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HYOH Podcast - Hang Your Own Hang!


    • Apr 4, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 81 – Hammock Hangers Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 84:34


    Show Notes: Hammock Hangers Podcast Website Facebook Apple Podcasts YouTube Instagram Contact me at heyduff@gmail.com

    Episode 80 – Round Table

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 108:44


    In picture, left to right: Barry (Fire and Ice), Anne-Marie (Autumn Outdoors), Kristen & Calvin (Yobo Gear) and on top, Barry, aka Cajun Show Notes: YoboGear website youtube instagram facebook kristen@yobogear.com (email) Autumn Outdoor Gear website youtube facebook Fire and Ice Outdoors website youtube facebook Extra: Chef Corso (on trail recipes and cooking) youtube

    Episode 79 – Calvin Fenton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 63:16


    Episode 78 – Zee Traveler

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2022 57:57


    Episode 77 – Barry Van Meter

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 52:23


    Donate to HYOH:– One Time Donation (paypal)

    Episode 76 – Sean Curtis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 100:15


    Episode 75 – Jonathan Coupal

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 94:37


    This month, the podcast's original host, but this time as a guest! Enjoy!! Links:– Wonderland Trail (website)– Visit Rainier (website)– Mount Rainier Map (website)

    Episode 74 – Alisha McDarris

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2021 69:53


    Links:– Terradrift.com (website)– Terradrift (instagram)– Terradrift (youtube)– Terradrift (facebook)– Terradrift (twitter)

    Episode 73 – Shannon Harris, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 59:34


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    Episode 72 – Shannon Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 56:18


    Warning: brief adult language, listener discretion advised.

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    Episode 71 – Greg Baldwin Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 88:10


    Presidential Traverse, part 2 Shownotes:– Heros Rebellion (website)– Presidential Traverse (website)

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    Episode 70 – Presidential Traverse, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 15:34


    This month, part one of my Presidential Traverse story…and next month, the rest of the story!

    Episode 69 – Eric Bilbrough, continued…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 78:24


    Episode 68 – Eric Bilbrough

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 55:33


    This month, Eric Bilbrough, a great guy from Missouri with many adventures and stories to go with…enjoy! Shownotes:Gambler 500 (website)

    Episode 67 – Martin Lien

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 74:35


    This month, Martin Lien, a long haul trucker from Minnesota, new hammock hanger with a lot of stories to tell! Great chat, enjoy! Shownotes:Marty’s Ramblings (youtube)

    Episode 66 – Paul Collins

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 45:11


    This month, Paul Collins, AT thru-hiker, HangCon staffer, and host of one of the largest hammock focused Facebook groups! Great chat, enjoy! Shownotes:Hiking with Skunkape (instagram)Hiking with Skunkape (facebook) Hammock Hangers Flea Market (facebook) Hangcon (website)Hangcon (facebook)Hangcon (instagram)

    Episode 65 – Devon Cloud

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 72:28


    This month, Devon Cloud, admin of the Hammock Forums group on Facebook with over 26,000 members. Great chat, enjoy! Shownotes:Hammock Forums Group (facebook)Hammock Forums Announcements (facebook)(note: announcement section has raffle information!) Raffle Donating Vendors:A.R.C. Outfitters (facebook) (website)Autumn Ultralight (facebook) (website)Cedar Ridge Outdoors (facebook) (website)DutchWare Gear (facebook) (website)Fugal Innovations (facebook) (website)R&R Hammocks (facebook) (website)Ridge Outdoor Gear […]

    Episode 64 – My Beginnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 18:57


    This month, just me, talking about how I got started hammocking. Enjoy!

    Episode 63 – Barry Garibaldi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 67:17


    This month, a nice chat with the Cajun hanger, Barry Garibaldi. Enjoy! Shownotes:– Autumn Ultralight (website)– TrailHeadz (website)– Sierra Madre (website)– Tensa Outdoors (website)

    Episode 62 – AJ Glenn

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 83:13


    This month, a nice long chat with AJ Glenn, head person for HangCon. Enjoy! Shownotes:– HangCon Homepage (website)– HangCon Event Page (facebook)– Autumn Ultralight (website)– Townsend Hammocks (website)– Nama Gear (website)

    Episode 61 – A Wisconsin Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2020 14:19


    This month is a little different, no guest. Booking guests doesn’t always go as I hope or plan, so this month, I tell a little story of how I met these guys, my friends in Wisconsin. Enjoy!

