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No bother. I did a review on it, have a look for it and the link to where I bought it is on there. Cheapest price I could find

Thanks mate When I get a spare chance I'm going to weigh my kit and see how much I was carrying

I've not used it since that trip but I was very impressed, apart from the alterations I want to make Mine is the lighter green one one the right, nearest the hanging axe And the cider frying pan was a life saver :)

With great skill :) My sleeping bag packs down pretty small in a compression sack https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10200664795174289&l=8679dce626 I didn't take the tins or stove on the right, and obvs wore the clothes, The sleeping bag packs down to about 10" x 8" I want a 25/30L bag...

haha yep. I was meant to weigh my pack but not had a chance yet. I reckon about 6/7kg

Yeah, the password is above 'Hammock'

Are you lot able to access the pics?

Finally got some pics uploaded There's quite a few so I've popped them here - http://s951.photobucket.com/user/geordie_ben/library/First%20Hammocking The password is Hammock 3rd last pic shows the size his bag compared to mine... can you tell I was travelling light? :)

I decided to go for the Fiskars X10 £35 from B&Q Used it on Sunday night and very happy with it. Thanks for all your help and advice :)

Thanks mate I'd certainly recommend the Nomad for your first one. I doubt I'm going to buy another one, just tweak this one slightly

After being seduced into hammocking I went for the Highlander Nomad Hammock www.buysend.com/product/31866/highlander-nomad-hammock-olive-green-tarpoulin-ultra-fine-mosquito-net-travel/ Mine is actually a darker green than the one in the picture, I prefer my green to the one in the link...

After being seduced by my mates Hennessy Hammock I decided I wanted to give hammocking a go too I went for the Highlander Nomad, a 1/4 of the price of the HH, but still just as decent. I was like a kid at Christmas waiting for my hammy to arrive! My aim for the trip was to pack as light...

To stop midgies ;)

Yeah, ours were s%^&, but, it meant you had to be quite well skilled to get the desired effect, so I'm hoping a half decent axe is gonna blow my socks off haha

Defs not complicating matters with a knife! haha And cheers Stu, just need to have a go at sharpening.. never done it before. I've got a very old beaten up axe to try it on... I'll probably end up with something that resembles a metal and wooden cotton bud haha

I need the advice as although I've used them for years, they were only ever cheapos that Scouts couldn't break, I was never involved in the purchase of them so wouldn't know what to look for specifically, and I've been out of Scouting now for about 6 years and no doubt things have changed since...

What a small world. Nah, we're off to do some wild hammocking somewhere along Hadrians Wall.

I ended my Scouting days with 1st Seaton Sluice tho was always a 3rd Cramlington boy at heart

Oh, and I normally use a saw for cutting and an axe for splitting. the branches mentioned about is either limbing or chopping 1"ish branches

morning guys, Thanks for the replies. I probably should have mentioned I've had about 15 years experience using axes as I spent my life from the age of 6 onwards in Scouts. I've still got the skills at using everything from a hatchet upwards. but We never used anything smaller, nor anything...