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    You can add me to the list of stands built, I...

    You can add me to the list of stands built, I hope to do mine this week after much putting it off. Thanks for all the good info and pictures.
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    Read shugs thru hike...

    Please read Shugs thru hike. Great from a hangers point of view plus you get an early insight into his great sense of humore we see today. Laughed all the way through it. I would do the hammock...
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    Resizing or reshaping a tarp....

    I made a basic rectangle, 12 by 10 silnylon tarp with the center seam lengthwise. Now I'm curious about how you would reshape or resize this tarp. Most tarps I see seem to be a trapzoid or cat cut...
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    Poncho liners

    If you want, check out ebay and look at the prices. Got a great one on there this past fall and getting ready to use it.
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    Thank you, thank you.

    I am considering changing my tarp size and shape and this tool is going to be a great help. Thank you for sharing with us.
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    Have a happy holiday!!!!!

    I hope everyone is able to spend time with family and friends this holiday and enjoy the day. Take time to thank those that work to let us have this day of peace and togetherness. Don't forget our...
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    golf club adaption

    Someone suggested to me to look for used golf clubs and converting them to hiking poles.
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    wire for fid use

    My suggestion is to go to Joannes or Michaels and walk the store looking for suitable wires. I found two sizes in the floral department and then a slightly larger wire somewhere else in the store...
  9. Thread: REI Garage Sale

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    Gave up on REI

    When I could nt come up with my membership number and they were unable to help me I gave up on them. Seems tome that they could cross reference my name somehow and come up with the number. One...
  10. So many

    Well when I started figuring up what I have spent on all the parts and pieces I see I could have probably bought a complete hamock and quilt by now. But I wouldn't have learned anything. I'm...
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    comfortable`

    Hey comfortable is what counts, its not a beauty contest as I always say.
  12. Thread: I have done it!

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    MY sewing room at our house

    Well I have the sewing room and the wife has the office now. You are going to catch the fever so soon.... have fun with the projects.
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    Sticky: confused about the shock cords.

    How do you end up hanging this uq? I understand the channels but is the long one tied together or how do you get it over the end knots if its tied together?
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    very true

    One is manmade as most pesticides are being changed when possible because of influences by the epa and other outside sources and environmentalist. By being manmade they can control the length of...
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    ridge line

    I use zingit for the ridgeline with hardware from Dutch. Is it true a silnyon tarp works better without the one piece ridgeline....are you using the two piece instead. No problem with the line...
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    pad inside of hammock between layers

    would it help any if the pad were on the topside of the hammock layer instead of under the hammock, maybe with a 2nd layer over it to hold it in place. Or would this still interfere with the UQ...
  17. Thread: Which DIY UQ?

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    Which DIY UQ?

    I have poncho liner and also enough insultex for the diy UQ and TQ on the stickies. Which would provide the best comfort for me? I'm wanting to use my insultex for the TQ stickie project. Is it...
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    good people to do business with.

    DIY along with the rest of the businesses on here have done a great job for me and I return often to them. Never a question of quality of material or quickness of shipping for me.
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    going with the 8 by 8 here also

    Considering what a hammock stand cost to make I think I might try the 8 by 8 for the back yard. Only need one as I have a pecan tree for the other end. Plus using this tree it has our garage giving...
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    TQ and Uq with 1.1 fabric

    I have a poncho liner coming, have some yards of insultex, and want to make a combination of upper or under quilt for moderate temps. Do you think that 1.1 would work okay or should I shoot for the...
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    my setup

    Being a new hanger myself with lots of free time I made several sets. I have found like Knotty said about 15 feet works best in my back yard per side. But I got into a whoopie zen mode and spliced...
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    need a post

    Well I've got one pecan tree about 3 feet around in my back yard so I really need to think about a post in the ground. any suggestions as to how you did it.
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    Was anyone watching/

    Did you finally get up and make that quick look around to see if anyone saw your flip over. Funny how we do that. As to the chep hammock,,, I have probably spend enough money these past few months...
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    run a wood rasp and touch up the paint

    If the corners are nice and square could you tell the wife you are making repairs and run a wood rasp on the sharp edges to smooth them over? I had one stray get very badly cut up on a brick chimney...
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    wife or dogs miss me

    I don't think the wife would miss me as much as the dogs would. They wake me every morning for our breakfast on work days, and don't be late with it either.
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    more info please

    could you give us more info as to how much material and insulation you used. I'm here with 4 yards waiting to get my poncho liner in the mail and not sure how I will go, either an underquilt or top...
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    got to look for the old poles

