Welcome to HF
Type: Posts; User: Chembrew
Welcome to HF
Welcome! I'm also still technically a ground dweller, but the lightweight aspect and reported comfort is pulling me in fast as I do not like sleeping on the ground. I had to make a choice to either...
Wonderful tool. I used it to make my first Whoopie sling just now and I saw your program tells you how to Whoopie the ridge line. I bought a spool of zing it for the ridge line, but since I'm just...
Great work! I made the blackcat sil tarp first. I got the 1.1 DWR ripstop faric and I'm starting the same type of Hammock project as you. Your links are a perfectly timed addition to HF since I'm...
Eco vacations for tourists or film crews...the rigging to suspend these monsters is sick.
:) understood...I was only speaking about the nature of the coating material. We sell "waterproofing" chemicals for textiles (silicone's and urethane's). It may or may not yield a waterproof...
thanks for the comment Mike. I dont know yet if it pools up or not. Its seems very breathable, like you can blow through it without too much pressure. So I figure water vapor will move out readily...
I just received 160 yds of 72" wide 1.1 DWR ripstop in 1st quality olive and tan (about 80 yrds each) as a freebie and planned on making a single layer hammock for starters. I've enjoyed reading the...
I just (today) bought several 1st run mill end bolts of green and tan colors of Urethane coated military ripstop waterproof from a company who makes this stuff for parachutes. I'll check the weight...
I'll Also see if I can find more 6 foot cardboard and scribe a couple more for the other folks who asked late.
Hang...To be clear.. This is just for the cat template to save afew hours on the blacat tarp project. PM me with your address if you want one. One is now spoken for by banana hammock. I have two more
Just the template guys. Sorry if I confused anyone. Remember the forum is DIY...
Just made a few blackcat tarps and one of the tricky parts was making the template for the cat cuts. I just got a hot tub cover which came in a big box so I went ahead and cut out a few spare cat...
I was really only referring to making yardage of it. Everything else is fun and practical for DIY I'm making my first blackcap tarp and will use ideas from this forum to make my own seam sealer. I...
I'm new to this whole hammock area, but I earn my living as a professional chemist making silicone products for personal care and textile applications. That being said, I would still never consider...
CHEMBREW = A Chemist who also love a cold micro Brew.
Good luck tommorrow night and beyond!
Thanks for the warm welcome. I'm a pay-it-forward kinda guy and hopefully can contribute to the effort in return.
I talked to one of our salesman this morning and we do sell coating chemicals to...
Looking to go lite and possibly "up" after a recent tough 9 miles on three rocky peaks that highlighted my endurance limits to carry. Found this site after a link from black cat tarp project...