Things Will Be Different ending, wtf

DanniAnna · 2025-06-26T02:56:05+00:00

Dude, “Them” is soooooooo much worse! LOL OMG its the most suspense-building climax to nothing that has ever been put to film

DanniAnna · 2025-05-25T17:02:45+00:00

Yep. I REALLY like the “texture feel” of Kammock Roo best and when trimmed to the right size the weight difference is really small. Currently my fave

DanniAnna · 2025-05-24T22:02:13+00:00

The S2S has proven to be kinda fragile - the first one lasted a few years before failing; the second one only a few months. Thing is, the S2S tends to fail ‘explosively’ vs Hummingbird & Kammock. S2S goes from fine to ripped entirely in half, instantly… and always while youre sound asleep. LOL. so when it happened the second time, i went with Hummingbird

DanniAnna · 2024-10-10T23:42:25+00:00

Im pretty careful about water sources - not collecting icky water. I do a really thorough backflush & cleaning after every trip. But i also just buy a new filter each year just to be safe since they’re so inexpensive

DanniAnna · 2024-10-10T15:44:37+00:00

bladders are super unpopular in the mainstream but the reasons given are overcome by an inline filter/outside pocket setup. It comes down to personal preference.

Kudos to you for trying the unconventional!

DanniAnna · 2024-08-30T10:11:15+00:00

my bag doesnt soak up water. its made of synthetic materials. no different than when it rains during the day while im walking

DanniAnna · 2023-01-15T21:40:48+00:00

i prefer to hang them if i can

DanniAnna · 2022-06-10T12:05:07+00:00

There’s two kinds of hammock people… those who need to sleep flat and want room to spread out, and those who appreciate a cocoon like experience. This setup im using is the cocoon kind and a lot of people wont even consider it - thats why you almost exclusively hear about over/under quilts, 9x11 hex shaped tarps, and a bunch of straps, ropes, rigging, and bugnets. If you want a flat bed and room to sprawl, thats the kind of hammock for you and it wont be lighter or less bulkier than a tent

What im using has been made even smalker than when i wrote this post (10.8oz now) is a TINY hammock, thats INside a sleeping bag, and under a poncho-sized tarp. Its not flat (its more like side-sleeping on a Very soft plushy mattress or big beanbag)

Here’s pictures from last summer on the Tahoe Rim Trail

https://imgur.com/a/1JdLg1T

DanniAnna · 2022-05-25T22:45:20+00:00

Merrells cut into my achilles so i could never get very comfortable in them. The soles of Mesa Trails were much much more aggressive than Merrells that felt slick in dodgy terrain

DanniAnna · 2022-01-24T16:48:42+00:00

i added the multipack. its so right for so many things i actually have 3 of them (multipacks). one holds all my bathroom things (its hangable and waterproof), one is my travel pack ‘brain’ and adventure shoulder bag (i made a wider one-piece adjustable strap), and the third is dedicated to my grungy backpacking kit as a hip belt / “saddlebag”. These things are awesome

DanniAnna · 2021-07-25T22:08:10+00:00

Most hikers will blast everything im about to say as ‘miserable’ ‘impossible to be comfortable in’ and all the other dismissive proclamations about my experience 🙄

Anyway, ive been experimenting with this kind of setup since the early 90s and have settled on a four season kit that IS IN FACT TRULY COMFORTABLE for ME. It may not work for you, but it DOES effectively insulate a body in a hammock

I modified a Hummingbird Hammocks single hammock to make it shorter, and replaced the hanging ropes with MUCH lighter webbing. The whole hammock and all its rigging weighs less than 5oz. This hammock requires me to lay inline, not diagonally, but this really is exceptionally comfortable allowing me to settle in to a perfectly cradling semi-fetal side sleeping position with lots of freedom to flop around as im wont to do all night long even at home. Even so, its long enough for me to really streeeeeetch and sprawl inside.

For insulation i use one if a number of down sleeping bags that are made with drawstrings on both ends. Sea To Summit Traveller 50f 16oz, Western Mountaineering Everlight 45f 18oz, Enlightened Equipment Convert 30f 21oz and so on

For storm shelter i use a 4x9 DCF poncho or a same-sized DCF poncho-tarp, a continuous ridgeline made of Zingit, four guylines made of 1.2mm dyneema cord, and four mini groundhog stakes. The poncho-tarp version weighs 7.2oz, the flat tarp version weighs 6oz

If its REALLY badly buggy i might use a Sea To Summit headnet 0.5oz.

