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Splendid!!!!

Not only nicely rimed, but also a damn good advice: dont be an internet hipster and bring a hammock, dont be that guy! Go for the good old tent.

@@scheisstag Oh, there is no right or wrong way. Guys like Shug are lucky that they just lay back and fall asleep in the same position that they wake up. I can't sleep on my back and toss and turn all night long, and for that reason I will probably never try a hammock.

@@KevinOutdoors Yeah, of course you are right and everybody is free to do whatever pleases him. This of course also includes wasting lots of money on hammock equipment. And if you want to try something new and hip for the time span of a weekend and you have plenty of money to waste, it will serve you well. But if you for example plan on doing a decent trip on a budget: like travelling with a bike from Europe to Thailand through all the high mountains and through all the windy deserts over the time span of some years, which also means through winter, or if you plan on staying one complete year and over winter in the wilderness to do animal research, than there are some good arguments for not choosing a hammock: -A tent offers privacy, which is extra important in countries like India or Bangladesh, where you will be surrounded day and night by up to a hundred watching people. - A tent offers you the opportunity to take the luggage inside, which makes it not only more comfortable to reach your stuff but its also safer for the luggage. I had unknown animals stealing my shoes from under the outer tent (which can be deadly in the wilderness) and I had humans stealing complete food bags from the same spot. Once I had a big group of wild pigs in the middle of the day silently eating the food stored inside the tent while I had a short nap inside the very same tent with open zippers. In one occasion I experienced a very severe snow storm in the mountains with high winds in one night, after going to bed the previous evening in calm weather and with no snow at all. I couldnt recover my plate and pan under one meter of snow the next day. Since than I prefer to take everything into the tent (And to close the zippers ! :-D). Which you cant do in a hammock. -A tent is more stable in really high winds. First because its built closer to the ground and can benefit of the cover of a big rock or snow wall therefore. Second because its closed and is not build like a tarp, which resembles a big wing with both sides streamed by the wind. And third because its stable and cant start swinging more and more like a hammock. -A tent can be pitched everywhere. Deserts, the arctic, high altitudes and cities are off limits for hammocks. -A tent offers some space: which is important if you get bad weather over a longer period of time. You can really start living in a tent, which includes heating it and cooking inside and even using the "toilet" for "number two" (shitting into your pot with a plastic bag inside) and collecting water, in the form of snow, in a tent with two entries: using one entry for collecting snow only and the other one for emptying your pee bottle to the sides and to enter through the middle. While a hammock is only good for laying down and sleeping. The longest I got trapped 24/7 inside a tent was close to a month in Greenland. I would have lost my ability to walk and my sanity, lying motionless in a hammock for a month. -And last but not least: you can have sex in a tent! So in short: -A tent is a travelling HOME, pretty much like a multi room house with a full functioning bedroom, a kitchen, a toilet and a bathroom. -A hammock is only the equivalent of a (single) BED in the open.

Thanks. One take and just goofing. Maybe a keeper.

@@shugemery priceless Shug. You remind me of a hammocking version of Robin Williams. Your comedy makes every video enjoyable.

I had forgotten all about that cowboy and weird muleskinner bit. Thankee!

One take. Just winging it but maybe Mule Wrangler is a keeper.

I am bowing deeply here......

I forgot about him. Need to bring him back. Thankee.

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Thankee for the good words.

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Translation for Shug: You always teach me new things!

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That is too funny.

Bean says thanks.

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Thanks. One take and just goofing. Mule Rider may be a keeper.

I owe it all to my parents.....

Thankee.

Thankee.

Whooooooo Buddy))))

Y'elcome and thanks.

He is a sweet and fun dog. Thanks. One take and just goofing. Mule Rider may be a keeper.

Hey George...enjoy the hammock quest. Mucho appreciato.

Thankee for the good and fine words.

Never had mine stick! Whoooooo Buddy))))

There ya' go....

Thank you.

Until my daughter claims him back.....

I'd like to see Bean out on the trail, there's nothing better than camping with a dog.

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It is an old campers trick.

Thank you.

Yessir.

Whooooooo Buddy)))) Thanks

Whooooooo Buddy)))) Live it up.

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Thank you.

A fellow and an underchiever suits me! Whooooooo Buddy))))

I got me some bigger true big top stobs!

Thankee~~

Never had a mouse attack my pack yet after all the trips I've been on.

We tend to hit pre-established campsites on popular trails. Mice everywhere. They will chew if there was anything with odors in the pack.

A bit at a time....Whoooo Buddy)))))

@@shugemery That's the great thing about hammocks, you can buy what you need in stages as you can afford them or discover you need them and customise things to suit yourself. Tents tend to be a "take what you're given and pay for it all at once" proposition.

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Lots of ice still on trail. April kinda blows for hiking up there.

Not many fellow kayak campers out there!! 👍👍

I hope to try that someday.

@@SewGood love doing that

@@shugemery head east this summer. Michigan is perfect for kayaks and hammocks (my two favorite past times)...

Thanks. One take and just goofing. Mule Rider may be a keeper.

I do enjoy it from time to time.

That will be a great ramble for you. Whooooo Buddy))))

Whooooo Buddy)))))

I am a man.

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I humbly thank you.

Thanks. One take and just goofing. Mule Rider may be a keeper.

Thankee and Whooooo Buddy))))

I treasure mine.

MuleRider...thankee.

I too like the ground.

Always need to update. Thankee.

I don't have a budget.

Whooooooo Buddy))))

Re-Boot!!!!

I like the cut of your jib~~~~

I carry a stool so all good. Be comfortable.

Righto!

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For sure. Thanks.

Slug don't come off the foot easy!

We would have to pass sticks or pine cones.

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Y'elcome.

I'm marginal at best......

And for totin' trash out!

shugemery how’d you know my gf goes with me? Kidding!

Thankee feller. Keep on I shall for a while.

Y'elcome.

I think that would pull your underquilt away from your hammock thus creating a gap and getting you cold. I tried in my Top Quilt once but the boots in there ruined my comfort. I'll just deal with them.

Too true.

I don't camp much in hot weather but a small fan hanging on the hammock ridgeline does the job. Hang in shade and a breeze. Hang near a creek. Only use a sheet to sleep in.

shugemery I thank you sir, I wonder if a pot with dry ice in it would work. With the fan.

Yes Shug, please do a Breakfast and Coffee from the Hammock video!!!!

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I scoot way back towards my head end....and just lean out a bit. Use the core strength!

Good to hear that is working for you.

So many ways to do this....

Oh wow...bet a possum took it!

Lucky in Minnesota...no scorpions.

Thanks. One take and just goofing. Mule Rider may be a keeper.

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Never could sleep with mine. Tried once. Felt like an anvil in my sleeping bag.

My buddy Hickery has one and likes it.....kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptxneLp52suboI0.html

Truth! That is why i go hammock all the way.

@@shugemery hammocks are so much more fun too

Whooooooo Buddy))))

That'll do it.

He thanks you.

Oh, I got bigger ones.

Used to.

@@shugemery Dont listen to me, I'm just a dirty Ground Dweller!!!

Hey Ol' Fashioned. Called you that!

I use mukluks in those temps. But when I do have frozen boots I just spread them wide open at night before sleep. In the morn foot gets crammed in and they loosen and warm up. So I grin and bear it. Mukluks don't freeze near as much. Best bet is keep boots dry. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qcuhdbxqu7OVkqc.html

@@shugemery Thx for the FYI, Shug. Looks like I need to look at some mukluks, as well.

Good reason!

I don't own one so can't.