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Bivy tent or hammock?

You can save a LOT of weight and money by researching in the hammock forums and using the cottage vendors and DIY as much as you can.

The ENO hardware and even the hammocks/tarps are heavier than they need to be.
 
Search for me on Hammock Forums. I did a 10 day elk trip with my hammock and did a long write up on it.
 
G2, I'm in the process of planning a hammock elk hunt in Montana next fall in the back country zone. It's a rifle hunt, and guaranteed draw. The best part is that the season opens Sept 15 for rifle in that zone since there are few roads and you have to hike in. It would great to have more people if any saddle guys are interested.........

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G2, I'm in the process of planning a hammock elk hunt in Montana next fall in the back country zone. It's a rifle hunt, and guaranteed draw. The best part is that the season opens Sept 15 for rifle in that zone since there are few roads and you have to hike in. It would great to have more people if any saddle guys are interested.........

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I'm soooooooooooo interested in this.

Unfortunately I think uncle Sam may be sending me on an all expense paid trip across the pond this time next year.
 
I'm sure this won't be the last time we go. How long is your next deployment?

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Pugs and girl's like hammocks. Need I say more.
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You can set them anywhere. Like outside my work when I'm working an 18hour day.
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Bear problems? No Problem...
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Awesome set-up but dude that untended distel hitch just hurts my eyes :).

Mix in a slack tender like one of these and make that hitch work the way it's supposed to:
http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?category_id=135&item=135
http://www.treestuff.com/store/catalog.asp?category_id=21&item=2076
http://www.treestuff.com/store/products.asp?category_id=135
That happens... I'm climbing SRT without a rope wrench and the local arborist supply only had one length of E2E so I couldn't make it an XT
 
Started building a portaledge from an extra cot I had at the house. First test hanging from the kids monkey bars was a success in that the cot held my weight and didn't collapse. It did sag in the middle but I take responsibility in that I didn't add support straps around the hinge. I'm thinking about trying to add a steel brace into the metal hinge and trying to avoid those middle straps. That way I can have more manuever room on the the portaledge. I'm going to experiment with drawing my bow with the middle straps to see if there is enough room for a comfortable sitting draw. If not I'll start working on those braces.

Also found a spot that I'm excited to get into during bow season next year. It has some big ponderosa trees in there to hang from. It's a pretty open area so I will definitally be hanging from a single tree. And the trees are mature enough a climber stand is not an option. A hang on would be alright but it would take some big straps. I think a saddle or portaledge will be a good option. Excited to give my ledge a try in this spot as a proof of concept.

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