Took my kids camping

~kev~ · 03-10-2008, 05:01 PM

Had a wonderful time. Got lost like 4 times in the dark on purpose to show my son how to use a GPS and Compass.

The 40 degree comfort rating on my sleeping bag is a LIE!!!

The brand new hammocks did not come with a way to attach them to a tree, so we braided some string into a cord for one hammock and used cinch down straps on the other hammocks.

And a video of the hammocks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEpv0nvn67A

Innoc · 03-10-2008, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ~kev~

Had a wonderful time. Got lost like 4 times in the dark on purpose to show my son how to use a GPS and Compass.

The 40 degree comfort rating on my sleeping bag is a LIE!!!

The brand new hammocks did not come with a way to attach them to a tree, so we braided some string into a cord for one hammock and used cinch down straps on the other hammocks.

And a video of the hammocks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEpv0nvn67A

LMAO, I completely agree on the temp ratings on sleeping bags. I actually LOL'ed at that.

So you were outdoors in your bags? Not even a tent?

~kev~ · 03-10-2008, 05:46 PM

No tents on this trip.

I put up a tarp shelter over my kids hammocks. Just in case we got a rain they would be dry. I will be uploading some pictures to photobucket soon and will post some pix.

there's nothing here · 03-10-2008, 06:29 PM

YEAH TARPS, THAT'S THE WAY TO GO.

Boy, it's been awhile since we did that. Nice improv there kev. Cinch straps.. ^_^

Vicious · 03-10-2008, 07:47 PM

I don't know, I had a mummy bag when I was younger and I was ALWAYS warm in it. Even when I woke up with snow on my face-shield.

Innoc · 03-10-2008, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Vicious

I don't know, I had a mummy bag when I was younger and I was ALWAYS warm in it. Even when I woke up with snow on my face-shield.

My best guess would be that it had a comfort rating somewhere lower than 40 degrees! It's probably been long enough ago that you don't remember what it was rated at...right?

Vicious · 03-10-2008, 08:14 PM

It was negative something...

KubeDawg · 03-10-2008, 09:18 PM

Oh man I love going camping. I just wish I had a GD boat so I could do some fishing at one of the many lakes in NE Oklahoma... A nice big pontune boat would be good, although I'd have to put a speedboat engine in it.

there's nothing here · 03-10-2008, 11:29 PM

Maybe you had duck down. Mummies are warmer, anyway.

Dospac · 03-11-2008, 02:29 AM

When I was a kid, my sleeping bag was made of duck fat. It was 1338.

Innoc · 03-11-2008, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Dospac

When I was a kid, my sleeping bag was made of duck fat. It was 1338.

That wasn't a sleeping bag that was you in Utero. Your mother was migrating duck that dropped you somewhere in Berkeley...and the TFC world was never the same...

there's nothing here · 03-11-2008, 02:48 AM

I think you failed.

uBeR · 03-11-2008, 03:19 AM

I'm a big naturalist (as in an wildlife enthusiast and conservationist), and would really enjoy living in the wilderness (like season one of Lost!!). I'm also stuck here in a highly polluted city of light, so I hope you got to enjoy watching the heavens in all its glory.

03-10-2008, 05:01 PM	#1
~kev~ pmagnvs Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: East Texas Class/Position: Engineer - D Gametype: Free for all CTF - no stupid clan rules Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Took my kids camping Had a wonderful time. Got lost like 4 times in the dark on purpose to show my son how to use a GPS and Compass. The 40 degree comfort rating on my sleeping bag is a LIE!!! The brand new hammocks did not come with a way to attach them to a tree, so we braided some string into a cord for one hammock and used cinch down straps on the other hammocks. And a video of the hammocks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEpv0nvn67A

03-10-2008, 09:18 PM	#8
KubeDawg Nade Whore Server Owner Beta Tester Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oklahoma Class/Position: Scout/Soldier Gametype: CTF/TDM Affiliations: blunt. Moto Posts Rated Helpful 128 Times	Oh man I love going camping. I just wish I had a GD boat so I could do some fishing at one of the many lakes in NE Oklahoma... A nice big pontune boat would be good, although I'd have to put a speedboat engine in it. __________________ Moto's Funhouse \| Dallas, TX - 74.91.114.247:27015 ff_plunder - Complete

03-11-2008, 03:19 AM	#13
uBeR Not ****** Yet D&A Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I'm a big naturalist (as in an wildlife enthusiast and conservationist), and would really enjoy living in the wilderness (like season one of Lost!!). I'm also stuck here in a highly polluted city of light, so I hope you got to enjoy watching the heavens in all its glory. __________________ OCCUPATION 101. *One would think a simple task would be, well, simple. Maybe not for simpletons.*

03-10-2008, 05:46 PM	#3
~kev~ pmagnvs Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: East Texas Class/Position: Engineer - D Gametype: Free for all CTF - no stupid clan rules Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	No tents on this trip. I put up a tarp shelter over my kids hammocks. Just in case we got a rain they would be dry. I will be uploading some pictures to photobucket soon and will post some pix.

03-10-2008, 06:29 PM	#4
there's nothing here lol Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Halfway sprawled out of a cardboard box at the bottom of a flight of stairs. Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	YEAH TARPS, THAT'S THE WAY TO GO. Boy, it's been awhile since we did that. Nice improv there kev. Cinch straps.. ^_^

03-10-2008, 07:47 PM	#5
Vicious Nothing left to believe in Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I don't know, I had a mummy bag when I was younger and I was ALWAYS warm in it. Even when I woke up with snow on my face-shield.

03-10-2008, 08:14 PM	#7
Vicious Nothing left to believe in Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	It was negative something...

03-10-2008, 11:29 PM	#9
there's nothing here lol Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Halfway sprawled out of a cardboard box at the bottom of a flight of stairs. Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	Maybe you had duck down. Mummies are warmer, anyway.

03-11-2008, 02:29 AM	#10
Dospac Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	When I was a kid, my sleeping bag was made of duck fat. It was 1338.

03-11-2008, 02:48 AM	#12
there's nothing here lol Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Halfway sprawled out of a cardboard box at the bottom of a flight of stairs. Posts Rated Helpful 2 Times	I think you failed.

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