HYOH Podcast

In this episode, Jonathan and Mark get a chance to talk to a bunch of folks who have experience managing group hangs in their region. A big thanks to Addam Wesneski, Stacy Adams, Kristal Bentley, and Juan Quinones, all of whom were a great help to learn the ins and outs of doing a great job hosting a group of hangers. After the interview, almost all of us decided that the fall is a great season for camping unless you live in Southern California.

After the panel discussion, Mark and Jonathan (and our new host Chris) chat with Shug about his experience carrying lighter and heavier loads, and the decisions that lead to carrying more weight for more comfort.

Finally Gresh and Spiguyver have some good and novel ideas for handling the condensation we all experience when using a bugnet or top cover in cold weather.

Show Notes:
– If you want to find a group hang in your area, click here to see the forum in hammock forums.net
– Check out Shug’s frost bib in this cool YouTube video.
– If you have a Chameleon, you can try out Dutch’s new Breathalyzer.

As always, we always invite your comments and suggestions on our Facebook page – like us there at https://www.facebook.com/hyohpodcast and join the conversation – we love the questions we have been getting for Mark and Gresh. You can listen to or subscribe to the podcast from a link on our home page online at https://www.hyohpodcast.com or give us a review on our page in iTunes. If you’d like to buy Mark and Jonathan a cup of coffee, go to https://www.hyohpodcast.com/donate to make a one-time donation, or you can donate monthly to our Patreon Campaign at https://www.patreon.com/hyohpodcast. As always, thanks so much for hanging around!

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In this episode, Jonathan and Mark go for a drive to do an onsite chat with Rick Towle (attroll), founder and operator of the Hammock Forums and Whiteblaze online forums. After chatting about building an online community and the changes that have occurred in the past few years, we finish off the conversation by chatting about how to take a great online photo.

After the interview, Mark and Jonathan chat about setting up and a little about camping in the rain, and finally Gresh and Spiguyver have some great advice about how to avoid online scams and fraudsters.

Finally, a big welcome to Chris Duffy and Todd Quest. Chris and Todd will be taking over hosting the podcast over the next few months.

Show Notes:

• Here’s a link to attroll’s Trail Journal from when he hiked the AT.
• You can purchase Rick’s guide to the AT here.
• Here’s a great writeup about the Rule of Thirds in online photography.

As always, we always invite your comments and suggestions on our Facebook page – like us there at https://www.facebook.com/hyohpodcast and join the conversation – we love the questions we have been getting for Mark and Gresh. You can listen to or subscribe to the podcast from a link on our home page online at https://www.hyohpodcast.com or give us a review on our page in iTunes. If you’d like to buy Mark and Jonathan a cup of coffee, go to https://www.hyohpodcast.com/donate to make a one-time donation, or you can donate monthly to our Patreon Campaign at https://www.patreon.com/hyohpodcast. As always, thanks so much for hanging around!

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In this episode, Jonathan and Mark take a vacation from interviewing hammock hangers and instead revisit some of the gear from previous episodes as well as some of the stuff they always bring and some stuff they probably won’t bring again.

Show Notes:

• The kickstarter for the Shel was at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1848332970/the-shel-the-ultralight-hammock-shelter-for-all-se and you can see the final results there.
• The Tentsile Connect, their 2-person tree tent, can be seen here: https://www.tentsile.com/products/connect-tree-tent. Jonathan actually has their older 2-person tent, the Flite, which has a similar footprint but a different setup for the poles and fly.
• You can see the Dutchware Chameleon and its many accessories here: https://dutchwaregear.com/product-category/hammock-gear/hammocks/chameleon/
• Hammock Gear’s Ridgeline Organizer is here: https://www.hammockgear.com/ridgeline-organizer/
• You can find the 2QZQ Underquilt Protector here: https://www.2qzqhammockhanger.com/product/under-quilt-protectors/
• Learn how to make your own Spiguyver Alcohol Stove here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UCMjDYXnhw

