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Sorry Evan, didn't mean to forget about you there bruv. ;) I'm sure you're right, you've had more time with it than I have for sure.



One thing I want to note here, is that M50/55 are both...

Since someone asked me about it directly, I just want to mention, that there's almost zero actual advantage to using 0.9oz 20d fabric for a hammock body, compared to the 1.1oz uncoated stuff that...

Guys I've worked with this stuff more extensively than anybody at this point. I was given the only pre-production sample of it to play with, and the first production sample.

It's very strong...

Checking the spreadsheet, the weights of the "owfinc taffeta" should probably be listed as the ripstop is, and M90 should be respectively. They're "nearly" identical fabrics. Also, owf's ripstop/taf...

Drew is sold, I'll take $90 for the Landi.

I've got two medium sized customs I'm selling. Both are un-used. Light sheath marks maybe, but otherwise like new. I've got too many in this size, so I'm thinning the herd.


1. Landi Hunter in...

Less than a year old, perfect condition. Used but not abused.

Great tarp, just selling it fund a cuben replacement.


$135 shipped.

New with Tags, Patagonia W's Fiona Parka. Size small, color Black. 800fp down.

$180 shipped.

I made a hammock for the house with some white polyester liner from Jo-Anns labeled "Posh Liners", that sounds similar. I loved the feel of it, and it had a good cushioning stretch to it.

I fell...

Sold pending payment! Thanks

Got 14 linear yards of Insultex, that I don't have time to play with.

There's one piece 2.2 yards(80") long, and then the rest is one full length piece.


Can't remember how much was being...

Tim Marshall does, and he makes top quality gear.



http://www.enlightenedequipment.com/

Jeff, no clue really, I've never owned or even seen a NS(or any other quilt by the same company) in person, but none of the dimensions are the same as far as I can tell.

The one in the last...

I cant seem to re-edit the first two posts for some reason.. The pics are gone as I redid the album they were linked from..

Here's some instead:

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Westmarine in Augusta only gets Amsteel Blue via special order, atleast, that's what I was told.

I'd take it back, butchered or not and ask for a refund or replacement.

Thanks Rev, I already thanks Dutch directly for his honest criticism. I don't take it as a slight, it's fair. Just wanted to make sure and draw a distinction for those that aren't aware of the...

Re-evaluated shipping costs, and there's no shipping fee for CONUS.


Updated the first post to reflect that.

Yes. Tim Marshall of BPL and cuben quilt fame has had his hands on some and says he can't tell the difference between owfinc's 0.9 and thru-hiker's momentum.

DJ at TiGoat uses a similar fabric...

I also want to make it clear that any quilt can be ordered with a zippered footbox for the same price if that's preferred, I just like omnitape better. The idea is totally customized equipment.. I...

Dutch, that sounds pretty fair to me. Although growing up in latin america, I can tell you it's an ancient design.


Consider the Serape option removed.

Don't want to step on anybody toes.
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some organza weighs in as light or lighter than no-see-um, and varies in strength, but seems pretty strong to me. Some stuff I saw recently at jo-anns that looked interesting was something called...

Check the Suspension section of the forum, there's some great how-to's with pictures. If you need any help just let me know... one suggestion, figure out how to do the fixed loop at the hammock end...

Also got a few yards of the Downproof 1.1 lightly coated Camo fabric that Scott at BWDD is offering en route.


Enough to make a couple of quilts in Camo if anybody is interested, same price as...

Thanks everyone for all the complements and well wishes.

I'm currently looking at 3-4 weeks for delivery on any new quilts, but will still take orders, first come first serve, for anybody...

Hey man, you sure 9 yards is gonna be enough for a TQ, UQ, and a cover?

I average 4.5yards linear on each quilt I've made.

A full length UQ gotta be that much atleast.. You will probably have...

Well, OWFINC does not currently have the Ripstop, and have never had it in stock so far.

