Haven't done it myself, but I've seen where some folks use a short piece of surgical tubing for tensioners. The guyline is threaded through the tubing to give a cleaner look.... Can't help you...
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Haven't done it myself, but I've seen where some folks use a short piece of surgical tubing for tensioners. The guyline is threaded through the tubing to give a cleaner look.... Can't help you...
I do something similar, but I skip the hardware. I pull a hank of hammock fabric (18 to 24 inches from the end) and throw a prussik on it. I then tie the prussik into the ring at the end of the...
Free makes everything better! I'm wondering though...would a dip in some dye help it blend in a little better? Not sure what kind of dye could be used with tyvek though...
Does anyone know...
True, but amsteel and dynaglide are slick materials. If you hang a taut line then try to keep a hammock in place, my guess is that the knots will start to slide towards each other, even with an...
Yep...that's smaller. I think it could work, but I would be concious about what knots you use. I might recommend checking out the double dragon knot for making loops- I think it weakens line less...
Could you eliminate the rings in this set up and use a prusik knot to attach the amsteeled ends of the hammock to the main line?
I think the bugger that most run into with prusiks is that you need...
I have sewn loops at the end of my treehuggers. I stick a bight of the SLS through the treehugger loop and lock it in with a toggle (looks like a marlinspike hitch, but works a little different). ...
I use a single line suspension with adjustable ridgeline on my hammocks. It is somewhat similar to the OP's setup, except I don't use the clovehitch. I just run the line from my hammock, up to a...
Awesome! thank you all for the feedback. It sounds like a "less is more" approach is best. Now that I can't find the cheap stuff at Walmart, I find I need to be a little more careful about...
So far, my hammocks have all had gathered ends. It's been nice to play with pleats so that the sides will be a little tighter than the bottom. Simply pull the ends out a little more before cinching...
I'll second the acid dyes. I'm looking to build a skin on frame boat. The site at skin boats specifically refers to using acid dyes for nylon. As I've read, the "acid" part is really just vinegar,...
"So right, ScottyO! Without tinkering, our hobby would be...well, laying down! Good luck!"
too funny! Maybe a little sad...but I think I'll embrace the lengths we go to just to lay down...
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"Just understand that the footbox doesn't affect the lay of the hammock."
I with I had known that before I started cutting up my hammock...:eek:
I may still try letting out some whipping...That's...
Man...I thought I did search for footbox plans, but I must not have looked hard enough. Thanks Shug!
I guess I don't really understand the footbox idea....It seems the footbox should allow one's...
Hey all!
I've been lurking here awhile, getting all kinds of great ideas. Thank you all for your contributions.
I've made my first gathered end hammock, so now I'm looking to step it up a little. ...