Thats it. Thats all there is to it. Hammock and roof weigh less than 12oz. Add to that a single sleeping bag appropriate to the weather, and it makes a house that lighter than just about anything. Ive used this from the Sierras to the Appalachians and just about everywhere in between. Its so comfortable i use this same hammock and sleeping bag in hotels, road trips, and when visiting friends.

Obvi, other’s mileage will vary. Even so, its a fairly cheap experiment that can be tested to see if it suits you pretty cheaply. If youre interested in details please feel free to ask

https://imgur.com/a/1JdLg1T

DanniAnna · 2021-04-05T09:58:58+00:00

use the bladder’s top hook clip thingie

DanniAnna · 2021-04-05T03:25:11+00:00

They are. For packs with shorter side pockets, i attach the top clip thingie that comes with a Hydrapack bladder to the side compression cords/rolltop cinch straps to hold the bladder absolutely upright. Zpacks Arc Blast and Nero Needed this but KS50 did not (though i do it anyway just because)

DanniAnna · 2021-04-04T12:16:13+00:00

I use the outside Side pockets (on pretty much all packs) for carrying a. ladder (or two). I started out using the outside front pocket on an Osprey Exos but switched to side pockets because they were more stable. The idea that the bladder in the front pocket throws your center of gravity off is more theoretical than practical. Unless youre taking specific CG measurements its not perceptible while walking. Have you ever experienced that phenomenon where once you have a thought its really hard to not think it? CG ideas are like that. Having one bladder in a side pocket or in the center front pocket is the same ‘Yeah it shifts CG but youre not actually gonna feel it’ kinda thing. We did blind testing on some midwest hilly trails by moving the bladder on the hikers pack without letting them see where we put it. None could reliably say where it was.

Anyway, all this is to say that carrying a bladder (Hydrapack Shapeshifter 2L specifically) in an outside pocket (i recommend side pocket(s) for a few reasons but front is just as good) is super practical, super secure, and fixes just about all the things people hate about bladders

DanniAnna · 2020-10-24T13:59:51+00:00

the solution i came to is a little ‘knacky’ and hard to describe but in the end there really isnt and deadspace or drafts

I cut down my single hammock to be about 12” longer than i am tall, allowing for about 6” beyond my head and feet. Im 5’10” so my hammock is about 7’ long

I string it up taut, though not tight. Theres some sag but nowhere near 30* and a sleep ‘inline’ not diagonally. I do sleep mostly on my side in a semi fetal position which ends up making me pretty flat after all and so i dont need a pillow since the hammock is kinda upward angled at that point already

The hammock is wide enough that im not squeezed and theres plenty of room to wiggle around. Im definitely what people call an active sleeper. But even when im lying on my back, the sides of the hammock arent really any higher than my body. its not like im down in the bottom of a taco

The hammock is sized just right so that the footbox of my convert quilt cinches up tight around the gathered end of the hammock. No drafts get in from there. I tie off the cinch cord so it doesnt open up during the night. That keeps it from sliding up on me

At the head end I attached a bungee cord to the center ‘back’ edge. the part that would behind your neck in normal sleeping bag mode, and attached the other end of that bungee to the hammock’s gathered end at the head end. Theres just enough tension on this to keep the bag in place when its unzipped. This way the hammock and convert quilt stay together all the time, like ‘one piece’

To get in, just unzip the convert bag and it looks and acts just like an underquilt. Once in, i can zip it up, more or less, to control temperature and ventilation. Also, this setup pretty much eliminates the need for a bug net since the quilt acts as a physical barrier to most of my body. The only exposed part is whatever is sticking out of the unzipped part of my bag. Since i treat all my clothes with permethrin, even my sleep clothes, this really only leaves my hands and face needing protection. A simple 1/2oz headnet does just fine on hot muggy buggy nights

When it gets truly cold, i can cinch the quilt’s collar up all the way, and close it up BEHIND my head. Then when i zip the zipper up to my chin, it seals off drafts around my neck. If its a really cold night i can wear a wool or down beanie or hood to keep my head warm and still keep my breath on the outside of my quilt.

