Last edited by kgbenson; 05-01-2011 at 13:18.
Speer had a rule of thumb but I can't remember it. I'd just make it 4' longer than the kid.
Knotty
"Don't speak unless it improves the silence." -proverb
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I would make it sized even larger - because from my personal experiance your 4 yr old will be 12 in like no time flat....
Too true! My oldest daughter (who I'll swear in a court of law was learning how to walk yesterday) turns twelve this year. I like it not, sir!
Can't wait to try the shock-mod on the gathered end. I've played with the whipping in the past and found the sides to be either too tight or too floppy. I figured I would just have to deal with floppy, and then came the miracle--middle ground.
Knotty saves the day (yet again).
You're gonna need a bigger hammock
tima...., on my latest gathered end I sewed button holes where the stretch side bungies go through the material. Tied a knot in the bungie at each end to prevent it from getting pulled through. No adjustability but don't really need it.
Do take note that the stretch side mod doesn't eliminate floppiness at the head end but for me that's fine.
Knotty
"Don't speak unless it improves the silence." -proverb
DIY Gathered End Hammock
DIY Stretch-Side Hammock
Stretch-Side "Knotty Mod"
DIY Bugnet
I've thought of running a longer shock cord on each side and then combining this with hangnout's No Zipper Attached Bugnet. This weekend, I have some textiles to impale. I mean, thread to inject.
Syb
Enjoy the elevation
Perfect. The head end, for me, tends to stay put. It's my feet that want to keep sneaking out. I also like the idea of button holes rather than adding loops--simplify, simplify, simplify!
@Syb--I'm VERY interested to know how well the shock-mod integrates with the NZA Bugnet. Let us know how this weekend goes .
You're gonna need a bigger hammock
Thanks for posting this video. I decided to try this out with my GT Ultralight. By golly it worked! I think it improved the hang considerably. I like the GT UL. It is my experimental hammock and it is a good yard napping hammock.
I read it's you height, (or the kid's,) plus 2' plus 24" for knots plus 3" for hem. But if it's for a kid, I'd sure make it bigger than that if you want her to use it more than one season. Big hammock is much better than one that's too small...
That and her friend is going to want to get in there with her. Make it roomy
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