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Thanks. I made my order after 6:00PM PST two days ago, and it's already headed this way in the clutches of UPS.

Where have you been buying from lately? All the ones that I have looked at have rather dubious business reviews.

I love it. Simply screwing in the eye bolt is an elegant solution to a problem that I have been considering for about a week. Your point/method, of attachment is about as optimum as it can get, with...

A five gallon collapsible water sack will weigh just over 42 pounds when filled with fresh water.

I used the hot water bottle trick with a genuine hot water bottle. It worked fine the first night, but the 2nd night it leaked.

I then tried using a miniature schnauzer in place of the bottle. He...

I looked at those anchors. The sand around here is loose enough that I will have to put a plywood square under the feet in order to keep them from burrowing into the ground., so I'm a little dubious...

Thank you. That's just the data that I needed. Now I can go try out a few anchor ideas before I commit to buying all the tubing.

About the only vegetation that we have around here to tie to is...

I'm building a tensahedron hammock stand, but can't find the answer to one question: How much tension do you normally see on the guy line that anchors one end to the ground? This is a critical...

I have the DN, and it is more comfortable than my regular bed. I have a couple of blown discs, and the support it gives my back is incredible. I fall asleep on my back, which is something that I...

if you change the angle of your suspension lines, you change the tension on your hammock. This could be source of your observed (felt) change.

I second the synthetic insulation. I used a down bag to sleep comfortably at temperatures below -20 in the dry southern Rocky Mountains. I shivered all night long trying to sleep in that same down...

Penetrating? Penetrating is when you wake up in the middle of the night with your Malemute crouched under your hammock and growling. The penetrating part is when you realize that she is under you and...

Primarily because I'd rather spend the research time and money upgrading the items that I use in public, such as pots and pans, furniture, apparel, shaving gear, etc. Also, it's hard to historically...

This is for camping at living history events -- a nylon hammock in plain sight would be about as welcome as a skunk at a lawn party. In my case, I either find a way to "cheat", or start camping in a...

When I camped this weekend, I measured the length of my structural ridge line -- 7'-6". I slept the second night with the line at a 7' length. While it was not as comfortable as the 7'-6" length, it...

why there are so many fans of underquilts. I have been using a pad and wool blanket under me with a down bag over me as a quilt for the last several years. It worked, but it was clumsy, required...

I sleep far better in a hammock than I do on the camp cot that I use for long-term camping inside a canvas wall tent. I've figured out how to rig the tent so that it would stand the stress of a...

Since my camping is incidental to other activities such as fishing rather than backpacking, I usually carry two Harbor Freight nylon tarps with me -- one to go over the hammock and one for...

One problem that I can see is that if you are using something like amsteel blue for your structural ridgeline, it is rather abrasive and when your hammock sways, it will try to slice and dice your...

I'm the other way. I have to have a fan running at home because I've gotten used to the breeze in the hammock.

I can't hang at home anymore because the neighbors have a mule that brays all night...

That's exactly what I was talking about -- tightening up the fabric along the center line, while allowing the sides to hang looser.

I'm not sure that I would run the curve all the way to the edge....

The idea is not to curve the hammock, but to change the cross-sectional curve. I have extremely broad shoulders that have suffered numerous injuries, so anything that puts more pressure on the...

I wasn't thinking in terms of an arc, so much as in an ellipsoidal curve, to flatten out the center area, without changing the edges much. This would provide a little more room for the shoulders.

I have been daydreaming about how one could affect the finished shape of gathered end hammocks by the shape of the end hems.

As I understand it, the body of a symmetrical hammock is a rectangle,...

I see a lot of mathematics here concerning the weight of the user (or is it fall guy?). However, I see NO discussion of the sine/cosine effect when you are change the distance between your uprights...

Overkill is good in this case. Thanks. That's a much better pattern than what I was using.

I test my stuff. However, I only have two trees on my place both large enough and correctly spaced to hang from (barely). They are so close together that I can't even hang my tarp.

This winter, I...

The potential for damage is quite real. The actual force applied horizontally to the wall can be much more than your weight, depending upon how tight your hammock is stretched. If you are content to...

I think it came to about $13 for four six-foot by one inch straps. I put loops in one pair and rings in the other pair. By combining them, I can cover most sizes of trees that I am likely to come...

At my age, I prefer not to (un)tie any more knots than I have to. Between the carpal tunnel and the budding arthritis, any knot can be a challenge. By using the metal ring, one end of the suspension...

I'm not concerned about the straps themselves, because there are no signs of stress around the stitches. The thread just sheared off.

I've used these particular straps numerous times before, with...

After a day that started at 4 AM, I crawled into my hammock around 10 PM for some much-needed sleep, and had just gotten everything tucked in.

I heard a noise behind me much like a pistol shot,...

I used to be a Realtor, and the things that people do to their houses will stagger your imagination, particularly if they are planning to unload it.

A simpler method would be to use a couple of "A" shaped stands placed against opposite walls, with a cross bar run between them. This forms a free standing unit which is prevented from swaying in one...

I've only gotten to use the double pad a couple of times since I made it -- too hot. I'll work on it this winter to get the final shape. I think what I'll end up with is two cloth-covered pads with a...

If you're not using mosquito netting, just tie a length of light line between your ridge line and canteen, then toss the canteen out four or five feet to the side. A gentle tug on the line can start...

To get back on track, the boys in my troop discovered the net "backpacking hammocks" back in the mid '70s. Those hammocks, particularly their suspension, were primitive by today's standards, but they...

The biggest hazard with alcohol is that you CAN'T see the flame. You and I know from practical experience to wave a hand over (well over) a trangia before trying to light it or otherwise put the hand...

The darts are a good idea. I'll have to try them.

I don't backpack anymore since my knees and back went out -- I use a mechanical mule. :)

The whole idea of a hammock is that I don't have to...

I use a Grand Trunk Double, and sleep on a 45 degree angle. A single pad will always try to twist around so that it aligns with the hammock.

I recently tried duct-taping two of the Walmart blue...

Well, if you're going to leave it neglected and alone in a dark closet somewhere, you could send the poor little waif to me -- I'll give it a good home. :D

When I started reading that last line, I had this image of you chasing down and leashing all those chipmunks. :confused:

OCF works quite well, given an adequate shell. I have a sleeping bag and a pair mukluks made of OCF that I used to use at about -30 degrees when winter camping at high altitutdes.

I suggest that you use steel chain link rail in place of the PVC.

Just an idea at this point, but couldn't Turtlelady's stand be adapted for this situation?

http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=27777

Replace the tripod with a vertical timber...

I started learning to sew (I'm STILL learning) shortly after I left home, back in the dark ages before the transistor, when vacuum tubes ruled.

Since I no longer back pack, weight is not a...

After a lot of reading, research, and back yard testing, I finally did an overnight hang -- actually two overnight hangs.

I set up a Grand Trunk double with a ridge line, using 1/8" Amsteel Blue...

I also use the "walk backwards" method. It works great -- unless you get a sudden cramp in one leg just as your feet touch the ground. :cursing:

What color is the hammock -- green or camo?

Darn! You missed your chance to be on America's Funniest Home Videos! :jj: