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Hi,
I have been a (Happy) member here since 03-02-2007, have posted 64 times and have 15 photos in my gallery. My last sign-in was on 12-29-2010. I try and sign-in whenever I visit but may not...
Hi,
The guy was 6 foot tall and weighed 260 pounds.
Hi gnome,
I like the ideas you used for your Cuben Bridge Hammock.
I would like to use some of your ideas but only if you say it is OK. I don't want to get jumped on later for not asking.
I...
Hi,
Are you going to do a hike with your "below 5 pounds" gear list. I think something like going from Springer to Fontana Dam on the AT or BMT would conform your light gear list.
If you plan...
Hi Alan,
Do you plan another "hang" anytime soon?
I am just down the road a bit and would try to attend.
Nice set of pictures and SFA SP looks nice.
Hi David,
Thanks for your comments.
The orange cord is something from "Yale Cordage" called Pulse. It is 1/16" with 275 brake strength. The Pulse is out of production. Yale has a cord that I...
Hi Jeff,
Thanks for looking.
I have several big Tarps that I can use. I also have Cuben Fiber that I bought just for a new and larger Tarp.
If you look close at the end of the hammock you...
I have had two of the old Army Jungle Hammocks since about 1968. I used one of them a lot for a few years and really like sleeping in it. I used a stick or something as a spreader bar and would lay...
Hi Grizz,
Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply.
I am new to this type of gear for a Hammock and your reply is just the kind of comment I was hoping for.
I agree that a covering with a...
Back in January this year I posted a few pictures of one way I could keep my backside warm hanging in cold weather.
I think I am now ready to make a "sock" or "travel pod" or what ever they are...
Hi TeeDee,
Sorry if I sounded well, however it sounded. I hear a lot about how Cuben is this and that when almost any material we use isn't really much stronger if any.
I use Cuben first and...
Hi,
I guess I could have made the "Shelter" statement a bit clearer. They are nice when the weather gets really bad or everything you are carrying is wet.
I don't think it takes as much to...
Hi,
I may get blasted for saying this but if you really want / need to "get away" in January you might think about using the Shelter System until the weather matches your hammock setup.
If the...
I did make a typing mistake. The ends of my rope was also taped. I removed the tape and it weighs 2.25 grams per foot.
My big steel and other material Van punctures pretty easy so what is your...
When their was a lot of talk about "Amsteel Blue" cord I called the company and asked about it. They didn't have any in Blue but did have 1/8" in Light Gray. I bought a bunch.
When I weighed a...
Hi Diamond D, interesting name, I have a cat named Diamond. I thought it was a girl and when I took it to be fixed they told me it was a boy. Didn't see any reason to change its name. It is a very...
Hi Lyndon,
I have made and used a Cuben Hammock. You can find the thread at this link here on this site:
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=693
Check out the link and if...
I may be able to do some hiking toward the end of April so I am finishing up all my gear projects. I had never gotten around to making a set of tree huggers for my Cuben Hammock. I have some very...
Hi,
Lots of good information but.
I am making a set of tree huggers. I have a big tree in my backyard that is one end of my Hammock Hanging spot. I need a tree hugger a total length of near...
Do you want a 17 year old on your friends list, I don't. If they have a question of me, ask it in the open forum format.
Something has worked as the request is now gone.
If someone helped me -...
I can't seem to be able to reject this request.
I click "reject" but nothing happens.
I have tried several times but no luck. I have tried with both Safari and Fire Fox.
Thanks
I just got off the phone with Quest. They have a few yards of the 54" - 0.33 ounce per sq yard Cuben but will be getting a new shipment in a week or 2 or 3. Cuben Fiber has sent them an invoice and...
You could go here and see a thread about the Cuben Sleeping Bag:
http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/xdpy/forum_thread/5855/index.htm
As for the 54" 0.33 ounce Cuben Fiber...
I used the lightest Cuben for my Tarp - 0.33 ounce, more or less - but may use the 54" wide Cuben and that is 0.44 ounces per sq yard, more or less, on my new one.
I have had no condensation...
I am working on a way to extend the use of my Cuben Fiber Hammock down to a low temperature such as 20 or so F.
I have always used a sleeping pad or my Stephensons Warmlight Down Air Mattress...
Hi,
I think you did a really great job with your "Down Sleeves". I really like Down and I don't much worry about getting my Down stuff wet. I just work a lot faster using a syntetic insulation.
