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Post the pics, it's a very useful thing for anyone with an old Singer even if your model isn't exactly the same as the 99.

I've been using a Centennial model of the 221 Featherlight for decades...

I just went to the Hammock Forums Store to get a set of Dutch Clips for my new strap set-up, but the page says they're sold out. Say it ain't so!

Is there any chance the page is wrong or out of...

They look quite cute, but they seem inherently weak due to the split-ring arrangement. I'd stick with Figure 9s from Nite Ize. They're cheaper ($2 at REI), even simpler (no moving parts) and as...

Fanatic, Cannibal,

Why?

I'll second hacktorious on the simplicity factor (and the weight savings!) It just seems to me that the more you introduce into the hanging system the more there is to go wrong.

The HH knot is...

I must be missing something, but I just don't get the idea of why you would use these cleats. It seems like you're doing exactly the same thing as the regular hammock lashing but with the extra...

I keep mine loose too, in my stake bag (though I keep the side line figure 9's on the stakes most of the time by looping the stake's line through.) I usually clip the figure 9 directly to the tarp...

Good luck, good hiking and good hanging!

I'm not so sure it's not a form of silnylon. The SF site actually says it's both pu and sil coated (which I suppose is possible) but the stuff they sent feels like silnylon. I am a bit concerned...

Thanks Redtail!

Thanks much for the warm welcome all.

Blackbishop, I know the problems with using a short staple insulation like Primaloft, but the stuff I'm using is the prequilted Primaloft One, which should be...

Hi all,

First post here at Hammock Forums and hoping to contribute a bit. I just bought an HH Hyperlight and am embarked on the underquilt project that seems to be order #1 for every new hanger. ...