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Hammock Water Breaks and Drip Lines
Hammock Water Breaks and Drip Lines Make sure that your water break or drip line is protected under your tarp! Any exposed portion of your tarp or hammock suspension can convey water during a rain...
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First Look: The Two-Person Clark Vertex Hammock
Using the Clark Vertex Hammock at Boy Scout Camp This year, Boy Scout camp was exhausting (wait? Isn’t it every year?). Mornings began around 4:45 AM as we jumped in the pool for Polar Bear swims or...
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Using Stakes and Snow Anchors
Using Stakes and Snow Anchors I’m often out working with the Boy Scouts teaching the finer points of bushcraft. One skill that seems so simple, and yet fundamental to shelter building, is how to stake...
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The Utility of Indoor Hammock Sleeping. Especially with Kids.
Last night my sons invited me to bunk in their room—I have hammock hooks installed there, so I obliged. My sons are in bunk beds and my hammock crosses the room diagonally, with one end close to the...
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Indoor Hammock Hanging Kits and Tips
Photo courtesy A Beautiful Mess As the weather begins to cool for the Northern Hemisphere, it’s time to look for ways to extend the hanging season by hanging indoors (unless, like me, you already hang...
View ArticleSplicing A Continuous Loop by Sight
Yes, you can (and probably should) meticulously measure your buries the official way (PDF), but once you get the hang of it, splicing by sight is a simple, straightforward process. My “fid” of choice...
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Lightweight Hammock Suspension Systems
Even from the earliest days, hangers have been looking for ways to lighten and simplify hammock suspension, particularly for camping and backpacking. Some of the first suspension systems were...
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Integrating Hammock Camping into your Scout Troop
A snapshot of our troop during a 50-mile backpacking trip. You’ll note that there are two hammocks under each tarp. Our scouts liked to bunk together as buddy teams. The whole patrol was also able to...
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Integrating Hammocks into Parks, Designated Campsites, and Jamborees
In order to protect the natural resources of parks, designated campsites, and even long-term resident summer camps, park managers often contain activity to certain areas to minimize short- and...
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Yukon Outfitters Walkabout Rainfly Review
The Yukon Outfitters Walkabout Rainfly is an amazing bargain. The tarp doesn’t pretend to be anything it isn’t, and yet it surprises in both durability and light weight. If you’re looking for an...
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DIY Paracord Throwing Sling Instructions
This little project has very little to do with hammocks, I realize, but it’s a little side project I was working on for a class I’m teaching on the Old Testament. If you like to tinker with paracord,...
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Hennessy Hammock Monsoon Tarp Review
Hennessy Hammock Monsoon Tarp – Silnylon Hennessy Hammock is well-known for their distinctive asymmetric tarp design that come stock with every hammock, but not everyone feels “storm secure” with...
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The Becket Hitch for Hammocks
The Hammock Becket Hitch I came across the Becket Hitch while researching hammock styles for my book. At first I dismissed it as antiquated and not suited for modern hammocks, but it has since become...
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The Many Uses of a Gear Hammock
Using a Gear Hammock I love multi-use gear on the trail, and one item that’s been intriguing me recently is the gear hammock. A gear hammock is nothing more than a small(ish) hammock—sometimes a really...
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DIY Candle Firestarter
Do-it-Yourself Candle Firestarter As I was going through some old photos, I came across a video and photo series I created back in 2010 to show how to make your own firestarters out of a mini candle...
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New Soft Shackle Design from Hummingbird Hammocks
Hummingbird Hammocks recently sent me a prototype hammock to review and they gave me permission to “leak” this little snippet they created. They have been using a soft shackle design since they came...
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Hammock Bliss Tandem Review
Hammock Bliss Tandem Product Description The Hammock Bliss Tandem is an interesting concept tackling one of hammock’s biggest challenges: double occupancy. The Tandem’s approach is to link two single...
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Choosing a Double- or Single-layer Hammock
The Amok Draumr requires a thick, inflatable pad to even make the hammock work. No pad, no hammock. Philip Werner’s recent post on choosing between a single- or double-layer hammock delivers some...
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Hammock Tips on a 50-Miler
This summer I joined my son on a few days of his 50-miler trek up and over the San Francisco Peaks in Northern Arizona. Since I wasn’t able to join him for the whole trek, I was a little lazy in my...
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