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backpackingZombie

07/27/2014 11:22AM

So this happened over the weekend while camping at Crystal Lake :(

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SunnyDay

07/27/2014 06:07PM

I'm just a wannabe hanger. What are we looking at?

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backpackingZombie

07/27/2014 06:57PM

quote SunnyDay: "I'm just a wannabe hanger. What are we looking at?"

That's the whoopie sling cord (grey) and my hammock body (green). I was reading at the end of the night when my hammock ripped right through at one of the ends. Obviously beyond repair

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RainGearRight

07/27/2014 08:33PM

what brand of hammock were you in?

There's always money in the banana stand.

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bwcasolo

07/27/2014 08:57PM

quote RainGearRight: "what brand of hammock were you in? "

my question as well.

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Savage Voyageur

07/27/2014 09:27PM

That's a bummer, could you tie it off again and use it or were you a ground dweller?

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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RainGearRight

07/27/2014 10:29PM

Looks like a gathered end hammock, couldn't you just have gather the end and, whip a length of cord and attach the whoopie sling to that new loop?

I'm not judging, just curious.

There's always money in the banana stand.

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backpackingZombie

07/28/2014 09:27AM

quote RainGearRight: "what brand of hammock were you in? "

A Dream Hammock Dangerbird. Yes, it's a gathered end, but I have never made one myself, so some backcountry surgery on it is outside of my skill level. Plus we were about a good 5+ hour canoe ride from the EP 6 so I just called it and said let's get out.

Side note: very little bugs.

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jcavenagh

07/28/2014 01:02PM

That is very disappointing.

LNT - The road to success is always under construction. http://hikingillinois.blogspot.com/

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Craig K

07/28/2014 02:56PM

Did you order the hammock with the whoopie slings or did you put them on your self?

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tonyyarusso

07/28/2014 06:47PM

quote backpackingZombie: "
quote RainGearRight: "what brand of hammock were you in? "

A Dream Hammock Dangerbird."

Which fabric? Single or double layer? Your weight? I've been waffling between a DH or Warbonnet... Have you contacted DH yet?

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backpackingZombie

07/28/2014 08:41PM

quote Craig K: "Did you order the hammock with the whoopie slings or did you put them on your self?"

This one came with whoopies, but I've put them on previous hammocks before.

quote tonyyarusso: "
quote backpackingZombie: "
quote RainGearRight: "what brand of hammock were you in? "

A Dream Hammock Dangerbird."

Which fabric? Single or double layer? Your weight? I've been waffling between a DH or Warbonnet... Have you contacted DH yet?"

Single. I used to have a WBBB and sold it to get a dangerbird.

From what I gather this was a fluke. I've been in contact with Randy. He's a great guy and is great with his customers

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