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Trailers My ladyfriend's folks have a couple of those camping trailers for motorcycle camping. Those things are awesome! Hell, their "big" trailer is close to the size of some of the apartments I've lived in.

Photos up Photos now up for the most part. Still playing with a few from the first day but will have those up by Tuesday. Got a few photos of the Marine S.E.R.C boats for you guys. I've also got a recording of them taking over Lock#2 with all hell breaking loose. I'll put that up as soon as I...

Any chance of a photo. I think I'm getting you, but then again, I'm not that bright.

You never buy beer, it's ALWAYS borrowed. That's why I most often drink

Just a quick note. I'm back and am currently wading through a bunch of photos, journal, and smelly gear. I'll post back once things are a bit more in order on the website. I was able to do a bunch of audioblogs from the river though. You can hear them here...

Hammock camping forum A homemade version of that ENO hammock would be like what Ed Speers describes in his book. There is a ton of info on homemade hammocks and gear at some of the AT hiking forums. Watch yourself, or you might get sucked into that sick world and take six months off to hike...

I've become a big, big fan of keeping the tarp lines and hammock seperate. I really like to be able to set everything up under the tarp and stay dry, as well as pack things up in the morning. I attract bad weather. I'm like the kid in the Charlie Brown cartoons with the raincloud over him. 8)

Hell, what's the fun in just buying something when you can spend twice as much money (and time) working up plans and prototypes and spend hours upon hours making the gear! That hex tarp is pretty sweat. There's a kid that was selling the Mac Cat tarps until he went off to college that had...

pads While i'm blabbing on, I should mention that I carried a 36"x24" closed cell foam pad (1/4") as well as an inflable pad on this trip. I used the inflable twice, then figured that I didn't need it. I also threw in a space blanket in between the underquilt and hammock on the cooler nights...

Hennessy Jack - I layed down in one for a few minutes about four years ago (ex-girlfriend's hammock who was getting ready for an AT section hike). Nice setup, quality, and all that. I think having the bug netting attached all the time would get to me after awhile though. She also mentioned...

Hammocks Great questions, and quite fair. I'll first say that I'm sold on the hammock thing. Very comfy once you get the bugs worked out. The ENO is a basic hammock by itself, but they do sell tarp, bugnets, and whatnot as accessories. If you want to buy the whole enchilada at once, they...

I just finished using a ENO Doublenest and slapstraps on a 10 day trip down the Cape Fear River in NC. Take all this with a grain of salt as this was my first experience with a hammock of any sort. Yeah - I sort of dive into things. I liked the hammock overall, but would probably just get the...

Maybe not campmor, but I know for a fact that Great Outdoor Provision Company (Raleigh, Greensboro, Durham, NC stores) have them. Don't have the phone numbers handy, but they'll ship them as they receive the order. You can also google "gamma lid" and it'll pop up on a few sites. Don't pay...

Gamma Seal lids We used Gamma Seal lids on four five-gallon buckets (overkill - but we didn't run out of food!) with great results on the Mississippi. I'm sold on these things. Easy to get into, wide mouth, and gasketed. You can pick them up at Campmor (I think), Great Outdoor Provision...

Hammock Just got back yesterday and haven't thought about updating the website yet, but just have to say that I'm firmly in the hammock cult now. That thing was awesome once I got the kinks worked out, and a godsend when trying to figure out where I was going to sleep for the night. Campsites...

Shoot - that's no fun! Why don't you get it 2/3rd's finished then start beating the crap of it, have to repair something that was unfinished, then spend twice the amount of time dealing with that then if you had justed knocked out the final details in a couple of hours?!

Great loolking boat. I think this boat is perfect for longer trips. Not that I've paddled it, but it looks stable and dry enough to relax when things are getting a little hairy, but long enough that it isn't like paddling a bathtub. I went out yesterday to play around on Falls Lake here in...

I tried the mesh bag thing a few times, but it seemed like more of a pain in the butt than it was worth. The mesh got funky pretty quick. That reminds me - I need to cut up another milk jug. Thanks!

Freezer bags by themselves don't work worth a damn as far as just holding them. Most folks keep them in the cozy things when they're eating. What I'm going to do is make a cozy for the pot and put the freezer bag in that. (boil water, pour in bag, put bag back in pot). That way I not tied...

It's one of those deals where you trade time for money. If I get off my arse this weekend and package a few of these things together, then I save $ on the trip. Not to mention, the food will be better. Now the kink is, my main sponsor for this shindig is throwing Clifbars and food if I want...