Originally Posted by
skskinner
Thanks for your feedback, guys. I think I will give the single layer a try with 1.9oz ripstop. I have to check my stash and see if there is enough left.
I have never seen a Claytor and don't know too much about them. What width would you recommend?
*Claytors are 9ft 9in long and 4feet wide
A few more questions on the end channels:
How wide do you make the channel? I'm guessing about 2"?
*2" is good with three to four added for stitching
How wide is the folded-back piece with all the lines of stitching? Is 6" about right? *Yes
What width webbing would you recommend for reinforcement? Is 1" sufficient? Any preference for a certain material (nylon, polyester)?
*Poly and I used 2", but 1 inch would be enough. Make sure you have a long enough piece installed to sew it within the stitching for the fold
Do you have to reinforce any area other than the very end of the opening?
*I only reinforced those and the ends of the zipper since I use a zipper slightly shorter than the hammock.
How long does the opening in the bug net need to be? I plan on using omnitape instead of a zipper. I hate zippers.
*7 or 8 feet is good. The Claytor zipper goes the full length of the hammock. By the way, when you get in and zip it, it actually pulls itself together with some force, so I don't know how well Velcro will work, though you can make it work I'm sure. I used a zipper from an old sleeping bag and took one of the closures off and put it on the other end so it would open both ways FROM the MIDDLE.
And finally: I converted to a structural ridgeline this weekend and like it so far. Will a structural ridgeline interfere with the netting on this type of hammock? Would it go inside the netting, and if so, how?
*The netting is attached to a point higher than the ends of the hammock for hanging the netting with shock cord, so the ridge line would have to go inside of it the netting. This will be a little difficult. You will need one for use with the bugnet, inside, and be able to remove it too, or at lease separate it in the center somewhere, or to make another one work when you turn the Claytor upside down to sleep on it when bugnet is not needed. That RL would be on the outside of the netting.