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i sewed an UQ from a poly sleeping bag. the first time out with it the overnight temp dropped to about freezing. i froze. i've since gone back to ground. it's warmer.

by the time i get enough insulation to stay warm, the hammock is actually more bulky and heavier than a solo tent.

you guys may have noticed a decided lack of tent stove posts from me. anything i would have built would have been disqualified for use of tools, equipment, and processes unavailable to the average DIYer. i didn't even bother starting a stove. i have an idea for a small, round, S/S tent stove that i ...

conk rats, Russ!!
i paid a hundred for my used Hubba, (and then promptly burned a hole in the floor. it smelled like perfume so i decided to have a smoke in it.).
it's a great tent!!

don't you mean...

"BORN TO BE M-I-L-D"

Sudden;
you'll get no 'dis' from anyone on this board. Zelph has a Winnebago!
i know all about what you're talking about. age and old injuries sometimes will not be denied.
just get out there and enjoy the great outdoors!

realityguy wrote:If I had one here,the raccoons would be playing soccer with it... more than likely...

not if their soccer game was interupted by incoming slingshot fire!!

Ridgerunner wrote:Daren, they are indeed three separate pieces.

if that's the case, then they are knives. possibly the "Hackman Camp Knife". AKA; 'butterfly knife'.

i have no idea on the one on the left.
is the one on the right one piece, or is it three seperate, but the same, parts?
if it's three of the same tool, i know what they are.

How does using the file make things end up looking? i actually like the filed off tops better than the ones cut off with the can openner. the can openner does a nice clean job of it but they are still slightly deformed. the file takes a bit longer and you have to "break" the sharp edges but i think...

before i got a safety openner, i used to use a flat file and just file the top of the lip untill the top of the can came free. it doesnt take very long at all.