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    Quote Originally Posted by headchange4u View Post
    At one point in my life I was a Kung Fu master at the one-handed-remove-the-bra technique. I'm married now so I don't get the practice I use to.
    Darn I miss those days!

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    Quote Originally Posted by NCPatrick View Post
    Your wife got tired of you doing that?
    That and the number of "sparring partners" has gone down considerably.
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    If I were making a bottom entry hammock I would probably overlap the edges of the entry slit to make sure I got a good seal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by headchange4u View Post
    At one point in my life I was a Kung Fu master at the one-handed-remove-the-bra technique. I'm married now so I don't get the practice I use to.
    Maybe you should bring home flowers or jewelery more often then. Like I got room to talk!
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    I've been seriously considering trying to make a bottom loader with a 'trap door' - meaning two slits about 8 to 10" to either side of the midline of the hammock body and a slit between the ends of parallel slits . While I realize I'd have to do some serious reinforcement to make this work and would have to have some heavy-duty clips to hold the flap in place, I think it could be done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frolicking Dino View Post
    This discussion took place in another thread and got me to thinking - could a HH clone be made without the velcro? It would seem that the hammock body would close up without sealing to me. What think ye wise DIYers?
    The Velcro isn't really necessary to seal the bottom entry/exit.

    It is my understanding that Hennessy didn't use the Velcro on the early models.

    The Velcro is only necessary when the hammock is un-occupied.

    If the hammock is occupied, then the entry/exit slit closes tight even without the Velcro.

    What to do when the hammock isn't occupied and you don't have Velcro? As Pan Suggested, just dump some gear in there to hold the slit closed. Simple really.

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