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| Black Dome Mountain Sports |
Posted at 11:46:26 AM on February 20, 2009 |
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A cool Christmas Ad.
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| More from Stephie |
Posted at 3:14:56 PM on September 12, 2006 |
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Stephie Allard writes:
"this was the view from my hammock when i went to Jackson hole WY.. oh the Tetons!!
"I even sewed a big piece of furry material into one of the hammocks.. so now we have a warm cozy one for cold nights! of course it does not fit into its little bag anymore, but everyone loves it!!
"peace
stephie"
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| Another great "use at own risk" photo |
Posted at 3:10:21 PM on September 12, 2006 |
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Stephie Allard writes:
"Hi, I have a couple more photos for you "use at own risk." We actually think we might have to make a sign and some rules for getting up to the top. We went 7 high this summer at the northwest string summitt! With-in my group of friends we now own 13 Treehugger hammocks! They have become a huge part of our camp. We also have a blast spinning around in circles inside the hammocks. It looked pretty cool when all 7 were full and all of us were doing flips! People really get a kick out of us at festivals! And we are spreading the word about you guys for sure!!!
"Thanks again..
Peace and light
Stephie"
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| Rocky Mountain Balloon Festival |
Posted at 5:44:53 PM on August 30, 2006 |
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August 26-27, 2006
Rain Rain Rain! So sad to see the lines of people leaving the show when it started pouring at 6:30 Saturday morning and didn't stop until 5pm. Luckily, it was a beautiful day on Sunday and the balloons all got to go up, as planned. We particularly liked the "When Pigs Fly" and the Energizer Bunny Balloons. We heard there was an ultralight crash, but no one was hurt, just a little excitement. Littleton, Colorado is a suburb of Denver in the plains. It's a great place for ballooning.
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| The Roosevelt National Forest |
Posted at 5:35:26 PM on August 30, 2006 |
August 22-24, 2006
We saw two black bears and thousands of hungry, theiving chipmunks. At about 7,000 feet, it was cool weather and no mosquitoes! It was so beautiful, we didn't want to leave. We did some hiking and biking and even a little climbing, but mostly we stayed in the hammocks.
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| NewWest Fest |
Posted at 5:31:59 PM on August 30, 2006 |
August 19-20, 2006
The B-52's sound exactly the same as always! And we got to see them at NewWest Fest in Ft. Collins, Colorado, along with Nickleback. People are so nice here it's kind of scary. This town is great. The average age is only 28 in a town of 150,000 people. I thought I saw a lot of kids. And thanks to Paul for the Patron at Lucky's bar!
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| Pedro's Mountain Bike Festival |
Posted at 5:23:18 PM on August 30, 2006 |
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July 28-30, 2006
A fun festival with tons of bicycling to be done and tons of fun events like the "mud bog" and the bunny-hop contests, the jump jam featuring the Sinsiter team, bands, food, and lots of rain and mud. We hammock-camped at the show behind our truck, and boy, were we glad to have the rain fly! Maybe next year we'll have the courage to camp on "Whiskey Hill" with the hardcore mountain-bikers. Check out the website: http://www.pedrosfest.com/2006/index.cfm
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| One of our first rain fly customers... |
Posted at 7:05:05 PM on August 9, 2006 |
July 1, 2006
Hi Trina,
I've used your rain fly on several outings already and it's become one of my favorite pieces of equipment. The size of the rain fly easily covers the entire one person hammock and protects a large enough area from the elements that I can place my touring bike on the ground under the hammock and not worry about it being exposed to the elements. It's size and weight are almost insignificant; in fact I can carry it in one cargo pocket, and the hammock in another when I'm hiking.
The price is by far the best I've seen. Your website lists the rain fly at $48.50. Similar fast and light products, like the Mountain Safety Research Trekker Wing ($200.00) and caribiners Expedition A-sym Hammock ($119.00) are a lost more, without having much to justify their costs.
The quality appears top notch as well. The tie down cords are sturdy and haven't frayed or come unspun during my use. The rain fly itself is durable despite its light weight so that I never have to worry about protection from the rain and wind.
One one occasion I had to stop hiking and pitch camp right where I was or I would have gotten soaked from a sudden downpour. It only took me about one minute to have the rain fly tied off to some trees and staked to the ground, which then let me set up my hammock underneath it while staying completely dry. If I had been hiking with a tent it would have been about thirty minutes before I reached a place open enough to pitch it without being right in the middle of the
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My only suggestion for the rain fly is to make the tie off cords longer. When used with the hammock and tree straps there's no problem because I can use the loops on the straps, or tie it off to the caribiners.
To set it up without the other two components someone would need to be in an area with a lot of narrow trees or find branches low enough to the ground to still allow the other two cords to reach the ground to be staked in. I haven't encountered this as a problem myself; and it's really the only improvement I could think of making on your excellent rain fly. I know it's meant to compliment your hammocks (which are perfect), but if it could stand alone it would be a very competitively priced warm weather shelter for those in the ultralight backpacking community. Keep up the great work.
Thanks again,
Michael
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| From a cross-country bike trip... |
Posted at 6:58:42 PM on August 9, 2006 |
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June 10, 2006
Hey Peter,
The hammocks have continued to be great on the trip. We have been talking more and more about throwing away the tent. We thought that we might not have many places to use the hammocks in Kansas (this is our second day riding in it) but it turns out that most of the towns on the route let bikers camp at city parks, which all have gazebos that are perfect to hang the hammocks on and they also provide rain cover, though it hasn't rained in a while. It's been up in the 100's the last couple of days, but it's supposed to cool off tomorrow.
