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Does anybody know if locations in the Dallas area have stock? I’m heading there on a business trip and since there’s none in Canada I thought I’d try.


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Maybe the most important question is whether this is your first machine or not. If it's your first, why not just get a used machine for $50 and see what you like and don't like about it. That's...

Any recommended methods for attaching the side channels to achieve width?

I really look forward to seeing those plans. Love how wide it is.

Hey Paul, I live in Canada and just ordered the KAM pliers and snaps from Ripstopbytheroll. After shipping customs and duty they were less than what you saw in the store. And it's an opportunity to...

The calculator maxes out at 160 Is that because most tarps are less than that? I'm making a group tarp that's 15 feet long. Would I be better to have two curves and a middle tie out? Or can I...

I'm making some calculations for a group tarp and wondered what the best practice would be for the pitch angle of a tarp to shed water and not have it pool. I'm sure there are a lot of variables...

So what kind of a tarp are you sewing for a group that's 15 x 15. Would you mind telling me your dimensions and how it will set up? Are you using poles?

I had thought of that and indeed have a standard sized tarp that'll come along. We were hoping to have a single tarp for the eight of us to huddle under and commiserate about the weather though.

Whoa. Hope you're not on my river! :)

This summer a group of eight of us are heading to Baffin Island in the artic for a canoe trip. While we won't be hammocking (there are no trees!) we are looking for a good homemade tarp that's...

Thanks so much for the fast response. I'm having second thoughts given the notoriously windy conditions in the artic but may incorporate some of the design features.


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Just reviving this. I'm heading out on a 8 person trip in the artic where any tarp will have to be freestanding so this may fit the bill for rainy days. Has anyone attempted this?

Awesomeness


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I tried that exact thing.

Creating the draft collar worked and is a great idea.

I think what you want to accomplish is pinching the seam together and somehow adding a seam (there would be a...

I usually sew with rolled hems and flat felled seams but have a project that I want to do with Grosgrain. What width do most people use? I see options for 3/8", 1/2", 3/4", 1", 1.5".

Thanks

I had a sewn end channel that ripped off my hammock this summer and I'm 170 pounds. :( It turns out I made two mistakes: I didn't make sure to space the three seams at the end far enough apart;...

I have already made a version of this but want to try a second one. I noticed some of the wider materials and wonder if I should try for more width. If I just add six (or so) inches to the width of...

I just checked. I had a rolled hem on the side but as I sewed the channel I sewed over top of that rolled hem and it just couldn't hold the weight. I'm thinking the tear may have started before the...

Yup. That's it for sure. In my novice mistake I sewed the three rows of stitches almost (if not) on top of each other. Hard lesson learned.

Thanks everyone for the thoughts. I'll be sure to make another this fall if I can find some free time. Lessons learned are that I should be considering having a larks head around a "mushroom" of...

Yep. That would have saved me. Ima going to do that next time.

Finally after a great deal of work I launched my Warbird hammock with 1.6oz Poly D. I took it on a canoe trip in Parc d' Le Verendrye (sp?) and it worked wonderfully.

Last week when I was...

I finished one about a month ago and have used it six times so far. I didn't glue on the reinforcements nor did I use the radial reinforcements, but I did sew multiple lines across the...

I just finished a tarp from Ripstop By The Roll too using their 4000 coating (not sure of the official name). I was amazed at how much the tarp stuffed down. If I really wanted to push it, I could...

I personally use binder clips. They work fine for me.

Thanks so much for the reply. I absentmindedly put it in this thread because this is the hammock I made!


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I have a Noob question. I've finished my hammock but haven't attached the ridgeline. Does it go inside the netting or outside? I also had the chance to try it out and loved it....so do I really...

First time posting but a long time lurking.

I started my construction project but have found that the large rectangular piece may be a challenge. The material I purchased is not wide enough by...