You are the Shamrock of the Hammock, and the Leprechaun of the Aileron ! Peace and good fortune to you and yours

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Sir you are inspired tonight)))) Thankee for that.

Man I was never a hammock person but how could one not enjoy shugs videos. After watching many any of them. I try an not miss any of them now. But seeing him enjoying the hammock as much as he does an coffee from the hammock ect with the tarp front raised being able to look out an relax. I definitely started buying hammock an tarp gear ect an had to give it a shot. Since than haven’t looked back to any tent. Unless it’s a big tent for the wife an kids. If if wasn’t for shug I doubt I would of even given hammock camping any shot

@shugemery

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing like that morning brew from the hammock.

This guy is literally one of my favorite people to watch. Your videos are as fun to watch as hammocks are. Thank you very much

@shugemery

3 жыл бұрын

Thankee Dave,

I'm a Noob's noob at the tarp and hammock game, thank you for sharing all your knowledge and entertaining at the same time! 🙂👍glad I found the channel.

@shugemery

4 жыл бұрын

Take it bit by bit and enjoy the process.

Hanging in my hammock under my new tarp with the last of today’s raindrops puttering down upon it from far atop this large oak tree. -Define Sublime 🥰

Un très grand merci ! Je regarde tes vidéos au fur et à mesure de mes sorties, pour améliorer mes méthodes, c'est agréable d'apprendre avec toi.

@shugemery

Ай бұрын

Merci and Whoooo Buddy))))

I have just found this stuff called Hammock and Tarp camping. Of all the people have been looking at ( 15 to 20 a night ) ( I need a life ) you have by far been the most informative. I look forward to buying and trying out my first hammock and tarp camping trip. Thanks for the GREAT vid.

@shugemery

9 жыл бұрын

Bucko Bob Whooooo Buddy and thanks feller.

Thank you! I too have the goggly eye challenge, I enjoy all you're postings. Thank you again.

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

I don't like having to always have the peepers but hey....at least we are kicking.

I think it would be cool if shug did some kind of bannock tutorial. I would love to see him do some good old campfire cooking. shug, ur the best, and you completely converted me to hammock camping. Thanks for your dedication in making these videos!

I lost it on GOOGLY LENSES 😂 such a major fan shug. I've been watching for years and you've really got me thru some tough times. Thanks for all the many adventures!

@shugemery

3 жыл бұрын

Yessir! Hopeful New Year to you!

Love the impression of Dutch, you got him to a tee...

@shugemery

5 жыл бұрын

He has his own style///// Thanks.

I'm really glad you clarified why you call the knot the Filipino package knot. It had me worried with no context.

@shugemery

5 жыл бұрын

Right-o.

Mucho Mahalo's, Shug for the Tarp refresher course. And it's always good to keep a few knots and have nots around, just because. Thank you, Sir for your time and remarkable energy!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you too.....

Shug, that 1st knot you tied is an Overhand on a Bight, when you feed it though the d ring and pull the free end through, that is the Lark's Head. I'm gonna have to get some of those tarp wasps, they are cool, and your daughter was astounding!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Yessir. So I have been told...:-)

I wish I had watched the Tarptorial videos a few days ago -- I'm leaving Thursday for a 10 day section hike on the AT and would have really loved to have the spectra no tangle guy line and wasps with me. Oh well, I'll order them when I return. Thanks for the good info (especially the tensioner w/ the shock cord!)

Those giant hoolahoops are my favorite! My daughter can’t get enough either but she’s 5 so she’s still attempting to learn! 🤘🏻

@shugemery

4 жыл бұрын

My daughter is a hooper.....kzread.info/dash/bejne/oKqhqrFxj9vLobA.html

@drugtalk101

4 жыл бұрын

shugemery That’s pretty cool! She it’s really good, my daughter is fine wanna watch this a lot! Lol thanks! That was uploaded the day after my 30th birthday! 🥳😁🙄

@drugtalk101

4 жыл бұрын

shugemery Is she the same daughter that makes your hats?

Hey shug, Me and some of my buddies are going to the newriver in west virginia . most of us are hammocking. Its gonna be awesome, we will be white water rafting, hiking, volleyball competitions and more. This will be for this whole week. Wish us luck and look up the new river. Thanks for the videos. I enjoy and learn from them!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Whoooooo Buddies))))))

Thanks Mr. Shug, enjoying the series!

Now having seen a couple Dutch videos it all makes perfect sense. Nailed the impersonation.

@shugemery

4 жыл бұрын

He has a style!

I'm sure I've posted it many times already, but I really like your vids Shug. Super informative with humor to lessen the stress of learning new information that can be confusing and intimidating for some. Woo Buddy!

