I like Hammocks.

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She says if I have to sleep, I should do it in the house.

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Note to self:- You must remember to put up hooks in lounge for hammock.
 

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Still.....

She brought her boyfriend with her.

I need someone taller to test these hammocks to make sure they work .....

So first job when I sober up....

Hammock testing..

Might as well agravate the wife some more...
 

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Hi Gsf Gaz

Hmmm....

Boat damage....

Ive been trying to forget about that.

Might take me a while to dig out some pics and work out how to explain how it all went wrong..
 

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Are you sure you want me to talk boat?

There aint that many bushes on boats, and I dont want to bore you all.
 

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I found some polythene tarpaulin.

My kid had left it on the kitchen floor after he made himself a set of sails.

There was just enough space on the table to do this

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Discovered this paper cutter will cut tarp

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er.....

Discovered it will also cut the table.

Should have thought of that.
 

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Sewn up the side...

Pot fits in, but its very tight.

Might have to start again.

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Decided not to do that today as the dogs are hungry.
 

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When I bought my big hammock, it came with a waterproof bag to store it in.

Thats not big enough for my hammock now its grown, but it will make a superb bug out bag as its waterproof and I seem to frequently end up swimming.

I wanted this white bag as the stove will be in the bottom of it.

I dont want the big bag filled with ash, so this white bag will keep all the mess in.


Note to self - Must learn how to sal better so I dont keep ending up soaked
 

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I sewed these wings on the bottom of the bag to help pull it back off the stove.

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Should have sewn them on first as it was a pig trying to get it back on the machine after I had finished.
 

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The kids wanted McDonalds as they wernt quite hypo enough.

Obviously, we couldnt leave the dogs out...

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They did sit patiently and wait until they had cooled before they ate their happy meals and drank their milk.
 

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Oooh! Just noticed Im a Settler instead of a Nomad!

500 posts in 2 months.

Oh dear.

I talk too much.
 

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Anyhow....

The wifes boyfriend arrived and I needed a meniquine? Er.....Dummy.

With his help, I was able to work out how far up we needed to pull the outer skin of the hammock to get it small, but not restricting the wadding.

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Pulling it too much would mean a cold back.

Once it was marked, I could cut it and sew on a collar? thing.

This was a real nightmare.

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I need to get it so that it will stop rain being funneled into the hammock and make it cover the rope so it wont get wet.

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