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Converting a sleeping bag to a TQ/UQ is way easier than doing it from scratch. I used 2 Walmart down bags and have a pretty good setup which works well into the 30s. $130 total cost for the combo.
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Both good scores. I checked pretty much daily for a couple weeks looking for a bag with good straps. The bag also had a waist belt too. Simple, but functional.

When making a pack you definitely...

I looked at several different commercial pack designs and a few patterns I found online. I ended up going with Dyneema GridStop and 200D Ripstop with donor straps from an X-Games pack from Goodwill....

Can certainly cut weight on the hammock setup. Mine is 3.75 pounds total. I use a homemade pack which is similar to the ULA Circuit, however it only weighs a third as much at 13.5 oz. It also cost me...

I love the ease of setup and comfort of my hammock setup.

My numbers:
Hammock - 10oz
Tarp - 9oz
32* Top quilt - 20oz
32* Under quilt - 21oz

When looking at packing lists online, just look at the item, not the brand. The brand can give you an idea of what is good/lightweight/whatever. A lot of my stuff is fairly cheap from Walmart or...

The two best deals I've found on prepaid service are re-named/resellers of AT&T and Verizon. A phone can be had for either service for as little as $20.

H2O wireless is AT&T at $0.05 per minute or...

I transitioned away from smartphones, even in my daily life. I use a prepaid phone from h2o wireless, it runs on the AT&T network and costs $0.05 per minute or text. As for the phone I have a Blu...

Here is both when and which direction. Pulled from the article

Research. Figure out what you want in a pack. It's custom, so you can have it anyway you want. Put pockets where you want, how you want and made of what you want. There are plenty of packs to be...

I'm actually still working on the sleeping bag system. I have 2 Ozark Trail 32* bags. I am planning to remove the hood/drawstrings/zippers from both. Make one into a top quilt and the other into an...

Never had an issue before. Call it luck, but it has always worked for me.

I've always just pulled the damn thing off with my fingers and killed it. *shrug*

I'm retired. I hate people. I'm getting fat. What else am I gonna do?

Thrift store finds for the win. I love me some thrift store shopping

I never knew that.. I take my boat out on the lake all the time.. I thought they only had the bike trail running thru there. I may have to hit that up this summer

Have you thought about making your own pack? It's really not too hard. I made mine with PU coated 140D GridStop and DWR coated 70D Ripstop. Goodwill donor pack provided the straps and belt, a mesh...

Or... MYOG and pick all three.

Perfect time to buy the materials and make your own. Then you can be sure to get the exact fit you are looking for

Hotdogs! You know what they make those things out of, Chet? You know? Lips and Assh*les!

I use an 11x18 closed cell pad from Home Depot. Cost me a whopping $6 and works perfect to add a "frame" to my frameless pack

I knew what you were saying. I was just trying to clarify a bit, that's all

I don't see as to where a handicap really matters in this situation. Handicap or not it's rude.

You're sense of entitlement has nothing to do with courtesy other than you're expectation that you receive it. It's not anyone else's problem that you can't wake up on your own but yours. There is no...

Just because you don't get caught doesn't mean it's not illegal.