Growing up, fishing was kinda a right of passage in my family. Still is I guess. Anyway, my oldest brother started to call my other brother bullhead, cause that was his first catch. Mind you I...
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Growing up, fishing was kinda a right of passage in my family. Still is I guess. Anyway, my oldest brother started to call my other brother bullhead, cause that was his first catch. Mind you I...
Butt in a sling sells a strech side hammock.
Does any one know of a brink and mortar place to buy polyester webbing? Thank you.
Trying webbing together, weather two straps into one or one strap into a loop will for the weight rating by about 40%
I finished and hung today for the first time. The hammock is comfortable, much more then any tent. So here's the question, when I hang it, it hangs a little crooked. that is the opening doesn't quite...
Check out Seattlefabrics, that's where I get fleece to make my winter base layers.
I guess I'm asking cause I got two spare pieces of 3ft by 3ft of rip stop, I was going to use one to make a compression sack, the other I'm playing with the ideaa of a small gear hammock, or Pocket...
I didn't know what are to put this under, I hope I'm in the right spot. Has anyone tried to hanging a gear hammock from their ridgeline, and does it work? Thanks in advance.
Thanks for holding this contest. Congratulations to the winners.
11ft was the original plan.
So I'm just about finish with my first diy hammock, I laid it out before gathering the ends. I noticed something looked wrong, i measured it, and realized I forgot to trim the fabric to size. It's...
The biggest thing a can't part with is my bag. It's a Gregory base camp bag. Fully water proof, no frame, and heavy. I just can't seem to part with it.
I really have nothing to offer in the way of stuff. I'm one of the poor people. My own hammock is only half done, I have to wait till pay day to get money to finish it. But what I can do is pray that...
I'm not Irish, but I'm feeling lucky
I think at that point it might be lighter to try and build a portaledge. Which I've thought about, but seems like more trouble, and money, then It's worth.
Great job. Makes me wanna start mine early.
Most fabrics are 60" to 64" acrossed, leaving about 58" to 62" of with.
I've been working on the same thing. I'm making a gathered end hammock, 60" 1.9 nylon, then I was going to add 30" of 1.1 nylon to each side to wide the hammock. Is made to still be 11ft long. Then I...
I used to be a printer. It's not that uncommon, but still I'm sure someone got in trouble. The way printing works these days in sure a couple hundred got run that way.
If you look at the stickies on the top of the diy form there is a great how to on making a hh clone. Check it out.
I guess I'm alone in think that synthetic is better. I think, I could be wrong , it dries faster. Either way i put a layer of fleese between myself and another insulation. sorry about all the...
Why is two people not seem as good? Clearly you all know something I don't. I'm quite new to this.
thanks for all the help, the DIYgearsupply is also where i got my ideas flowing. i think that most of you are right about the zipper. i was thinking that unlike to DIYgearsupply design i would leave...
i just got fabric to start my first gathered end hammock. i made some rough sketches of design, i'm not sure as to the need of some of my ideas. please help, i need input, and more knowledge. here's...
Hancock Fabric is selling there rip stop nylon for $2.99 a yard, just thought id let people know.
Cool, thanks for the responses.
Sorry if this has been posted before. This is not a thread about sewing, but rather what type of thread do you use to sew your hammock together. It seems to me in a gathered end hammock any thread...