@shugemery

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the good words.

Rigging tarps and such has such a . . . calming effect on me. Why is that Shug? First wasp I ever liked! Aerial has some serious DNA from her mommy and her daddy. What a talented and beautiful young lady! Got it from he mom I'll bet ;)

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Because tarps ate like Valium! Thanks from all of us.

In part 1, that was a Clove Hitch you used to secure your tensioners to the guy line. Your loop was made with an Overhand knot (if my rememberer is working correctly), then the Lark's Head secured the loop to the D-Ring. Great reviews of how to get it all done efficiently. Thanks for the vids Kemosabe.

@shugemery

5 жыл бұрын

It is a clove hitch it is.

Great stuff as always Shug, thanks for taking the time to share your humor, advice and experience! Your daughter has certainly gotten some talent from her parents.

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Well thanks feller.

LOVIN' the series so far! Thanks for taking the time to make these, mate!

2:15 on a Sunday morning and I'm watching a tutorial on tarps. :) There is something compelling about your videos that make them "must watch" videos. :) Please keep making them, Shug. Cheers from Oz.

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

I was watching control line videos at 2:15AM. Your in good company.

That solomans seal looks amazing shug.

@shugemery

8 жыл бұрын

Good plant.

Most excellent as always Shugrow ... and loved the "special" ending!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Yeah...had to get that in.

You do it the way I did it when I first started hammocking. Nowadays I don't use any knots or metal hardware other then stakes for my tarp/hammock. I also leave the Ridgeline on my tarp when storing it

@shugemery

5 жыл бұрын

So many ways to do it all. Do what suits your style~~~~

Timberline Hitch AKA Gaggleknot 😂 Great video, thanks for all the excellent info you post!

@shugemery

4 жыл бұрын

Gaggleknot....like that name!

U r very informative. Luv ur channel. Im 56 too.u look as good as i do.keep pushin on brother.

@shugemery

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks feller....I'm 60 now and feel pretty good.

Thanks for all the tips and tricks Shug! Some people have a hard time with tarps!Nice shot of your daughter spinning to!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

I do know folks that have some tarp troubles. It is it's own thing. Thanks on the daughter too.

just picked up the Ultimate Hang to read on the comp, will get a kindle someday. going to put together a digital library for outdoor reference. So when i get out there, i'll have some guidance to check on if need be. Thanks for doing these videos. They have really gotten me moving towards this. I never even knew of hammock being used like this before. Oh the urban sheltered mind…such woe. :P

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that.....makes it worthwhile.

Great instructional vid! I always pick up a lil something else I hadn't known before from your vids. Thanks, Shug!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

I love hearing that.

Thank you, Shug !! Happy New Year, to you and your family !! 😊

These videos are great! Very informative and funny! Nice one, Shug!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Thankee there.

You are such a character, would love to go on a hike and camp with you if I ever end up in your neck of the woods or you end up in mine 🤘

@shugemery

4 жыл бұрын

All I can do to get out with my my dear old friends these days.

+shugemery Shugemery, actually the knot you tied in the end of the dyneema to create the bight was a double overhand knot. When you put the loop thru the D-ring and pulled the tag end thru, that's a larkshead knot. Great vids, thanks for sharing your hammock camping info! Will be trying out a structural ridgeline due you your vid.

@outdoordauber

8 жыл бұрын

sorry...looks like I didn't read far enough thru the comments before posting my comment.

5 yrs later, and still a very useful video!

@shugemery

5 жыл бұрын

Good to hear!

I couldn't answer the first time because I was eating a taco. lol Great video! Really digging those wasps! Thank you Shug.. for the video.

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

I want a taco or two now.

@EatCarbs

10 жыл бұрын

You're always welcome at my taco bar >_o

I'm never using the word glasses again. From now on I wear googly lenses. Thank you for the biggest laugh I've had in a while! I never know what it's going to be for me, and today that was it!

@shugemery

7 жыл бұрын

Haaaa!

Yay! Great to see more hammock vids, Shug! As always, very informative. Thanks!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

I do thankee.

Good Information. Your Daughter takes after you another great performer. Thanks

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

I am so proud of her and we bond over performing.

Great tutorial. Great products from dutch, too. Now I'm off to the air-show to see some real planes - yeaaaahhh

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Whooooo Buddy))))

@ekhaat

10 жыл бұрын

Just got home from the air-show - that F-18 Hornet is a monster, the sound made my car shake :-)

Love your videos thank you for your time and information

@shugemery

5 жыл бұрын

Whooooo Buddy)))))

Great tutorial Shug, thanks!!! I enjoyed some of your model aircraft vids, but I'm a true fan of your hammock gadget clinics and your hammock hangouts. Salud!!!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

I love it all.......the plane videos are easier for sure!