Just a reminder that the HYOH podcast is in search of a new host, you can send an email to jonathan@hyohpodcast.com to put your hat in the ring. As always, we always invite your comments and suggestions on our Facebook page – like us there at https://www.facebook.com/hyohpodcast and join the conversation – we love the questions we have been getting for Mark and Gresh. You can listen to or subscribe to the podcast from a link on our home page online at https://www.hyohpodcast.com or give us a review on our page in iTunes. If you’d like to buy Mark and Jonathan a cup of coffee, go to https://www.hyohpodcast.com/donate to make a one-time donation, or you can donate monthly to our Patreon Campaign at https://www.patreon.com/hyohpodcast. As always, thanks so much for hanging around!

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In this episode, Jonathan and Mark chat with another hiking dad, Tim Watson, who spends his time documenting his experiences hiking and cycling on YouTube when he’s not spending time with his family. After some friendly banter about not using an underquilt (spoiler alert), there is some interesting discussion about Tim’s gear and then his Ramen Bomb. Finally, everyone finishes up with a quick comment about their hygiene kits.

After the interview with Tim, Jonathan and Mark chat about powering their gadgets on the trail, and we finish up the podcast with Spiguyver answering a couple of great questions on the “Hanging Out” segment.

Show Notes:

• The website about bikepacking Tim mentions is http://www.pathlesspedaled.com/
• Watch Tim’s commentary about brown people not camping here.
• You can follow this link to buy Doc Bronner’s Peppermint Castile Soap on Amazon.
• Click this link to buy the Deuce of Spades trowel on Amazon.
• Jonathan mentioned the Art of the Trek trip planner.
• Check out Spiguyver’s tick prevention video.
• Follow this link to buy concentrated Permethrin from Amazon.

As always, we always invite your comments and suggestions on our Facebook page – like us there at https://www.facebook.com/hyohpodcast and join the conversation – we love the questions we have been getting for Mark and Gresh. You can listen to or subscribe to the podcast from a link on our home page online at https://www.hyohpodcast.com or give us a review on our page in iTunes. If you’d like to buy Mark and Jonathan a cup of coffee, go to https://www.hyohpodcast.com/donate to make a one-time donation, or you can donate monthly to our Patreon Campaign at https://www.patreon.com/hyohpodcast. As always, thanks so much for hanging around!

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In this post, Jonathan and Mark interview Frozen, a backpacker and popular vlogger currently hiking the AT. We chat with Frozen about some of his experiences planning for a long hike, along with some of the things that have happened to him along the way (hint: don’t put a tent in a lean-to). We finish up with a quick chat about stuff we hate while camping.

After that, Jonathan and Mark chat about the way hammock camping has become a much more international pastime, and how many people from all over the world are adding hammocks to their kit. Thanks to Benjamin Kos for the great links!

Finally, Gresh and Spiguyver discuss trail safety, bug nets, and riff on ridgelines.

Show Notes:

• Germans can share experiences on the forum
  https://www.haengemattenforum.de
• There is a great FB forum for European Hammockers here:
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/fotografiskt
• If you’d like to buy within the EU, you can find your kit here:
  https://www.momojord.se/kontakt
• And finally, another store in the Netherlands that isn’t Dutchware:
  https://dutchhammockstore.nl/

As always, we always invite your comments and suggestions on our Facebook page – like us there at https://www.facebook.com/hyohpodcast and join the conversation – we love the questions we have been getting for Mark and Gresh. You can listen to or subscribe to the podcast from a link on our home page online at https://www.hyohpodcast.com or give us a review on our page in iTunes. If you’d like to buy Mark and Jonathan a cup of coffee, go to https://www.hyohpodcast.com/donate to make a one-time donation, or you can donate monthly to our Patreon Campaign at https://www.patreon.com/hyohpodcast. As always, thanks so much for hanging around!

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