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    New Member
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    Nov 2016
    Location
    Fayetteville, PA
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    DIY DL w/attached bugnet
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    DIY Winter Tarp
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    Hi from South South Central PA

    Hi all! I'm an Assistant Scoutmaster for my sons' Scout troop and love to go camping with the troop but hate how my back feels in the mornings. So I started investigating hammocks. I almost got the WBBB but then I started looking at all the DIY stuff and how easy (and less expensive) it appears to be.

    After watching XTrekker's videos and several others on youtube, I think I'm going to make an 11' DL with a bug net using Xtrekker's sewing and gathering but Warbonnet's ridgeline and suspension attachment. I'm probably not going to have the zipper go all the way around either. Just have to figure out how to sew the zipper to the hammock on only one layer where the layers are separated. Any thoughts?

    I found this site a little too late for the Fall MAHHA last month but I'm looking forward to the possibility of being at the Spring MAHHA next year. I'm only about 20min away from Pine Grove Furnace SP and 5min from Caledonia.

    Thanks,
    Kevin

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    Senior Member johnspenn's Avatar
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    Jan 2016
    Location
    Marietta, GA
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    DIY TCF Sage Green
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    Noah's Tarp 12x12
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    MAMW TQ, UGQ UQ
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    webbing/whoopies
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    Hello and welcome to the forums from Marietta GA. Happy hanging!

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    Aug 2016
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    Lebanon, Pa
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    DIY Xenon 0.9 oz
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    Welcome from Lebanon, PA! I'm also an Assistant Scoutmaster and as of this year taken to hanging vs being a rock detector with a heartbeat!
    Start simple with a single layer gathered end hammock. l might recommend as a first project using the Netless kit from Dutch. http://www.makeyourgear.com/kits-and...s-hammock-kit/
    I will warn you, that after you finish your first hammock, your mind will race with ideas for the next project!

    The Scouts in our Troop are starting to fight over my spare hammock set that I bring on the trips, so any "Extra" gear won't go unused.

    Enjoy and Welcome!

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    Senior Member BrockLeigh's Avatar
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    May 2012
    Location
    Bucks County, Pa
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    Chameleon #8 '17
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    Tarp got boo boo
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    BROTHER!!!!
    Sup?

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    Senior Member georgecarr's Avatar
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    Jan 2012
    Location
    southern new jersey
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    Welcome from south jersey!

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    Senior Member bser272's Avatar
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    Sep 2015
    Location
    Collegeville, PA
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    Dutch Half-Wit
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    WL Tadpole
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    Hi from South South Central PA

    Welcome from Montco, PA! Check out Kyle's video from Ripstopbytheroll on making a gathered end hammock. Great instructions and easy to follow. Good luck!

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    Senior Member Pennsy Camp and Canoe's Avatar
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    Jan 2016
    Location
    Eerie, PA
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    Dutchware 11' netless - Dark OG
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    DIY 12' Winter hex
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    Dutch Cinch Buckle
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    hello and welcome from north north west PA! If I went any further north I'd be in Lake Erie lol

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    Senior Member OldNWay's Avatar
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    Jun 2012
    Location
    SE Pa
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    Welcome from another SE Pa hanger. Its looking like the our area can start our own group
    OldnWay

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    Senior Member Wanderlost's Avatar
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    Oct 2012
    Location
    Ashland, VA
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    Welcome from Central VA!
    73 de W4BKR

    Not all who wander are lost... - J.R.R. Tolkein
    ...Besides, if we get lost, we just pull in somewheres and ask directions - Captain Ron

    The ever striving gram weenie...always updated with the next trip

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    Senior Member Chesapeake's Avatar
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    Carpenters Point, Maryland
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    Welcome from North East Maryland!
    " The best pace is a suicide pace, and today looks like a good day to die." ~ Steve Prefontaine

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