Your hysterical. Love your videos. I even learn from them.

@shugemery

8 жыл бұрын

+Monica Jones Thankee. Hope you do learn something.

Shug just getting into hammocking and your videos are great, thank you!

@shugemery

4 жыл бұрын

Whoooooo Buddy...glad to hear that.

Awesome! Thanks shug, always a fountain of knowledge! Can't wait to try out tarp camping (haven't got a hammock setup yet but want to get some tarp practice in) keep it up buddy!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

I hope you'll love it.

May I say Sugar - may I call you Sugar? - that, without question or qualification, cavil or qualm, I find your videos (which I discovered just today) to be thoroughly entertaining, informative and really nice. How refreshing to find no reference to guns, the zombie apocalypse, prepping for the end of days, whopping great knife waving or the sundry looney-tune themes that are prevalent in the outdoorsy online video genre. Yes, I think it is a genre: OOVG. (I just made that up). Jolly good fun and intelligently presented. Well done my new sugary friend.

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Evan Carlin Haaaa...every day is survival to me. I appreciate your comment. You can call me Sugar for sure.

I tried all sorts of knots but about two years ago I discovered the Nite Ize Cam Jam. Tie a permanent loop knot on one end, then simply thread the line through the hole, pull through the cam and you are done. To tighten it, pull and seat the line in the cam. To loosen it pull it out of the cam. Done. They weigh almost nothing. They work for ridge lines and tie outs.

@shugemery

7 жыл бұрын

I have eyeballed those.

Your backyard seems like a happy place....

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

I t is the hillbilly Disneyland!

Thanks Shug, you are the King of Knots too

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

I only do the knots I do. Like 5.

I'm headed out to a local park today to practice setting up my Hennessy Safari Asym Zip with Hex Fly Tarp. That way I know how to set it up next week when I'll be out on a 3 day camping trip! :) I bought sixteen Cam Jam's (8 large and 8 small) so I can quickly setup the Rain Fly separately from the hammock. For the hammock I'm using four climbing rings with two climbing grade carabiners to setup and adjust the hammock quickly. I think I'll take along my camera and record how quickly it sets up for the first time hammock camping noob!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Good for you. Best to practice before the trip for sure. Have a good time.

Noice one Shuggy, think I will stick with the knots thanks, clever bits of being though

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

There are many choices. Can't beat a good knot but not all can do knots.

this helped me a lot man. glad i found your channel

@shugemery

7 жыл бұрын

Yessir and Whoooooo Buddy))))

I have used a relatively simple tensioning knot for many years that is easily adjustable. I do not know what its called. I have seen a variation of it demonstrated on a "knots lore" youtube channel. I always referred to it as the "Boy Scout slip tension knot". It works with almost all cordage & I have used it on insulated copper wire in an emergency.

Very good info Thanks Shug

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Glad you got something out of it. Thankee.

Howdy Shug. Have you ever made a video showing how to seal the pullouts on the sides of the tarp so rain can’t get in by way of the threads that hold them on ? You may have but I haven’t found it. Stay healthy now, ya hear.

@shugemery

4 жыл бұрын

I haven't. Many videos on You Tube on how to seam seal though.

Magandang gabi! Bahala na! LOL! You are hilarious shug!

@shugemery

6 жыл бұрын

Salamat!

Uncle Shug does it again !!

@shugemery

5 жыл бұрын

Hey neph.....

Not sure if you’d want to do it, but what about a video on how to help the first time Backpacker set up a hardware store poly-tarp for a test night?

@shugemery

4 жыл бұрын

I can only send this....kzread.info/dash/bejne/i4p-usuYYbnHd8o.html

13:12 a lucky bug there! I heard that if you kill a bug Dutch is gonna put a malediction on ya ;)

@shugemery

5 жыл бұрын

He is a cockroach wanna-be.

NO!! Part 3 comming??? How could there possibly be more information?? Parts 1 & 2 REALLY are very informative. Thanks Shug (in the first person) for the vids.

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Yes...and maybe a part four! So much to tarps.

Hey shug, me and the kids love your vids, loving all the wrapping and looping and knotting and all that stuff. Since someone showed me the farrimond hitch i use it for pretty much everything, one pull and it disappears :) have you ever used it ?

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Tac Blades I'll have to look into it.

I see talent runs in your family =) Great how-to/video Shug, Thanks

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

She works at it. I lolly-gag at it. Thankee.

