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    new hammock/HH style

    I have 3 HH and with the info found here made my first HH style hammock and I just want to say thanks for the site and the sharing of info. I new there had to be a place where folks experimented with these things, man talk about saving time trying to make my own.
    I will try to put up some photos and descriptions of what I used later. I know much will be the same as posted before. I did use the melted hole tie for the material like the HH though. Once again thanks, bill

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    Congrats on the new hammock.

    Welcome to the forum and I can't wait to see some pics.
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    Welcome to the Forum and Congratulations mobiltoy!
    What fabric did you use for the hammock body, is it tafetta or ripstop?

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    welcome..i think you will like this place...

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    I used an unknown weight of nylon non ripstop, 1 inch poly webbing, tarp grommets, zip ties, 300# polyprop for ridgeline. The material looks like cordura but there was no info on the end of the bolt or from the shop owner. I just took a chance. It feels much heavier than the HH I own. The webbing was rated at 700# and was all I could find local. I am ordering line from one of the venders found on this site.

    fabric 11' x 60"
    20 feet of webbing, cut in half
    1/8 " elastic

    I hemmed each edge, folded like the HH and used a grommet punch to make the HH burned holes. I then used four grommets per end, two on each side of the fold. I couldn't get the material to burn/melt to my satisfaction. I used the zip tie to hold the folds, then with the webbing I tied the ends. I stitched nylon webbing loops about 44" from each end for the asym tie outs, added the elastic and put the whole mess up in the yard. I later used the scrap material for a stuff bag and end covers that are zip tied on.

    I have some lighter ripstop nylon (unknown weight) that I will make another version with some slight tweaking. Other than taking more time with the folds
    and sew better it is more comfortable than any of my HH. I will try to post the pics of this one and more details of anything else that there is interest in.

    Once again thanks for all the groundwork. Bill
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    You won't miss that webbing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lvleph View Post
    You won't miss that webbing.
    I use that yellow webbing also,mobiltoy, so don't feel bad.

    That's a nice looking setup you got there.
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    Thanks, So far I like using the webbing for the ends, I just wanted something with a higher breaking point for safety sake. Bill

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