DIY Single-Layer Reversible-Net Hammock (Chameleon-Compatible)

[Intimidator]

where do you get your Robic fabric ?

I assume cowboy is using Robic 1.7 Hybrid XL from ripstopbytheroll. It is an awesome fabric.

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[kitsapcowboy]

where do you get your Robic fabric ?

Source cited in the OP; direct link below...

https://ripstopbytheroll.com/product...-ripstop-nylon

[hanging tough]

Found it last night, must have bypassed the XL the first couple of times.
Thank you

[virorum]

So how did you order the 120" zippers??

[kitsapcowboy]

So how did you order the 120" zippers??

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/...=1#post1769463

[kitsapcowboy]

DIY Chameleon-compatible reversible vented top cover made from Charcoal Grey Argon 90

[virorum]

Can you explain how the triangles that hide the zippers are made!?

[kitsapcowboy]

Can you explain how the triangles that hide the zippers are made!?

Sure...

This hammock followed the design of my previous Chameleon-style integrated-net hammocks except where noted below...

The zipper hoods were roll-hemmed on all sides and attached to the outside edges of the hammock hem, rather than sandwiching them between the hammock body and the zipper tape.

...At the ends of the hammock, I added mesh zipper hoods to over the ends of the separating zippers. I cut identical blanks in the shape of an isosceles triangle with a 16" base and a 12.75" height. I roll-hemmed the base and stitched the remaining raw edges of each hood into the last few inches of each long edge, immediately in from the end channels. Once installed, I joined the ends of each long hem together (immediately inboard of the sew end channels) with a secure bar tack, with the point of the zipper hood neatly pleated and sandwiched in between. (Option: You can snug up the hoods with some elastic or shock cord stitched into the roll-hem at the base of each hood.)

A couple more detail shots of the second reversible-net hammock showing how I assembled the elastic drawcord for the zipper hood cinches and reinforced the apertures...

[baridley]

kitsapcowboy, awesome job on the hammock! I'm about to attempt to make one of these too and think I have most of it figured out, but is there any way you could show more detail on how you did the zipper on the hammock? It looks like the hammock fabric covers the zipper tape on the inside and outside, how'd you manage that?

[kitsapcowboy]

kitsapcowboy, awesome job on the hammock! I'm about to attempt to make one of these too and think I have most of it figured out, but is there any way you could show more detail on how you did the zipper on the hammock? It looks like the hammock fabric covers the zipper tape on the inside and outside, how'd you manage that?

Thanks. Yes, the hammock body fabric does cover both sides of the zipper tape, using the same triple-stitch method used for the bug net/top cover. The zipper is secured to the "wrong" side of the fabric on the first pass of stitches. Then the zipper tape is rotated 360 degrees to capture the raw edge of the fabric and cover the opposite side of the zipper tape, and the second pass is made. Finally, the zipper is rotated 180 degrees back in the opposite direction and secured in its final correct orientation with the third pass of stitches. This is what Dutch does on his Chameleon, and it can get a little tricky to do neatly and securely the first time you try it, so take your time if you do. There are other simpler ways to attach a zipper to a hammock body that still offer a neat finish, so this method isn't your only option.