I find my homemade design(s) way more comfortable than my HH...guess I'm in the minority here.
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I find my homemade design(s) way more comfortable than my HH...guess I'm in the minority here.
I have definitely voided the warranty on my HH Explorer. I took it apart at both ends and ripped the stiching down one side, seperating the bug netting from the hammock body. The fabric is a rectangle. The ends are pretty much bunched up straight across. The unique shape comes from 3 things as far as I can tell. The main factor is the bug netting. It is what is cut into the asym parrallelogram shape. It forces the edges of the hamock to fold at the tie outs. The second thing is mentioned in another post in this thread. The way the corners are sewn together and overlapped with the bug netting at the ends before the ends are bunched. The third technique used to make the unique hang is the excellent folding/bunching method. It really gives a nice flat center portion and helps with getting rid of shoulder squeeze I think.
If you are going to remove the netting from a HH, leave the reinforced triangles at the tie out points. This might help it keep some of its shape.
Now lets see if I can put it back together. If not, I guess I will be forced to make my own HH clone. (which I am planning on trying anyway)
Don't worry. I will post the pics. I was just basically offering to host them! :)
Don't worry it won't get put back together for a while. I will work on trying to get some pics that can be of some use. It is quite a mess actually. I might as well completely disassemble it. That would be the best way. Maybe tomorrow I can get some pics up.