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Glenn B

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Soon 2 B Swingers
« on: January 20, 2014 »
Something new for us to start the new year 2 shiny new Hornet super cammo hammocks are winging their way to us from TW Hammocks.  Happy days all we want now is some nice shiny weather to go along with them  ;D
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Re: Soon 2 B Swingers
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2014 »
Brilliant, you'll have a ball... Who's up for a hammock camp?  ;D ;D
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Re: Soon 2 B Swingers
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2014 »
Quote from: Glenn B on January 20, 2014
Something new for us to start the new year 2 shiny new Hornet super cammo hammocks are winging their way to us from TW Hammocks.  Happy days all we want now is some nice shiny weather to go along with them  ;D

Excellent... time for us to start planning a hammock camp.  I haven't been swinging for ages  ;)
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Soon 2 B Swingers
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2014 »
Awesome - I'm up for this! I can finally use my pink one! Just need to get myself a tarp.
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Re: Soon 2 B Swingers
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2014 »
I've still to try out my hammock so would love to have a hammock only night.
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Re: Soon 2 B Swingers
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2014 »
Quote from: LandyLiam on January 20, 2014
I've still to try out my hammock so would love to have a hammock only night.

Instead of a Bullseye Bivvy we could organise a Ham Hock Hammock and make a big communal ham hock stew ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ham_hock
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Re: Soon 2 B Swingers
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2014 »
I had a bit of a natter and a good look over Stepstew's set up at the Christmas camp and thought we'll have a bit of that it really looked the biz cant wait to get trying them out ;D
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Re: Soon 2 B Swingers
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2014 »
The TW is good gear. It's hard to work out what goes where at the start and maybe takes a few goes to get it just the way you like it but it's well worth it in the long run. Nothing beats waking up staring at the sky. Plus with the mozzie nets you don't get tortured by the midges. Can be parky in the winter because you don't get the same insulation beneath as being on the ground but with a roll mat it's not too bad.

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I had a bit of a natter and a good look over Stepstew's set up at the Christmas camp and thought we'll have a bit of that it really looked the biz cant wait to get trying them out ;D
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Re: Soon 2 B Swingers
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2014 »
Yeah being a bit cooler would be my only concern im always a bit paranoid about the we fella being warm enough..
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Re: Soon 2 B Swingers
« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2014 »
Quote from: Glenn B on January 21, 2014
Yeah being a bit cooler would be my only concern im always a bit paranoid about the we fella being warm enough..

The TW Hammocks have two layers at the bottom held closed with velcro along the whole length.  This compartment is designed to hold your sleep mat which will help insulate you from the cold coming up from below.  I feel a good, long, old fashioned foam sleep mat is best suited for the hammock as the self inflating are too rigid and contain air which cools from below.

I'm going to start planning the Ham Hock Hammock and would be aiming to organise it for a weekend in February.

I will start a new thread later this week to discuss dates and location and the plan would be to organise a large communal ham stew for us all to get tore into that evening.



We are planning on using some of our hard earned NI Wild funds to purchase a Dutch Oven style set-up for cooking in and we can practise some bushcraft and design a way to suspend the pot over the fire for a bit of slow cooking.

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Re: Soon 2 B Swingers
« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2014 »
Brilliant idea, you had me at ham  8)




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Quote from: Glenn B on January 21, 2014
Yeah being a bit cooler would be my only concern im always a bit paranoid about the we fella being warm enough..

The TW Hammocks have two layers at the bottom held closed with velcro along the whole length.  This compartment is designed to hold your sleep mat which will help insulate you from the cold coming up from below.  I feel a good, long, old fashioned foam sleep mat is best suited for the hammock as the self inflating are too rigid and contain air which cools from below.

I'm going to start planning the Ham Hock Hammock and would be aiming to organise it for a weekend in February.

I will start a new thread later this week to discuss dates and location and the plan would be to organise a large communal ham stew for us all to get tore into that evening.



We are planning on using some of our hard earned NI Wild funds to purchase a Dutch Oven style set-up for cooking in and we can practise some bushcraft and design a way to suspend the pot over the fire for a bit of slow cooking.

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Re: Soon 2 B Swingers
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2014 »
Sounds like a plan to me ;D  Was actually thinking of putting a self inflating mat in it but I'll now go with the voice of experience and us a roll mat if im right I think Stepstew also was just using a foam mat in his set up..
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Re: Soon 2 B Swingers
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2014 »
Glenn, does your hammock come with a tarp?
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Re: Soon 2 B Swingers
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2014 »
Quote from: polroger on January 22, 2014
Glenn, does your hammock come with a tarp?

no mate tarps bought separately I ordered one along with the hammocks and already had another..
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