...
There is a slight chance I might be at or near Springer Mtn sometime the first of January. Having the right gear does make for a nicer time in cold weather. The key for me is clothing that has a...
When used for your arms the lower elastic cord goes under the opposite arm and the upper cord goes around your neck. The elastic cord has small cord locks them on so you can tighten them to fit. ...
It is even cold here in sunny south Texas.
We have had some overnight lows down to 30 (F) degrees. Just right to do some backyard testing for ways to stay warm in my hammock.
I know you...
Back in January of 2007 I made a pair of what I called "Insulated Chaps - Arms or Legs". You can read about them and see a set of pictures that show how I made mine at this link:
...
I don't really care what is being said about "the start" of my Bridge Style Hammock in Cuben Fiber.
I think I said that I was slowly testing what I might be able to do with Cuben.
I have only...
Hi,
Everything is still the same -
http://ultraliteskunkworks.blogspot.com/
I have a problem myself at times.
The link should take you to the last entry.
"Your pictured hammock may be comfortable and you may like to use it, but it is simply NOT a Bridge Hammock. Sorry about that."
Thank you I am sure.
All future comments I may have on my testing...
I originally posted this on the "Bridge Hammock" thread. I was trying to understand the concept of the Bridge Hammock and see if one could be made out of Cuben Fiber. I asked a lot of questions and...
Super Ultra Light (SUL) Cuben Bridge Hammock - Sort Of - Pt 1
My first idea is to tie two knots on one end of the Cuben Fiber. This would save the weight of the edge cord and save me sewing a...
Hi,
My Cuben Hammock is the Ed Speer, one knot on each end and the tree cord tied inside the knot, type.
It is made of one of the light Cuben Fibers and has held up fine with me in it.
I...
TeeDee,
Thanks for all the additional information.
Cuben Fiber is some amazing stuff. For most gear I don't see how any other material would make the same item lighter.
For...
TeeDee,
I keep following this thread but have a very hard time trying to visualize what you are doing.
Have you taken any pictures that you can post or post a link to?
I have some 0.44...
I have just re-read you article for the second time.
I will try and make just the Basic Bridge Hammock and see how that works out and how I like it to sleep in. I will go with the 80" length.
...
I went back and read your How To and then made a pdf of it.
I might be able to deal with your instructions. You list 72 inches in your attachment, will that work if I am 72 inch tall?
The...
Jeff,
I just finished reading the 8 part "How To" make a Bridge Hammock. "Tee Dee" did a very nice job of showing how to make one of them.
I could never get through all the pages of...
Hi Jeff,
Cuben has at least 40 different product numbers for their Cuben Fiber on a current price list I have. I am sure many of them are heavy duty enough to work for a bridge hammock.
You...
Jeff,
The Hammock is 106 inches between the knots. The angle of the picture might make it look short. I am 72 inches tall and it is fine for my height.
It is only 48 inches wide as that is the...
Hi,
I ordered 9 yards on Sep 16. I have an email confermation but no confermation on shipping. They only had Blue in stock last week and not much of that. It will be the 0.33 ounce per sq yard...
Hi, You might want to try a Cuben Poncho / Tarp as a first project.
http://ultraliteskunkworks.blogspot.com/2005/09/cuben-connection.htm
The Poncho / Tarp is the second item on this Blog page....
You also can buy Climashield in two types from
http://www.owfinc.com
Insulation is listed under "Fabrics".
They sell:
Climashield Combat in
2.0 ounce a sq yard at $8.95
3.5 ounce a sq yard at...
Hi Oh No / Paul,
I am not sure what you mean by "slippage" - me or the sleeping pad?
OK, I reread you post and now understand what you meant. No, I use a knot like Ed Speer does for his...
I have a finished storage area above my garage where I have made a way to hang a hammock. My Cuben Hammock has been hanging there for a couple of days now.
Last night I took my GG ground cloth...
Hi,
I only have one thing that I used the tape on. I used the tape once for the neck of my poncho / tarp to solve a difficult sewing situation.
I did try the tape on a long seam once and was...
Hi Oh No / Paul,
Thanks for posting the references to some of my MYOG posts. I don't have a web site but do have a Blog that I post to.
http://ultraliteskunkworks.blogspot.com
I really like...