-Ben
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| Meeker Days Festival |
Posted at 11:51:00 PM on June 11, 2006 |
 | | Downtown Puyallup, WA. Photo by Peter Brezny. |
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Meeker Days Festival in Puyallup, WA is named for Ezra Meeker who founded the town and was quite a character, making several trips to the east coast along the Oregon trail in his 70's with his covered wagon. Wow. The festival sure started slowly, but picked up steam towards the end, until we actually ran out of certain colors of our double hammock. I guess I need to bring more in the future. Well, this was the last show before heading home, so no worries.
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| Olympic Peninsula |
Posted at 11:40:27 PM on June 8, 2006 |
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We managed to spend four days on the Olympic Peninsula, swimming in ice-cold lakes, hiking boardwalk trails through the forest to the Pacific near Lake Ozette, hiking the Dungeness Spit, and generally having a great time. But I have to admit, the mosquitos were really impressive.
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| Edmonds Waterfront Festival |
Posted at 11:19:27 PM on June 4, 2006 |
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We started with a beautiful waterfront, birthday dinner, followed with a cute little festival at a nice marina, and ended with a FABULOUS Elvis impersonator. He rocked Edmonds, WA!
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| The NorthWest Folk Life Festival |
Posted at 11:08:03 PM on May 29, 2006 |
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Aside from raining three of the four days (what do we expect from the Pacific Northwest?), this was another great show in Seattle, Washington's City Center. Great entertainment, great art, great food! And it's free, too. I love the high energy (the rain did not stop Seattle's best from making an appearance), and the effort made to involve the community in learning about cultures from all over the world using song, crafts, folk art, dance, and food. Did I mention the food?!?
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| Anacortes Waterfront Festival |
Posted at 10:39:20 PM on May 21, 2006 |
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Great location right by the Puget Sound in a marina. The marina was nice enough to provide free camping to vendors. There was an emphasis on boats, duh, and there were vendors who made their own steam engines and ships in bottles and cool stuff like that.
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| The Cascades |
Posted at 12:08:50 AM on May 17, 2006 |
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Here I am lounging around camp after a hard day of more lounging, while motivated Peter is out taking photos.
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| Walla Walla Balloon Stampede |
Posted at 10:30:50 PM on May 14, 2006 |
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Up for an early morning of balloon flying in Walla Walla, Washington. Who would have thought this country fair surrounded by wheat fields would be so much fun! We met the nicest vendors and people and purchaced our bicycle trailer during this show which works great for ferrying hammocks between the van and the booth.
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| Our big trip to Washington |
Posted at 10:51:05 PM on May 5, 2006 |
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This year, we decided to book five shows in a row all in Washington state, first because we really like it, and second because outdoor activities, including hammocking, are really popular there. The plan is to work on the weekends and explore Washington during the week. Look out, here we come.
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| Algonquin Park, Cananda |
Posted at 10:49:49 PM on April 12, 2006 |
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Here is the picture I took from my TreeHugger hammock in Algonquin Park Canada.
Bill
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| Street Market |
Posted at 11:25:40 PM on January 5, 2006 |
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Peter's feet at one of many San Francisco street markets. Such a hard job.
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| San Francisco Hammock Day |
Posted at 11:44:17 PM on December 16, 2005 |
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We took a cold hammock day on Ocean Beach, the western shore of San Francisco. Fun, but we should have brought a blanket!
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| On the road |
Posted at 11:59:49 PM on November 9, 2005 |
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Sometimes we travel with a trailer and our little Nissan truck. Here we are leaving for California.
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| Shenandoah Valley Hot Air Balloon and Wine Festival |
Posted at 11:40:43 PM on October 17, 2005 |
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October 14-16, 2005
Historic Long Branch, Virginia
What could be more fun than hot air balloons and wine? These guys know how to have a party.
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| Shenandoah Valley Hot Air Balloon and Wine Festival |
Posted at 11:02:37 PM on October 17, 2005 |
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Here we are packing up the VW van after the show. My brother, Jackson, the one in the middle, is helping out. He and his wife, Jenn, live in Washington D.C., which is only an hour's drive.
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| Bumbershoot Festival |
Posted at 2:48:05 PM on September 5, 2005 |
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We had a great show in Seattle. Lots of fun people and great bands including Iggy Pop, Devo, Sun Volt, and Elvis Costello. It only rained one of the four days, pretty good for Seattle. People in the Pacific North West seem to love the outdoors and hammocks.
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| Hello Hammockers! |
Posted at 12:41:46 PM on August 17, 2005 |
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Photo courtesy of Stephie Allard. |
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Welcome to the Treehugger Hammocks Blog. Hopefully, I'll get some cool pictures and stories up to let you know where we've been, where we will be, and what we liked best. I will also post photos and stories from your trips and adventures. Please send them to: trina@treehuggerhammocks.com, and I'll get them up as soon as I can.
To give you a little background info, Treehugger Hammocks has been in business since 2002.
When we first bought a Treehugger Hammock in July of 2004, we had no idea we'd be buying the company a year later, but the hammocks were just so great we couldn't resist. David and Louise, the original creators, did an amazing job researching the industry and refining the Treehugger Hammock to the point that we believe it's the best hammock in its class. We remain friends, and they're still involved, putting up with all our questions. Since then, we have been working from our home in Asheville, NC and traveling part-time going to festivals and expos around the country. Fun!
Hope you enjoy!
Trina and Peter
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