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Re: Camping
Reply #15 - 11/22/16 at 02:49:58

If I'm bike or surf camping it means I don't have to cater for my wife and kids. In that case, I usually take army rat packs that come with the little hexamine stove and a pannikin plus utensils. Too easy. Not luxurious but I don't mind roughing it when the fam aren't along. Its just fuel for the body.sleeping, I use a lightweight biker swag with thermarest mattress. No tent, no cooler none of that s...

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Re: Camping
Reply #16 - 11/24/16 at 06:02:56

I just bought me a Hennessy Hammock, it is a combination hammock/tent.

I liked camping a lot when I was "younger" but as I've had back problems getting up and down after laying on the cold hard ground is getting to be frustrating and painful, I have had enough pain

I put it up in the back yard to test it but it is limited to 7-12 foot base for tying up to trees and I have two trees in my yard and they are 20 feet apart.
It ended up sagging down about 3 feet from hip high to about six inches off the ground. ( I used some tie down straps added to the tree straps they have )

You can set it up on the ground with a little creativity, but I think my two smaller motorcycle straps will work in a pinch and add about 10 feet on each side.

It packs up into a bag about ten inches around and twelve inches long, and depending how good you are at knot tying, it can be set up in about 2-4 minutes easily.

Can't wait to try it out next year on a couple of the outtings we have.... even if we have cabins, I will bring it to try out and show you folks what it is.

JoG, look up a couple of the backpacking sites online and see what folks take, they tend to be "minimalist" and I have found lots of good info on youtube backpack camping too.

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Camping Reply #17 - 11/24/16 at 06:48:11 Bill I've wanted to try one of them out too ! I'm thinking "Ratchet-Strap" , on one end. Is that what you did and it still sagged 3-feet ? That whole idea is the opposite end of the " Idea-Spectrum " than the 8'x10'x72" tent that I use now. One side of the tent for me ... the other side for the bike ..
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Re: Camping
Reply #18 - 11/24/16 at 08:07:25

I had a ratchet strap on the one end... I was told they sag slightly anyway and they recommend tying them really tight at least eye level or there abouts, and that is with their string and straps (which do not ratchet). I did end up putting two straps... (watched my video) but sagged the same I believe.. here is the video.. long and misquoted the distance and being new to hammock tent stuff... total newb...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46rx-gzdXaY

Mine probably sagged so bad because of the distance and having two straps... one would probably sag less...

It was still comfortable and I had a nice afternoon nap after putting it up

I got woken up by the kitty rubbing against the bottom LOL...

And you can order bigger "rain flys" that go over top and would probably be enough to cover a bike if you parked it close enough.

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old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: Camping Reply #19 - 11/24/16 at 08:37:59 I found a short video on how to pack one up. It came with covers that go over the mount ropes and pull over the tent like a snake shedding its skin , thus "snake skins" named. They feel like a giant condom LOL and make putting the tent up and taking it down real easy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giZnsCQO6V8
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Camping Reply #20 - 11/24/16 at 08:45:20 The bowstring is not holding your weight, it's for keeping the fly and net off of you. The main ropes and hammock have to be tighter to keep you hiney off the ground. So loosen the bowstring so you can tighten the straps.
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old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: Camping Reply #21 - 11/24/16 at 08:56:27 I did not see where you could loosen the bow-strings... they look to be fastened in with the hammock ropes... I had it so tight I thought the bow string would snap.... I'll unpack it this week-end and see if I can figure a way to do just that.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5107 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Camping Reply #22 - 11/24/16 at 18:36:59 MM , I guess the bike will hold the tent down if it gets real windy. I love my bike but I won't sleep with her. Just what do you & your bike do in that tent ?
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