    Episode 60 – Dan McNeil

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 63:27


    This month, a great chat with Dan McNeil, the owner of MCN Hammocks. Enjoy! Shownotes:– MCN Hammocks (website)– MCN Hammocks (facebook) – Trip Smith’s RockaDock (website)– Beth’s Lathe Work (facebook) – Clew Suspension (website)– Jellyfish Clew Suspension (youtube)

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    Episode 59 – Anne Marie Akers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 48:45


    This month, a great chat with Anne Marie Akers, the owner of Autumn Ultralight. Enjoy! Shownotes:– Autumn Ultralight (website)– Autumn Ultralight (facebook)

    Episode 58 – Jacob Campbell and Andrew Gardner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 61:46


    This month, a chat with Jacob and Andrew from Opeongo and their all new Aerial A1. Enjoy! Shownotes:– Opeongo Camp (website)– Opeongo Camp (facebook)– Aerial A1 (kickstarter)– Salus Marine (website)– Salus Marine (facebook)– Art of the Kickstart #309 (podcast)– Polar Pen (website)– Polar Pen (kickstart)– MSR Hubba Hubba Tent (website)

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    Episode 57 – Adam Lemon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2020


    This month, a chat with Adam Lemon from Battle Horse Knives. Enjoy! Shownotes:– Battle Horse Knives (website)– Battle Horse Knives (facebook)– Battle Horse Knives Round Table (facebook group)

    Episode 56 – Derek Tillotson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020


    This month I chat with Derek Tillotson from Haven Tents. Enjoy! Shownotes:– Haven Tents [website]– Haven Tents [facebook]– Haven Tent Adventure [youtube] News Stories mentioned in the podcast:– ABC News [website]– KSL News [website]

    Episode 55 – Chris Gerken

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020


    This month, a chat with one of the editors of Gear Report, Chris Gerken. Enjoy! Shownotes:– Gear Report (website) – TarHeel State Hangers (facebook group)

    Episode 54 – Karen and John Rammel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020


    This month, Chris chats with the owners of Trailheadz Hammocks, Karen and John Rammel. Enjoy! Shownotes:– Trailheadz Hammocks (company)

    Episode 53 – Jason Flowers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 35:48


    This month, Chris chats with the owner of Walhalla Hammocks in South Carolina. Enjoy! Shownotes: – Walhalla Hammocks (company)

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    Episode 52 - Chat with Avery Flynn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 60:14


    This month, Chris chats with Avery Flynn. Avery owns Outdoorsman Outfitters, a hammock gear company in Georgia. Enjoy! Shownotes: – Lake Lanier, Georgia (location)– Outdoorsmans Outfitters (company)

    Episode 51 – BK Noonan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 111:27


    This month, Chris goes winter camping with BK Noonan on a cold night in the White Mountains of New Hampshire where they talk by the fire on a wide variety of topics including hiking and winter camping. Followed up by a chat with Gresh about what it takes to find good deal on gear and […]

    Episode 50 – Meet the New Hosts!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 56:37


    In this episode, Jonathan and Mark say hello and introduce the new hosts, Chris Duffy and Todd Quest. After that, Jonathan and Mark interview the new hosts and then Chris and Todd turn the tables around and interview Jonathan and Mark. The topics are wide ranging and it is a fun way to transition to […]

    Episode 49 – Just do it!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 126:39


    In this episode, Jonathan and Mark get a chance to talk to a bunch of folks who have experience managing group hangs in their region. A big thanks to Addam Wesneski, Stacy Adams, Kristal Bentley, and Juan Quinones, all of whom were a great help to learn the ins and outs of doing a great […]

    Episode 48 – Better Than Expected

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 72:29


    In this episode, Jonathan and Mark go for a drive to do an onsite chat with Rick Towle (attroll), founder and operator of the Hammock Forums and Whiteblaze online forums. After chatting about building an online community and the changes that have occurred in the past few years, we finish off the conversation by chatting […]

    Episode 47 – Second Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 60:57


    In this episode, Jonathan and Mark take a vacation from interviewing hammock hangers and instead revisit some of the gear from previous episodes as well as some of the stuff they always bring and some stuff they probably won’t bring again. Show Notes: The kickstarter for the Shel was at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1848332970/the-shel-the-ultralight-hammock-shelter-for-all-se and you can see […]

    Episode 46 – It’s Not About the Weight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2019 88:39


    In this episode, Jonathan and Mark chat with another hiking dad, Tim Watson, who spends his time documenting his experiences hiking and cycling on YouTube when he’s not spending time with his family. After some friendly banter about not using an underquilt (spoiler alert), there is some interesting discussion about Tim’s gear and then his […]

    Episode 45 – Don’t Wait

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 77:43


    In this post, Jonathan and Mark interview Frozen, a backpacker and popular vlogger currently hiking the AT. We chat with Frozen about some of his experiences planning for a long hike, along with some of the things that have happened to him along the way (hint: don’t put a tent in a lean-to). We finish […]

