Gear refresh 2026

[Alan]

Hey everyone, and welcome to a fresh year of hanging! I started 2026 by finally replacing my old ridgeline after it mysteriously frayed during storage. (I’m blaming squirrels until proven otherwise.)

What’s on your radar this year?

• New quilts or tarps
• Suspension experiments
• Problems you’re hoping to solve

Jump in and share what you’re tinkering with!

 

[LowTech]

Definitely going to be experimenting w/ the "One Line" suspension that I made to work out some bugs, and I need to replace my UQ as I've pretty much worn it out. How many can say that?!

 

[SaturdayNight87]

Definitely going to be experimenting w/ the "One Line" suspension that I made to work out some bugs, and I need to replace my UQ as I've pretty much worn it out. How many can say that?!

Are you thinking of replacing the UQ with something similar, or using this as an excuse to try a totally different setup?

 

[LowTech]

I'm going to get the same UQ w/ some customization so that I can have it even longer before wearing it out, a Simple Light Designs (SLD) Trailwinder. Having one of these spoiled me for other designs.