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Received my new BIAS camper a couple of weeks ago and finally had a bit of time to do some hanging.:lol: Big thanks to Brian and Shane who responded to my e-mails as my order had some custom elements...

Hi all

Last wet season I did a bit of gear testing during one of our tropical storms.
Tried to post some video of the gear test on the forum but had no luck uploading it, here are a few photos...

I have posted on the thread a number of times with attached the JPEG images no problem, the other day I tried to post with some hammock related video attached.
Could not get it to work:cursing: My...

Many thanks to those of you who post some reviews on the performance of your tablecloth hammocks. The results seem encouraging.:shades:

Do we have any other Australians who might like to order...

Hi, have been following this thread with interest

Lots of people seem to ordering table cloths to make into hammocks. But I’ve not been able to find many comments about the finished results
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I have a lite Owl has the flatest lay of any hammock I own, still working out the perfect ridge line length for me:)

My TTTM is 3.2m long 1.5 wide and long for a single hammock well made nice and lite.:D
I added webbing and cinch buckle suspension with biners from TTTM all fits into the stuff sack attached to the...

Spent Christmas in Darwin Northern Territory with my brother and his wife got them hammocks for Christmas TTTM single colour nice hammocks only $30 each.:thumbup:
Also got some nice carabiners...

Nice to see people joining from Australia:D

I have a claytor like it very much is the hot weather king!! DD hammocks are very similar much of their gear is usable with a Claytor hammock and is available a reasonable price;)

Nice to see more Autralians joining the forum:D:

Welcome from the Northern Territory hammocks help with the hot weather in the Top End its all good fun:lol:

A quick question I’m just about to start some DIY projects for xmas.:)

Sewing loops into 1inch webbing for hammock suspension, working with 1.1 and 1.6 ripstop nylon. What sewing machine...

The TTTM seem to be about the largest of lite single person hammocks around it was this and the price that got me intersted in them.:) But I have not seen one first hand yet.:rolleyes: Should not...

Got 4 TTTM hammock singles one colour and 8 biners for 160.00 shipped to Australia,:lol:
I’m going to do some DIY work and make wedding & cinch buckle suspension for them. Should be nice little...

Good hammock I like the better than wbb,wbb gives me knee problems:scared:

My lite owl still flying towards Oz, has been at it for about two weeks now poor thing must be buggered by now!!!:scared:

Hope I fit well in the owl I'm normal sized this is one a big hammock:)
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Good job, I have a little girl around the the same age. Your photos give me some idears how to make a hammock up for her thanks for posting.

Being Patient, :closedeyes: Waiting Waiting Waiting Waiting Waiting Waiting Waiting Waiting Waiting Waitin Waiting :sleep:-- oh bugger it, HURRY UP BRADON!!! WE ARE ALL WAITING TO GIVE YOU OUR...

I’ve seen this subject mentioned a few times on the forum is there some substance to this. Or is it some kind of running forum Joke???:rolleyes:

Warbonnet make innovative elegant high quality gear...

Thanks for the info,

The Prodigy still seems to suite me best is wide not too warm, could be used on the ground foot box unclips to make a normal quilt if needed .
I like Synthetics easy to...

Hot here nearly all year round!! the ground is a heat sink:scared: cooks you in your bed if you sleep on it in the hot weather. End up wakeing up in a puddle of your own sweat durring the night lots...

[QUOTE=donmacn;587196]Hi Mark,

I'm in the UK, and a 'BMBH' user, though I'm afraid I'm in no great rush to sell - sorry. I just thought I'd reply on your aspirations for the hammock -...

Question, What do the numbers mean eg 800fp 900fp ext when your taking about down???

Hi CampDavid,

Read your message and left a reply. Hope you are able to access it I still don't know all the ins and outs of using the forums facilities.:confused:

Once again your analysis of...

Hi,

Thanks for the review and images, my lite owl is still winging its way towards me in Australia (hope it doesn't get tired halfway over the Pacific):)

Now that you've had a chance to hang...

Hi all, I need a bit of your collective wisdom.:shades:

Reading the forum has inspired me to have a go at making my own hammock I have some ideas I want to explore about hammocks for tropical...

Hi CampDavid,

Have read your review with keen interest I was wondering do you think it's the extra length of the owl hammocks that is helping to make it so comfortable:confused:

I'm guessing...

Buying a hammock that suits you is tricky without being able to personally test it over decent length of time.:confused:
However if I had my time again and wished not to damage my finances to much I...

This is a very encouraging post, my Lite Owl has been ordered after having problems with WBBB calf ridge and knee pain

Just ordered a lite owl but it will take longer to ship to Oz :rolleyes:
Look forward to your review

Now for the long wait when ordering gear from Oz.:mad:
(As many others have noted Marty at Wilderness logics has been a pleasure to deal with(fastest e-mail in the northern hemisphere when does the...

I'm going to do a more detailed review of my Claytor with photos. As you would well know the one biggest problems is that these hammocks are a little old-fashioned when supplied from the...

Welcome from Australia!

A man of many hammocks and words:D

I enjoy it is well suited to the hot weather here is cooler then my WBBB more air flow

Had my Tom Claytor mosquito hammock out yesterday to take some measurements to make new folding lightweight bug mesh spreader bars from aluminium arrow shafts.(Will put them on the DIY section and I...

Welcome from Oz, the Rockies very much on my to do list:)

Glan you enjoyed your time in Oz:)
Only the brave and tough pick mangoes in the biuld up:scared:

It's a Hobie Outback best kayak I have owned to date versatile:lol:

We get some Cyclones each year spin the other way here:) as katherine is not on the cost don't get blowen over, but can get bad floods this happen 1998 & 2006 fingers crossed no problems this year we...

You will love up here best time to come May to August other wise rather hot and wet in this part of the world:laugh:

NOTE This sale will suite Australians best but I'm happy to ship hammocks world wide if need be.:)

Hammock one:
Warbonnet Blackbird 1.1 double layer with adjustable webbing suspension and...

Thanks, I look foward to your review they are always helpfull when your buying gear with out being able to give a try first:)

Hi all,
Im looking at buying a Prodigy quilt, are the any reviews on the forum or comments from someone who has this quilt, I haven’t been able to find much so far:confused:

Cut past & edited...

Thanks for the welcome I've never spent any real time in Gove only touch and goes while flying through to Cairns:(
The nearest I have been is a week on the Coburg Peninsula and a week fishing on...

Hi Mike,
Thanks for the welcome I have some relatives in Florida and to date they seem to have survived all hurricanes you've had in recent years:lol:

I'm considering buying a light owl, after having real calf Ridge and knee extension problems with my most recent hammock a WBBB.
Have been working through the recommended fixes on the forum but...

Yep take your mates when you camp by the water round here;) they are on the ground poor fools impoves the odds, I get the last laugh after all the teasing& jokes about my hammock:laugh:

Hi from NT

Noted you have Clark 250 have you used it in hot weather,how did it go?