Good stuff!

@shugemery

6 жыл бұрын

Whoooooo Buddy)))))

Saving my penny's for one of those tarps! I like the one that came with my Hennessy Survivor asym but I want something larger with doors while still being light weight. Have you ever been to Wilson's creek and the falls? Its a nice spot during the quiet months

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

They are soooo lightweight. I have never been to Wilsons.

How about some advice on staking on rocky soil or pure rock. I went camping in Makoshika state park last year on my way to Custer National Forest. They had a few pines to hang from but you could not fund a good way to stake. I ended up using the largest logs or rocks I could find. Any other ideas?

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

No...you got it. On rocky terrain...use rocks and logs and such. That is what I do.

Oh crap, I answered you..... Lucky that no one was home to hear me talking to the computer.

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Haaa...i love that. you are not alone.

Shug, have you seen the Nube' hammock? I'd like to see that in review. Great videos.

Great video was wondering what type and size guyline you’re using

@shugemery

2 жыл бұрын

What I use in this video is not available anymore but I use this a lot and like it. www.warbonnetoutdoors.com/product/tarp-guyline-yellow/

@stevestory8483

2 жыл бұрын

@@shugemery thanks

Great Video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Thankee.

I been using that double slippery half hitch by instinct and a clip on other end

@shugemery

4 жыл бұрын

That too will work real well. Do what you do!

salamat shug for the filipino packet knot!! ah.. bahala na! always enjoy! mike

@michaelkahl8619

8 жыл бұрын

p.s. good tagalog!:-)

@shugemery

8 жыл бұрын

+michael kahl Salamet.

ahhhhh dad. I love those ring things

@shugemery

3 жыл бұрын

Ring a Ding Sis~~

Yes we are! Thank You!

Your daughter is awesome. I was curious how she managed that.

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

She practices daily.

@daviderlewine2717

10 жыл бұрын

***** must say. Some talent bro.

@MrClean417

10 жыл бұрын

***** How is she counter clockwise, you know, as us CL pilots like to say, inverted. Always heard skaters and spinners and the like always have a preferred direction of spin. True? Or ambidextrous, errr, spinerous.

very helpful, good to see you!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks and thanks.

Now riding the hoop like that sure looks fun.

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

She is a spinner!

Thanks for taking pity on us grounders because a lot of your tarp setup stuff will work for us. Thinking of going to a tarp plus bivy instead of my SMD Trekker, just for variety you know. Then I could look under the tarp and see Bigfoot's big hairy legs walking around my camp at night. Your daughter has Ginger Genes, make a good name for a rock group.

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Now that is good camping! She did get those genes for sure. She is a pro knitter too....

that Dutch is scary smart that's for sure! all secure in sector Z :)

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Yes he is a savant.

Great stuff Shug. I was wondering what do you prefer, winter or summer camping? Stay cool Man!!!!!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Winter and Fall camping for sure.

hi Shug, I was wonder where you got your dyneema guyline from. I am just starting in hammocks and find your videos fun to watch. thanks for the help

@shugemery

7 жыл бұрын

You can get it here.....dutchwaregear.com/myg/rolled-goods/rope/spliceable.html

Wow! You have every right to be a proud papa Shug :) Question: Do your neighbors ever pear over your fence to see your latest videography? LOL

@shugemery

7 жыл бұрын

They have become used to it. Nary a glance.

PS I like DD very waterproof....huge tarp with several configurations ....I think there is a sasquatch in my back yard...

So Shug you have completely changed your tune on rigging tarps since your famous vids a few yrs back. Which is fine. Anyway, what is the size of tarp you recommend for say winter and then the other seasons? Thanks!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

More or less....always evolving. Winter...just good to have doors and longer sides.

When you tie your "slippery half hitch" knot, it has been drilled in my head to never use the rope line leading to your tarp as it may slip. Always use the knot end (part) around tree. For tarps, this would be okay, I'm sure, but for a hammock, last thing I want is knot coming undone. I've seen it happen. Clarify if I am correct or doing it backwards.

@shugemery

3 жыл бұрын

I'd be wary of a slipper half-hitch holding up your hammock with you in the hammock. Better to use the Beckett hitch. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aXx80MWxoMK5pg.html

@deannadavis2426

3 жыл бұрын

@@shugemery Thank you so much. Will check it out. I actually LOVE using my Superior Hammock Straps. But because hardware may fail, it's good to be ready for a situation that may never happen, than to have a situation happen and not be prepared. ---DAMHIK (Don't Ask Me How I Know)

Shug, I noticed your use of the WASP on the ridge line with AND without the Prusik knot. Which works best, or when might you use the prusik with the WASP? The WASP 'tail' DOES hold well, yes?