Their site says "COMING IN MAY" but I talked to them (again) this morning, and they're not sure when it'll...

Looking good.


Time to order some 7/64 Amsteel Blue and make some Whoopie Slings and a RL out of that brother.


Check around for the Hammock Forums discount code to ReddenMarine.. Otherwise,...

If it runs steady now, you're almost certainly good.


Definitely take it to a place with experience with older machines to get it serviced, have them go over it completely.. It'll save you alot...

Could also be some type of urethane coating, if one side looks different from the other, that's a good indicator, but some are coated on both sides.. If the stuff is massively slippery, it's likely...

BTW, that cup of water test isn't really effective, I've seen plenty of dwr that would hold it, or really lightly coated stuff.


You need some real water pressure to test it. Sil shouldn't do...

ooops, sorry, mine is 52 also.


Anyway, lines or not, I think it's the same stuff. If you make a pouch out of it with your hands, and fill that pouch with water, and try to squeeze it out like...

I'm pretty sure the gray fabric you have is the same stuff I bought a bunch of if it's 1.1oz.

It's DWR 1.1, very similar to the Olive 1.1RS 2nds from BWDD. Check the right or left side not far...

As requested:

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If I look crazy, it's cause it's 4am, and I feel like Nicholson in The Shining.

...

Thanks Scott!


The trick is in the technique with that stuff, due to it's high water resistance primarily. You've got to really work it for a few minutes in real hot water to get it to absorb...

Stuffing the one with the head hole now, so pics soon come.


Both of those bags should be good to ~30deg. Depending on your internal heater.

According to thru-hiker's chart, 2" loft should be...

Gargoyle, disperse dye isn't as color-fast as lanaset dye (which is hard to find, but the best for nylon), that being said, it wont bleed in regular temp (cold) water.

Lanaset dye should be...

Haha, questions I can answer, and thanks for the compliments!


Ok, both of the quilts in the pictures are minimum 2" loft, but as the quality of stormcrow's 800+ is really "+", even though I...

Yet another testimonial to this great fabric, I submit, the last two quilts I've made using Scott's Olive 1.1oz RS 2nds (one using my mysterious grey 1.1oz RS 2nds), and of course, Stormcrow's...

For your amusement:

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This was about 5 yards of Scott's Olive 1.1oz ripstop 2nds.

I used...

For those that may be curious, check my gallery for a pic of a dye job I did on the olive fabric, and also some of the last couple of down TQs I've made using it.



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Thanks again to Scott...

It would make it that much funnier if you did though, especially if you sold it to Jeff (unless of course your name is Jeff also, in which case, stop wasting my time!). ;P

Welcome man, seem to be alot of us in GA.

Great thing about the trail setup in Cohutta is the ease of doing loops without feeling like you're walking a pointless circle.


Especially if you consider some of the un-maintained trails that...

When is memorial day? What section?


I might be interested. ;)

80" is pretty long if you're not real tall.

I make my baffles 5" wide (tall? long? whatever.) I wouldn't do 10" wide baffles on sew threw especially. Alot of bag makers prefer to use box...

I wouldn't put anything other than featherweight fabrics that might compress the down on the outside of a jacket myself, but that's just me. The IX might degrade moisture transfer also, which isn't...

What exactly makes a sleeping bag more versatile for ground use? :p


Seriously, it's a matter of preference, but there are tons of us out there that use a quilt for both applications (happily).
...

Man, that sucks... I was really hoping to see this develop into a viable UL option, although I've got to say I was never convinced laminated dyneema was appropriate for this application..


The...

Man, first the fire ban and now this?

I mean, the worst night of my life was spent in BM shelter with 80mph winds at around 35deg with a wet bag.. but still.

Honestly I've seen way more tracks...

Yeah, i can attest to this. Especially in temps below 10deg F, always find a thin layer of frost on the top shell of my down bags, and sometimes some sections are frozen stiff if I don't use a VBL. ...