Lazy "Shrewsday" Afternoon

[William Warren]

#6563

Just wanted a chance to show off the Super Shrew and the Blue and Gray arrows I recently fletched up. Thanks to Steve McD for convincing me to go with the fletch tape.

And now for the lazy part

Maybe this should go in my day pack and become part of my “woods loafing” gear!

[Ed Ashby]

#52600

Duncan, the bow and the arrows look great … but that hammock looks BEAUTIFUL! You are, without question, a man after my own heart!

Ed

[wildschwein]

#52627

Man thats a pretty rig you got there! But I wouldn’t even attempt to sleep in a hammock up here, the mossies would drain me in seconds.

[Polar Bear]

#52718

Get one of the jungle hammocks. They have mosquito netting on top. Add a thin light pad on bottom and you are good. Used this setup in Alaska for 5 years.

[wildschwein]

#52723

Polar Bear you are both a scholar and a gentleman! Is there any specific brand of jungle hammock that you would recommend?

[Ed Ashby]

#52768

Here’s my two cents worth. I’ve used hammocks for my light camp for many, many years. My favorite is the Siam Hammock. It has the mosquito netting and a pocket for a pad as well as a rain fly. It’s a HUGE improvement over the old Jungle Hammock (which is what I used before I got my Siam Hammock). The complete rig weighs the same as a standard canteen of water, and is about the same size when packed in its stuff bag. It can be flipped over and used as a regular hammock and also pitched in five different configurations as a ground tent.

Here it is setup at a camp in New Zealand. Note the tiny mesh cargo hammock slung underneath it. That’s where my gear goes; up off the ground and out of the rain. I get the small cargo hammocks at WallyWorld.

Here it is in a camp in Australia. My excess gear that won’t fit in the cargo hammock I place under a small tarp.

The cargo hammocks have other usese too. Here one is doubling as my clothes line.

In a longer term camp I use several of the cargo hammocks as a set of ‘shelves’ for storage. Everything is visable and easy to find.

Ed

[bruc]

#53124

It all looks good Duncan !
I really like the leather back quiver.
Did it come with the Shrew?

[FUBAR]

#53188

Pretty setup.

Never thought of using inexpensive hammocks as storage. Nice idea

[Polar Bear]

#53214

Sorry Duncan, I wasn’t trying to hijack your thread. I like those arrows. A lot of time went in to making them.

[wildschwein]

#53275

What type of wood are your arrows made of Duncan? If they are cedar what stain did you use to turn them that dark?

[William Warren]

#53796

Dr. Ashby,
I love that hammock set up. REI also has the mosquito net and rainfly for the hammock I am using. I just have not got around to adding that to my set up.

Polar,
I don’t think you were hi-jacking the thread since it is about hammocks too.

Wildschwien,
I used Kustom King cedar shafts that were pre-stained and finished. A little less work and you get a nice looking arrow.

Bruc,
I made the leather quiver from some upholstery grade leather scraps several years ago. I made 2 of them and a back quiver.

My shooting with the Shrew got a little better today but I have alot of work to do. The severe heat has kept me from regular shooting this summer but we are finally getting some nice weather.

Duncan

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