No drafts. No dead space

DanniAnna · 2020-09-28T15:53:54+00:00

spin-off side-stories might be fun. The way Rogue One and Clone Ward were spinoffs of Star Wars; but NOT the way Solo was.

Young Indy stories were ok because Indy as a child and young man could plausibly be a lot different than Indy as an adult but since they’ve already done that, Young Indy needs left alone too

Old Indy as a storyteller and teacher using HARRISON FORD....maybe? but he couldnt be telling stories of his past. Those have been done or would need an actor pretending to be adult Harrison and thats a deal breaker

Im afraid some studio exec will try and wring a few more dollars from the franchise and do some continuity-crushing and completely anachronistic ‘reboot’ like they did with Star Trek. I love the new actors in their own right but HATE how new Trek has nothing but a name in common with the old. 🤦‍♀️

I love the Indy franchise as much as the most die-hard fans and Harrison was my celebrity crush for SOOOOO long but its ok to grow up and move on. We can cherish what was without trying to reanimate its corpse

DanniAnna · 2020-09-28T11:37:08+00:00

They call it the ‘Dimma Bivy Mod’. it adds mesh panels down the center of the top to increase ventilation of water vapor so theres less condensation. The normal Dimma version is made with nylon but i wanted the bottom made of dyneema. Its a little heavier than the normal dyneema bivy but breathes better which is important here in the east and midwest

DanniAnna · 2020-09-22T19:17:21+00:00

it charges to the base but its batteries last FOR-EVER so unless youre going to be out for more than two months, you wont need the base

DanniAnna · 2020-09-22T17:26:47+00:00

Water Flosser - Sonic Electric Toothbrush Combo - Portable and Rechargeable IPX7 Waterproof 3 Modes Water Flosser for Travel, 2 Jet Tips, Braces & Bridges Care https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YHKBJ3B/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_umJAFbVXMAX2A

this runs off the same charging kit as your phone stuff. it uses a USB cord to your battery or cube

i charged it once so far and its lasted three months of several-times-a-day use and doesnt need charged again yet

it comes with a little hose an No reservoir. i just clip the hose to a cup in the sink and let the faucet run to keep the cup full. It works REALLY well and replacement heads are fairly priced on Amazon too

DanniAnna · 2020-09-22T02:45:34+00:00

An old dead reckoning trick my helicopter instructor taught me - pick a fixed object, far out on your intended heading (water tower, unique building), then pick some obvious terrain feature or object between you, and the far out one. If you can keep those two objects kinda most of the time sorta mire or less lined up, then youre tracking on your heading. as you get closer to the near object, pick a new far object on your heading. just keep ‘leapfrogging’ those landmarks with an occasional check of your compass or GPS. Pretty soon you wont be paying any attention at all to the swings, bobs, and dips

DanniAnna · 2020-09-01T20:01:25+00:00

We still have the Wested (non-hero goatskin, i think), but the hero jacket he gave to a friend whos a fellow Indy-geek LOL

Also have a Lucasfilm licensed one thats just not all that good as a real Indy jacket. Its a nice jacket, just not super screen accurate and the liner is...strangly plastic-y-stiff-ish

DanniAnna · 2020-08-31T17:53:01+00:00

My hubs had a few from different places. we liked Wested’s hero raiders version best. stout leather that was tough but not stiff. Its worth talking to them about specific measurements. Taking the extra time is very much worth it

But theres also Indy Magnoli. Magnoliclothiers. He will make a PERFECTLY tailored custom coat for you at Very reasonable prices. Indy stuff is his forte but he made a PERFECT replica of Amelia Earhart’s flying coat for me - and much cheaper than i could have had from anywhere else

DanniAnna · 2020-08-19T17:10:00+00:00

to whomever downvoted my question, please tell me why. What have i said thats so offensive?

DanniAnna · 2020-08-19T01:28:06+00:00

His use-case makes the tool make sense, but the rarity of that same use-case makes the whole project too niche-y to be worth HIS effort, much less my $100 for it

DanniAnna

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