Boiling the slingshot band is genius! For some reason this video made me want to go in search of some giant hidden trees to climb (more than usual at least). Thanks for sharing it!
Thanks guys! And yes, Devon made the portaledge himself. It is just a prototype but it works quite well! He plans to start a business selling aerial camping gear which is how we met. We both build custom portaledges and happened to live within 20 miles of each other. What are the odds...
That is great news! It will really open up some awesome tree camping areas for me. Thank you guys. And thanks Moss for the pictures in the other thread, I had been waiting to see the mosquito netting on that hammock.
Greg, in reference to your female pee question: my last tree-camping adventure was with two other climbers, one of them being a female.
When rec climbing we use rock climbing harnesses because they are much lighter to pack in. An added benefit is that girls can detach the rear bunjee cords...
So I was browsing through another tree climbing forum and ran into Moss's photos of his treeboat hammocks with mosquito netting. The pictures are great and I was excited to finally see some real photos of the mosquito nets mounted in a tree but my question pertains to safety. The photos can be...
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Reed, I'm so psyched to see you hanging high! I can't wait to go tree camping in temperatures that do not require that I carry 6lbs of sleeping bags and 2 large puffy jackets. Summer...
Haha It is funny you say that. I actually had the idea to go to a busy park and hang my portaledge in a tree, dressing it up to look like a sley and hanging a plastic reindeer at the front then record peoples reactions or just toss down candycanes to the kids for fun. lol.
YES! Hahaha. Of all the videos I've edited this year I never laughed as hard as I did when I finished that scene. I am so happy that you found it just as humorous!
Monkeylove! I edited my original post to include the disclaimer that this didn't actually happen. The idea stemmed from the fact that I did almost drop my rope once because I didn't tie a knot on both ends like you suggested. I get a lot of first time tree climbers visiting my channel so I...