All of my DIY projects have matrial from SR Harris. You can feel the difference between 1.1 and 1.9 ripstop material. Most of the ripstop fabricis in the camo area. I know it is kind of an over...
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All of my DIY projects have matrial from SR Harris. You can feel the difference between 1.1 and 1.9 ripstop material. Most of the ripstop fabricis in the camo area. I know it is kind of an over...
I was on trail this past weekend where it got down to 38 degrees. I use a fronkey style but net that I pulled up tight. I had no problems with compressing the down in the UQ. One nice thing about...
Not exactly sure how much it weighs, but it is the fronkey style bug net. I wondered about taking my HH with the zipper mod. Then I get the best of both worlds, it is just heavier. If it was two...
I will be leaving on Saturday to do a south bound thru hike and wondering if anyone has been up there recently. Are the bugs still bad? Usually by this time I would be thinkin no, but this year has...
Thanks, I will probably order up some webbing and have it ready for the next trip. Has anyone made a bridge hammock just using amsteel and no webbing on the sides? I have some 1.9oz ripstop that...
Thanks, I will check them out. I bought some material from them for my gathered end and was going to head up there for the bridge, but I did not remember seeing any webbing.
I looked for some no...
Does anyone know of a place to pick up 1/2" polyester webbing for a bridge hammock locally in Minneapolis / St. Paul area? I have a trip planned next week and would like to take a bridge hammock.
Welcome to the DIY madness.
Wish I could join you, but I have plans that I cannot break. I have not had my setup out in the winter. All these threads about getting out has me thinking about trying it.:D
I plan on the SHT thru hike as well. With a scattering of days in the woods before then. Then there will be a week in the BWCA.
Mans best friend. That is a great shot. Thanks for sharing.
Welcome to the hang.
The first time I used my DIY UQ, I got CBS. I found that I tightened the UQ ends to much not allowing the rest of the UQ to stay in contact with the hammock, thus giving me CBS. The ends can get to...
When shrinking with a lighter put the shrink tubing in the blue part of the flame. The white / yellow part will burn the shrink tubing.
Thanks Dragon360. Both ends are now adjustable and it comes up tight to the hammock. This weekend we will see how it works outdoors, I cannot wait.
The past couple of weeks I have been making an UQ. Well the last two nights I have set it up in the basement to try it out. The first night was kind of cold and ended up back in bed. After thinking...
Since you are just getting into this, you might want to get a double layer hammock and use your thermarest for insulation under you. It does work with a single layer, but it will most likely squirt...
I second SR Harris. I purchased 4yds of 1.9oz ripstop for a hammock, 4yds of 1.1oz ripstop for quilts and some mesh for the baffles in the quilts and paid approx $50. They had lots of camo in various...
That is an awesome deal. If you are a warm sleeper you can take that down to the 30's. When you get it, let us know how the construction looks. Enjoy.
You can go crazy with all the different possible setups. If you can find a hang in your area, most people on the forum will let you try their setup. This will help in the decision process. It is...
The mitten hooks are a really good idea. I was just going to tie something on the end to fixate it.
I had thought about making it inside the tarp, but there will be a gaps between the end caps and...
Nice job building these. I like the extension over the tarp to help close it off. I am trying to figure out how to attach it to the tarp and not have to use another set of stakes. Any suggestions?
Nice setup by the way. Ruffry looks pretty comfortable in the lower bunk bed.
That is one painful initiation. I can say that from experience.
Check the toggle twice.....:D
What kind of knots do you tie to keep the Zing It attached to the shock cord? I could see a simple overhand knot, but not very pleasing. A snell knot might work pretty well, but might slip over time....
I have picked up a CF tarp and have not set it up yet. I will start by trying your system out and go from there.
Does the shock cords help keep the tarp tight better than just using zing it...
I just placed an order for Zing it. Dang I did not know this.:(
Next order....
I checked on the map, that is a big national forest. From the looks of the parking lot, quite a few people go there. You talked about a longer trail and a shorter trail, I take it there is quite a...
The sunshade material will probably not hold up to the the flame. I think it would melt the sunshade.
A couple of ways I have done it is use thick aluminum foil and fold it over making it 2 ply....
Awesome pic's. I live for snow so this gets me longing for snow. Thanks for sharing.
Good way to keep things dry. Thanks for sharing.
I have not tried this, but what about using the carpet anti slide mats. We have them under our throw rugs on the hard wood floors. Any Target, menards, home depot should have the stuff.
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I took my hammock up to the BWCA and loved being able to read and take a nap in it, I still slept in the tent because i did not have a UQ and it got pretty cold while we were up there. I have been...
I just found the under quilt calculator. This thing is awesome. It answered my questions from my last post. Thank you CatSlpat for putting this together.
That is a great idea. Wish I would of ask the members here earlier. That would of saved so much time.
On a standard 3/4 UQ, say 55 x 45, how much down do you place in each baffle. Say there is 9...
Been trying to figure out how to measure down from an old sleeping bag that I purchased. Sucking up the extra down up with the vacuum, I transferred the down over to little bags that ultimately will...
I did not notice that JRB are perpendicular to the ridge line. Thanks for pointing this out. Now back to the drawing board. :D
Baffles that go parallel with the ridge line is the way most of them go. The baffles can follow the length better than the width. You could probably go perpendicular to the ridge line, but the fabric...
I have been using 7/64 whoopie slings for quite some time and have not had any issues with adjusting them. I will keep an eye on them. This past weekend I finished a 11' hammock with 7/64 whoopies. A...
Those are some awesome choices. I just made a standard camo this weekend, but have got me thinking again. My wife will not be happy. :lol:
If you have pack space and weight to spare, I would take the yoga mat. A cold night is a miserable night, or as a friend says, character building. Once you have that all in place you can place...
Nice setup, How did you sleep? My first night was pretty good, but I woke up a couple of times. I think it has something to do with using a therma rest pad.
In the BWCA this past sept I used a small 3/8 in twig I found on the ground. It broke easily with one hand. Put the whoopie on the knot and did not have any issues. Make sure the knot is tight on the...
I weighed it this morning and it is whopping 45oz. to heavy for what I need, but might be nice if I do any winter camping. I thought it would be heavy but not that heavy.:eek:
If you are going to...
From what I see, that looks like a nice design. It gets you out in the woods and if "she" goes with you all the better. Some of us wish that "she" would head out to the woods with us.
Thanks for the offer. I have been slowly procuring equipment and making a few things as of right now, but will PM you at some point with particulars of places for picking up caches.
I have been making a UQ out of a 20 degree down mummy bag. I laid out a 44" x 66" rectangle spot in the middle of the mummy bag. Then separated the down in the area that was to be stitch making the...
Great gear video. I will be doing the same trek next year and wanted to see what you carried. Thank you for all of the suggestions for what you use. I will be checking out that pack it looks small...
Once again another great installment / finale. I too, look forward to these each time they come in. Thanks for us your trip.
Those should work out just great. I should be hanging my DIY underquilt from a old sleeping bag tonight. I may need these to help support the weight of the bag. Thanks for the pic's.