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Just purchased a Freebird from Dream Hammock. Randy was very, very helpful. And, since I didn't make any modifications, they say that it will only take about a week.

Thanks for all of the...

There are lots of good suggestions here.

I did think of getting a WBBB XLC and just removing the net but I think that having a zipper all along the edge would be really uncomfortable and hoped I...

I need to get another hammock and was told by Brandon that they weren't doing custom orders and that they couldn't make me a Traveler XL (11' hammock) in double 1.7. I have a Traveler (10' hammock)...

Where can you buy one in a full length?

I've been using my Warbonet traveler and absolutely love it. I'm thinking about getting an underquilt as the temps keep dropping. My question is this: I use all 65 inches of width on my hammock...

I just went and set it up. It does look plenty strong. I loved the hammock, too. Out of curiosity, what warranty does it have? I didn't see anything about that on the website?

I apologize. I didn't think that it was at all bad (not even breaking a PG rating). However, I asked my wife and she thought that you were right. lol. Sorry.

No, there is no binding at all and it doesn't look like what is pictured.

I'm not sure, but my post may have been deleted. I thought it was funny...

Yes, it does.

This is helpful and why I haven't called yet - it's nice to get people's opinions on whether it's nice to have it before I decide if I want to return it.

...and I'm wondering what everyone thinks. This is a quote from Warbonnet's website:

Our silnylon tarps have lightweight low-stretch polyester edge binding along the edges and on the ridgeline....

Just don't put it in the dryer...

I did that with a silnylon rainfly recently. I was just using air fluff with no heat, which works really well, but I opened the dryer to test how dry it was and...

Ordering things that aren't marked as out of stock is no reason to believe that they are actually in stock. I'm almost at 5 weeks for my gear that is all "in stock". Oh well.

Yes, it takes apparently 4 weeks and counting for mine.



Brandon is great about emailing you if you email him, first, but you're not going to see an email telling you how long it is going to...

Hear, hear


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Thanks for the reassurance, everyone. The order has been kind of frustrating so I was considering just canceling it and I needed a little reassurance to get excited about it again.

4 weeks for items marked as in stock on the website?

It's possible that the rep from Samson got it confused. I've seen Amsteel II uncoated but can't find Amsteel Blue uncoated. The email that I got from them, though, specifies Amsteel Blue, so they...

So, you "sandwich" the rope between the two ends of the bent wire and don't have the rope folded at all?

The nice thing about that needle that nacra553 was using in that picture that I linked was that since it holds the rope without having the rope folded over, the hole doesn't need to be any bigger...

So, after having my new Amsteel blue turn my hands black, I emailed Samson and asked if they made any Amsteel Blue that was uncolored. This was their reply:

"I am sorry for the “Smurf hand”...

I'm wondering where people get the needles and such that they use to splice and bury rope. I've seen some pictures that have what looks like a hollow needle for this.
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It's good to know that I didn't just get a bad batch of rope or something.

And so will your hands? :)

Has anyone had a problem with the color coming off? I bought the black and after making a half-dozen nacrabiners my fingers are black and the rope is now more of a dark gray than black.

...and holy crap is it cool. My wife says there's no way that she'll trust a rope that small and lightweight but I think I'll be able to change her mind.

Just wanted to express my amazement.

He's out of silnylon right now. I ordered all the hammock fabric from him, though. Making a tarp out of the relatively expensive material seemed like more of a risk. The material for a big tarp,...

My kids are no strangers to backpacking. I posted, a bit ago, on the general forum, that they have all gone on their first overnighter by the time that they were a month old. My wife has hiked 15...

Yeah, I'm really broken up about not being able to share a tent with 4 kids anymore. I've resisted buying a bigger tent on the basis that "we just don't have enough money to buy a new tent, honey." ...

Well, I've finished a couple of hammocks for my kids and have posted the pictures below. The suspension isn't finished for them as I'm still waiting for the amsteel I ordered. I just strung them up...

Wow. This is the first semi-rude post I've seen on these forums; usually they are so pleasant. Anyway, not all the moisture is from sweat, but the average person sweats about 1-1.5 liters of water...

Next time you sleep in the winter, weigh your bag before you leave and then weigh your bag in the morning to see how much water your bag has absorbed and even had frozen inside. I've done it before...

Well, I ordered a traveler yesterday. Does anyone know about how long it takes for WB to ship stuff?

That was the joke...lol.

Great idea. Maybe I'll just make the hammock out of silnylon so they don't get wet and use a waterproof zipper. I'll let you know tomorrow if it works.

Ok, maybe I took it a bit too far. I am...

Thanks for the help.

How is the footbox different in the blackbird? I've decided that it would only be about $25 cheaper for me to make my own dual layer 1.9 ounce hammock than just buying a traveler. Is the lay on the...

Yeah, I just heard back from them. They seem great but said that they wouldn't recommend the hammock for anything over 275 for long term durability. Oh, well, I have to get something else, now.

Actually, my two year old fell out trying to climb in it and when she did get in it was harder to spread the hammock out beneath her so the hammock had sides. When the sides are a bit tighter, as...

This was a great idea. Basically, I just ripped out the stitching of about 3" of each end and folded it down more, so that the channel curves in at the ends.

So, I just finished my first diy hammock and need some help. I used a sewn channel to gather the ends like in this video:

http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=15205

The problem...

I appreciate the review. I've been thinking about buying one and was going to do it today. JRB hasn't responded to an email that I sent, though, asking about the weight limit of the hammock. With...

Thanks, I was doing a search with the spelling that the original poster used and didn't put the "a" in. I'll take a look at this now. Thanks.

I may be the only person here that doesn't even know what a nacrbiner is. A search on this forum and on Google turned up nothing. What is it?

In my opinion, it makes no sense to even question it, unless you've hung the hammock 10 feet in the air. Hang it low so that even if they are screwing around and fall out, as a couple of my kids...

Double sheet bend works great, thanks for the suggestions, all.

Interesting. I assume you're talking about tying the fabric with an overhand knot at each end and then tying a rope behind the knot with something like a lark's head knot. Is that right?

-just tying the end of the hammock together. The last frame on that page uses the zip tie, the instructions above that show using the small line to whip it. It looks like you would have to almost...

Very good, thanks. I was actually just looking at that knot in a book of knots that I have and thinking it may be good. It's nice to hear it from someone that has used it!

By the way,...