
walmart sells fleece sleeping bags for $10 could do the trick for you. ... __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center...
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David Chinell
dchinell
Mar 5, 2003 3:03 pm
It can, provided it has a full-length (or maybe 3/4-length) zipper. The object is to get the insulation out from underneath you and laid out on top of you and...
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Marge Prothman
margepr2001
Mar 5, 2003 3:54 pm
Hi Nancy, Could you please send me a contact for the Tinman. I want to order one of his cozies. I tried your email address But it did not go through. Thanks, ...
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navjohn@...
navjohn40601
Mar 5, 2003 6:32 pm
... I have one, and don't recommend them. The so-called "fleece" is poor quality and not very warm. It might do for the middle of summer. One way to test ...
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navjohn@...
navjohn40601
Mar 5, 2003 6:33 pm
... I have one, and don't recommend them. The so-called "fleece" is poor quality and not very warm. It might do for the middle of summer. One way to test ...
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Stephen T. Gregorie
stgga
Mar 5, 2003 8:29 pm
I agree no good for a sleeping bag. I think it was David who was looking for a cloth cover for a mat. As a cover they're ok. Of course,if you spend more money ...
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rosaleen43@...
rosaleen43
Mar 5, 2003 9:20 pm
Jodi- You may find, as I did, that you sleep more soundly in a hammock. I don't toss and turn in my Hennessy the way I do on a conventional bed. If you wish...
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geoflyfisher
Mar 6, 2003 3:24 am
Ed, When might we expect the March Hammock Camping Newsletter? I keep looking for it. Rick...
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McElligott John
myoshu20012000
Mar 6, 2003 11:42 am
On Thursday, March 6, 2003, at 05:57 PM, hammockcamping@yahoogroups.com ... Thanks. So then why don`t we sleep this way in a tent with a quilt just over us...
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geoflyfisher
Mar 6, 2003 11:57 am
... just ... Hi John, Some do use a quilt on a ground pad on the ground. Jardine advocates this in Beyond Backpacking, and a number of ultralight hikers have ...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Mar 6, 2003 1:01 pm
Yeah, I'm running late on the March newsletter. Have been busy with all theses hammocks...:) Just got back from a hiker gathering at Neal's Gap on the...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Mar 6, 2003 1:20 pm
John, I've considered this myself, but haven't tried it. My sewer informes me that doing anything less than a perfect rectangle will require that the bug net...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Mar 6, 2003 1:25 pm
John/Bear Making my hammock 4' wide instead of 5' works fine. Obviously one will not be as deep (read safely) inside the hammock. While the loss of security...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Mar 6, 2003 1:43 pm
David I second what Coy Boy says--most common sleep pads tend to slip out from beneath the user in a hammock. . If possible avoid pads with smooth or slick...
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Marge Prothman
margepr2001
Mar 6, 2003 2:46 pm
Hi Coy, When you made your 40 inch wide pad, do you use the reflectix as is, or did you put a fleece liner on it. I still have the original picture you posted...
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geoflyfisher
Mar 6, 2003 3:04 pm
SNIP: When you made your 40 inch wide pad, do you use the reflectix as is, or did ... Marge, I recently made a reflectix pad 36 inches wide, 72" long. I slept...
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geoflyfisher
Mar 6, 2003 3:23 pm
"Ed Speer" wrote: My sewer ... new ... Hi Ed, I did not cut a rectangular bug net for the two Speer type hammocks I have made. The alternate method I used was...
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Ed Speer
edspeer2002
Mar 6, 2003 3:30 pm
Neat Rick It is those curved edges my sewer wants to avoid, but I'm trying to persuade her it can be done--this helps, thanks...Ed ... From: geoflyfisher...
