I just finished a week hike in the Arkansas Ozarks and it was great. I've never tried so much new gear on a trip and it worked perfectly. Deonne had never slept in a hammock before and she loved it. New bottom & top quilts and I was warm to 30 degrees. Dehydrated all my food and it tasted better than expected. 2 brand new packs which had never been tried and they were very comfortable. Gravity water filter used for water for the first time.
Weather was great 50 - 60 during the day.

Nice. I had a great time too on the Missouri Ozark Trail. First night there was a thunderstorm. Found a great spot right on the Current River. Next day was overcast and drippy, but the rest of the week was great. Glad to hear your trip went well.

You must have started on Sunday. We had the same thunderstorm.

quote talusman: "I just finished a week hike in the Arkansas Ozarks and it was great. I've never tried so much new gear on a trip and it worked perfectly. Deonne had never slept in a hammock before and she loved it. New bottom & top quilts and I was warm to 30 degrees. Dehydrated all my food and it tasted better than expected. 2 brand new packs which had never been tried and they were very comfortable. Gravity water filter used for water for the first time.
Weather was great 50 - 60 during the day. "

Thanks for posting. What hammocks did you guys use? What quilts?

I bought two sets so we each had Hennesey hammocks, Stormcrow underquilts, and Golite top quilts.