[at-l] Post Gathering questions

[askowronek at mindspring.com (Amy Skowronek)]

On Oct 13, 2005, at 5:09 PM, Jim Bullard wrote:

>
> The trick with any line is to have some thing to channel off water  
> *before* it gets to the hammock. Tie your dirty socks around the  
> line a few inches above each end. Water runs to the lowest point so  
> when it reaches a sock (or some other piece of material) that is  
> hanging down it will go there rather than continue to follow the  
> line to the hammock and you. If you use a second line for a fly you  
> may need 2 pair of dirty socks (not usually a problem for hikers).


Or leave a little piece of string hanging down.  It'll be nice and  
dual-purposey if you make it reflective string.  You could put a  
little snap on it and use it to hang laundry.

-amy