Results 1 to 10 of 50

Threaded View

Previous Post Previous Post   Next Post Next Post
  1. #1
    Senior Member Hawk-eye's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Oak Ridge & Linville Gorge, North Carolina
    Hammock
    HHE, 2QZQ Mod4, Jerry 5 DIY
    Tarp
    HG Cuben/SFly Camo
    Insulation
    HammockGear Prod.
    Suspension
    Use them all!
    Posts
    9,989
    Images
    3

    Talking DIY Jerry #5 Hammock ...

    Well I had a great weekend ... got my DIY tarp done and almost have my DIY Jerry #5 hammock completed. Just need to finish up my whoopie slings and I'll post pictures of it flying. Maybe today ... more likely tomorrow.

    As it is ... she's just lolly gagging on the conference room table!

    I used 1.9 Olive brown Ripstop from Speer for the bottom ... also used bug netting from Speer as well. For the panels I used some leftover 1.1 Marpat Ripstop. I used two Quest #5 loop zippers with double pulls. Yeah I went for two zippers on this. Only added around 3 oz for the the extra zip. The whole thing without suspension only weighs 21.9 oz ... so that's good to me!

    Had a major malfunction in the clutch of my nearly 30 year old thread injector and after an hour of trying to repair it got on the iPhone and did a quick search of local stores! Another hour and a half later ... I'm back injecting!

    So ... it's definitely not up to Jerry standards ... but like the man himself told me "a crooked seam is as strong as a straight one"!

    It's going to the gorge with me this month!

    Thanks a million to Jerry for answering a million questions from me on this design of his. I really appreciate it.
    Yeah ... it's got a bunch of oops in it. I got in a rush to complete it and that doesn't work ... so I figure I'll just have "to make me anuther one" down the road! This time Jerry I'll get the nerve to do the 1/4 bias instead of wimping out and going with the 1/2" like I did!
    Attached Images Attached Images
    Last edited by Hawk-eye; 05-03-2010 at 10:41.

    WARNING: Will discuss Rhurbarb Strawberry Pie and Livermush at random.


    "A democracy is two wolves and a small lamb voting on what to have for dinner.
    Freedom under a constitutional republic is a well armed lamb contesting the vote." ... B.Franklin


    Home of the Gorge Rats: Linville Gorge
    My Videos YouTube Channel
    Photo collections Flickr Photostream


    Gorge Rat Productions On FaceBook

  • + New Posts
  • Similar Threads

    1. "Jerry Chair" and "Just Jeff Gear Hammock" combo - is it possible?
      By Bad Biscuit in forum Do-It-Yourself (DIY)
      Replies: 1
      Last Post: 11-03-2014, 13:09
    2. From Jerry ( the hiker ) to just Jerry
      By Jerry in forum Introduce Yourself
      Replies: 3
      Last Post: 03-18-2014, 20:23
    3. Gear hammock chair/Jerry chair mod attempt
      By brianmat in forum Do-It-Yourself (DIY)
      Replies: 1
      Last Post: 03-24-2012, 23:01
    4. Jerry Chairs
      By Darby in forum Molly Mac Gear
      Replies: 4
      Last Post: 09-01-2011, 22:14
    5. Opinions wanted: Dual 1.1 or single 1.5 Jerry hammock
      By JohnSawyer in forum Do-It-Yourself (DIY)
      Replies: 1
      Last Post: 12-16-2010, 19:44

    Tags for this Thread

    Bookmarks

    Posting Permissions

    • You may not post new threads
    • You may not post replies
    • You may not post attachments
    • You may not edit your posts
    •