Yard sale deals

[Ridgerunner]

Yard sale season is finally in full swing we picked up an old Coleman lantern for $2 and a ENO (eagle Nest Outfitters) double nest hammock for $2. It has a caribiner on both ends but came with no hanging system. Looks like a project to me I'll need to add a bug net and figure out what type of hanging strap system works best? My Speer and DIY hammocks have all incorporated a 12 foot, one inch strap that just wraps around the trees a few times and are tied off. I like that system as there are no pieces to lose. What is the latest recommended simple system that is on the cheap? Straps or cord or both?

[oops56]

Yard sale season is finally in full swing we picked up an old Coleman lantern for $2 and a ENO (eagle Nest Outfitters) double nest hammock for $2. It has a caribiner on both ends but came with no hanging system. Looks like a project to me I'll need to add a bug net and figure out what type of hanging strap system works best? My Speer and DIY hammocks have all incorporated a 12 foot, one inch strap that just wraps around the trees a few times and are tied off. I like that system as there are no pieces to lose. What is the latest recommended simple system that is on the cheap? Straps or cord or both?

straps are better for the tree

[Ridgerunner]

I think I recall RG using cord in conjunction with straps just around the tree for protection when feisty Rangers are around.

[cadyak]

Good score for 4$

I never find anything good at yard sales...

[zelph]

I find good stuff but....................I got tooooooo much stuffff! Getting rid of a lot this week, thank goodness.

Nice find RR. Keep lookin for the big one that you'll be able to retire on. A rare oil painting worth a mil.

[steamjam]

I find good stuff but....................I got tooooooo much stuffff! Getting rid of a lot this week, thank goodness.

Nice find RR. Keep lookin for the big one that you'll be able to retire on. A rare oil painting worth a mil.

Boy do I know that feeling. Being over run by stuff!

[zelph]

Did you get rid of a lot of stuff when you recently moved?

[sudden]

I talked my wife out of buying a grandfather clock at one. Now I can buy more stuff.

[zelph]

I talked my wife out of buying a grandfather clock at one. Now I can buy more stuff.

You clever fox!!!!

[realityguy]

I think I recall RG using cord in conjunction with straps just around the tree for protection when feisty Rangers are around.

I use the treehugger style of about a 3/4 to 1" nylon strap with a loop at one end and a series of loops at the other end..copuple caribiners..just clip it in place...If it needs to tighten,clip it up one more loop..I'm lazy,don't tie knots, and don't really care about the extra little bit of weight of nylon straps.For the rangers..I have some 18" pieces of 2" wide stuff that slips under the other for "tree protection"..