    Episode 44 – Cool Hanging

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 78:07


    In this episode, Mark and Jonathan interview James Jackson from Little Shop of Hammocks. We chat with James about his experience camping and in the outdoors, then discuss some of the challenges and opportunities of being a hammock and quilt supplier in Canada. James shares some great ideas about where to go camping in Canada, […]

    Episode 43 – Going Underground

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 87:34


    In this episode, Mark and Jonathan interview Paul and Missy McWalters from UGQ Outdoor. We start by chatting with Paul and Missy about how they started their family business in Paul’s underground apartment, and then chat about the challenges of working in a family business. We get into a chat about materials and testing, and […]

    Episode 42 – Walk With Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 127:13


    In this episode, Jonathan and Mark have an amazing (and surprisingly long) chat with Rhys Hora, a class of ’17 AT Thru-hiker and contributor at the online hiking blogging magazine The Trek. We discuss his experiences from his first dose of reality and amazing sights on the trail to his love of his hammocks and […]

    Episode 41 – Featuring Inside the Outside

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 83:36


    In this episode, Jonathan and Mark share their experience as guests on another excellent podcast, Inside the Outside. Hosted by Gary and Christy Kirk, the weekly podcast is a couple’s perspective on being in the outdoors, learning about hiking and backpacking with some informational episodes scattered into a number of interview episodes. If you’re into […]

    Episode 40 – Make What You Want

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2019 82:06


    This month, Jonathan and Mark chat it out with Lance Smith of the Outlan Channel, a YouTube channel and blog. Lance is an active vlogger, documenting his trips and activities hammock camping with friends and family. He also discusses using this platform for education, and speaks out strongly against lightweight “gear shaming”. After that, everyone […]

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    Episode 39 – Making Reservations

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 70:43


    This month, Jonathan and Mark chat it out with Chris Haramoto, director of the East Canyon State Park. The East Canyon State Park has embraced hammock camping by installing official hammock camping sites. Jonathan and Mark discuss this with Chris, and then learn a thing or two about how to talk with administration for the […]

    Episode 38 – Solo Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2018 70:48


    This month, Jonathan and Mark chat it out with Wes Johnson from Lawson Hammock and discuss his progress from student to sole proprietor of Lawson Hammock. We have a conversation about the process of developing the Blue Ridge Hammock, a hybrid hammock/bivy product for the outdoors industry, and how outsourcing most of his business activities […]

    Episode 37 – Surprise!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2018 51:11


    This month we have a surprise for you! Jonathan and Mark took a month off and you get a pair of special guest hosts! Gresh and Spiguyver interview Eric Johnson, inventor of the Hangtime Hook, an accessory used for hanging your smartphone or other device from a hammock ridgeline. They talked about the product and […]

    Episode 36 – Drink the Kool-Aid

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2018 82:18


    This month Mark and Jonathan chat it up early in the morning (for them) with Jonas Haug, Steiner Bukve Witsø, and Didrik Abrahamsen from Amok Equipment in Norway. We chat with them about their experience bringing such a unique product online and how they develop it. After that, they discuss some of their experience camping and […]

    Episode 35 – DIY

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2018 69:04


    This month Jonathan and Mark have a conversation with kitsapcowboy and jellyfish from the forums, chatting about their experiences making gear and how they see the industry changing. After this, Mark puts up his hammock in the woods, and he chats with Jonathan about the process and how much “fiddling” goes into setting up a […]

    Episode 34 – Time to Get Moving!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018 55:14


    This month Jonathan and Mark get to talk with John and Cathy Pennell, an adventuring husband and wife team who have chosen to start adventuring together later in life, showing us that it’s never too late to have some fun in the outdoors and get healthy while doing it. We have a great conversation about […]

    Episode 33 – Finally!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 99:26


    This month, Jonathan and Mark invite Derek Hansen back to the podcast, having an extra-long discussion about the re-release of his compendium about hammock camping, “The Ultimate Hang”, as well as the history of hammock camping, DIY’ing hammocks and hammock gear, as well as his updated app for Android and IOS. Before we finish, we […]

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    Episode 32 – Tensa? I’m Relaxing In My Hammock!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 95:06


    This month, Mark and Jonathan get a rare chance – we begin our interview Cheryl Mitchell from TiggzCraftWorkz, who developed a combination hiking pole and hammock stand called the “NoGround” system, and then we continue to interview both her and her new partner, Todd Fahrner. Cheryl and Todd have started up a company, Tensa Outdoor, […]

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    Episode 31 – When wouldn’t you?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 61:05


    This month, Mark and Jonathan get a rare opportunity – we chatted with competitors Alex Gash from Sheltowee Hammocks and Jeremy Puskas from Bonefire Gear at the same time. While competitors, Jeremy and Alex are good friends and shared a lot about their experience in business, and the special considerations about insulated hammocks, their advantages […]

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