@shugemery

2 жыл бұрын

I mainly use them on a prussic these days. They do hold well. I like 'em.

@jlhgrace8284

2 жыл бұрын

@@shugemery Thanks

Shug, your daughter is good on that ring !! As always great video and info, on your ridge line approximately how many feet of line do you use from the corner of the tarp to the tree ? And how many feet of line from the side of the tarp and do you use any shock cord in your tarp set up ? Just wondering...... thank you !

@shugemery

6 жыл бұрын

15 feet each side on ridgleline. 4 feet on corners though I lenthgen it for porch mode. Only shock cord is on the tarp tensioners.

Hey Shug, could those doors on the HG cuben tarp create a vestibule when set up on the ground? Cheers

@shugemery

6 жыл бұрын

Clay Platt Should work ok but may have a gap depending on wide you spread the tarp.

Magandang gabi!

@shugemery

4 ай бұрын

Salamat~~

Hey bro I thought I was ghetto but now I'm seeing how you set that puppy up I'm proud to say as for the time being I'm sleeping under a tarp on a hammock. I may not have that high tight string. I'm using surveyor string. But hey it works. Do you think that if the cord be long enough for your hammock and you managed to set up the pegs in the right place. Finally the tarps right. You could not only sleep under but make the tarp like a put tent? I like a light sturdy set up. Thoughts?

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

I reckon it would work....The thing is the pitch possibilities are endless...more or less.

@daviderlewine2717

10 жыл бұрын

***** to sound off that rig you got is awesome. Bugs and that string. Not bank line.

Shug if you are in Denver we need to get together and do some tarp teachin 101. we need to get you a TV show like better than Wayne's World was. hahahaha

@shugemery

7 жыл бұрын

I just want to nap under my tarp.

Shug, did you reference Linville Gorge? I was deep in it just 3 nights ago.

@shugemery

9 жыл бұрын

+Walter Harrill Oh yes I did.....kzread.info/head/PLahaAdtfX9ZKg-yWP1jm-lIoauJ4p6uNt

Love your videos, very informative. Got a question...How do you attach the guylines to the tarp and to the stakes? girth hitch to tarp and clove hitch to stakes?

@shugemery

5 жыл бұрын

larkshead to tarp and marlinspike to stake. That is what I do.

@rossghiotto9236

5 жыл бұрын

shugemery do you find there’s not much of a need to have a way to adjust the guylines after they are staked?

@shugemery

5 жыл бұрын

I just retie the marlinspike. Or the method I use in winter is a real good way.....kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJx5qc-Mf8WzhcY.html

@shugemery

5 жыл бұрын

or I just re-plant the stake sometimes.

@rossghiotto9236

5 жыл бұрын

You da man thank you

Ratings disabled? No worries. I LIKE!!!!!

@windsunh2o

10 жыл бұрын

Shug always disables ratings in his vids. Everyone knows that if he enabled them, though, they would always be 99%+ liked.

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

David Taylor I do. I get rated on my job. Here I don't want it.

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

Thankee.

Shug, how are you rigging your lines around the tops/handles of your trekking poles when you're setting up on the ground? Clove hitch?

@shugemery

9 жыл бұрын

More or less....I just wrap it around the handle A couple of times.

@MattHolley27

9 жыл бұрын

***** Cheers! Thanks for all your work mate

that word BAHALA NA makes us good survivor in any kind of harsh environment......hahaha

@shugemery

6 жыл бұрын

"Come what may"....take care over there! Salamut.

Sorry to ask very obvious question. Still waiting my first hammock to arrive and trying learn and understand this stuff. What is the name of the rope/cord at 10:02 the orange one. Thickness and could use to have a link where to order it. Thanks anyone whos answers

@shugemery

5 жыл бұрын

There are links below video. But...Spectra No-Tangle Guyline is the orange line. Not sure he still carries it.....www.tttrailgear.com/spectra-no... This is good line.....www.warbonnetoutdoors.com/product/tarp-guyline-yellow/

Shug do you have a DD XL tarp? Could you please demonstrate it for me. Thanks. Tell Ariel I say hello!

@shugemery

10 жыл бұрын

I don't have one but a tarp is a tarp. Best to get out and pitch and practice.

@neo57611

10 жыл бұрын

Copy that! But more fun watching you lol an Arial. You guys seem to make my day an nights go quicker I will be down at the river fishing these next two days got my tarp pitched in back yard an will be sleeping in my hammock hoping for a big foot encounter lol love you guys see you soon.