    That just made me think about looking in the garage for some old tent poles to cut down and use.
  28. Thread: AT Thru - 2012

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    cold in march

    I can still remember some freezing mornings more than 30 years ago at those Georgia shelters to this day. didn't have problems with rain till the smokeys but that Georgia mileage was freezing.
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    two buttons and some lacing

    How about making a couple of button loops out of lacing and then just put the buttons on one side through the loops on the other side,,, similar to a pull cord to draw the sides together and form a...
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    strap got really scraped

    I read as many of the forums as possible when I was making my first hammock and one thing I remember was to regularly look at your straps. Well after wrapping them around a brick chimney for one end...
  31. Thread: Done buying

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    done buying supplies

    Well I"ve pretty much tried to make all of mine but I'm still buying supplies and always seem to need more. And now after all this the wife just asked me about "that down quilt" I was talking about...
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    mm good idea

    Never tried that. I always use the rotary wheel by the scissors maker sold at joannes.
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    waiting on my ix

    Have some on the way and will decide then how to use it. Maybe just with a poncho liner and maybe as a uq by itself not really sure yet. One thing for sure is the forums are full of ideas both pro...
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    post 2nd anniversary/labor day sale????

    So you had the regular sale for those that read the forums, all of them, now have you thought about a labor day post 2nd. anniversary sale for us late comers?
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    dang i missed

    MMMM and I was thinking about an underquilt,,, now I'll have to make one I guess... Won't test the wife on buying a ready made one.
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    bamboo

    I'm liking the bamboo idea more and more. Got some nice stands of it by the highway here. I did buy two used gol clubs, woods, but haven't cut them down to try out yet. Most of out thrift type...
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    adjusting hammock

    I bought the material, 1.9 nylon from Seattle Fabrics because our Joannes didn't have the color I wanted. I have bought material from Joannes with success though. Now I purchase mostly from Forums...
  38. Thread: PLUQ pros/cons?

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    Thanks Rev

    Your idea makes more sense. I really didn't have any idea of how I was going to do it. My plan is to possibly use this in conjunction with a pad or tq to do a thru hike someday leaving in april or...
  39. Thread: PLUQ pros/cons?

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    Three layers of insutex...

    Would 3 yards be enough for 3 layers or would one layer be enough for medium temps say down to 40 or so. Also, would you lay this loosely and only sew around the edge to get some room between layers?
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    How much insultex

    I just ordered my liner off ebay and want to add some insulation. How much did you add, I do see it says three layers, does it come in a standard size and who did you order it from? Thanks for any...
  41. Thread: PLUQ pros/cons?

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    got mine off ebay

    Well I got mine ordered off ebay so that will be the next diy project. Not sure what will become of it maybe just a uq or possibly keep it as a top blanket. Will have to see this fall what it works...
  42. Thread: PLUQ pros/cons?

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    Where to buy and what size to look for?

    Anyone tell me what size liner to look for and what kind of store. would it be army surplus type of store?
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    Sticky: wire size

    Probably been beaten to death already but heres my 2 cents... I use the floral wire from Joannes. I have tow small rolls of it, about a 24 and 26 size or abouts. Very cheap and easy to use. If it...
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    have to remeasure tomorrow

    I'm going ot lay it out on the ground tomorrow and measure from end to end. Will take into consideration it is very comfortable and me being 5 11 I might leave it alone and not worry about it not...
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    Adjusting the size of the hammock....

    I made a gathered end hammock using Knottys sticky and learned a lot. Now I'm thinking I might have made it too long. When I lay in it, easy to lay flat on the diagonal and very comfortable, there...
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    Welcome and good luck with the diy itch...

    Hey, first off, dont expect perfection the first time. Watch all the videos from the different gurus on here, check out the material providers in the websites located on here and have fun. About a...
  47. Thread: Tarp Tent

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    tarptent,,,,,

    Yeah it looks like you might use it for a tarp also, thats what I had in mind when I made my tarp for the hammock. If I had to I could configure it as a tarptent in an emergency.
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    Going to check permetherin label tomorrow at work

    I work for a pesticide wholesaler and tomorrow I am going to check the Dragnet permetherin , its either 26 or 36 percent strength, a commercial brand for pest control companies and see if it is...
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    most important

    You get to help support a great internet site that provides plenty of information and network for your hammock and camping needs.....
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    Yippee glad to see you back.

    Hey glad to see the good news and look forward to your entries. I have you bookmarked to my favorites bar and check first thing every day. Again good luck with the trip and hanging.....
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