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    DIY Gear Loft Hammock

    Since I'm new to sewin-err, thread inject-, no, I'm gonna call it what it is: sewing.

    Anyway, since I'm new to that I laid myself out some projects to learn to sew as well as (hopefully) make some useful gear. My first project was a gear loft hammock. I figure making a miniature hammock would be a good way to learn to make a full sized hammock without the worry of screwing up a bunch of fabric.

    So without further ado:


    Keeping the fabric rolled made it so much easier to work with

    Sadly, other than hemming the edges, there weren't a lot of interesting places take pictures, but here's the whipping detail:


    I pulled the edges out a bit before whipping in order to get a decent bath-tub shape to hold the gear in.

    Here's the finished project:


    Here's me in it, to show off how there's still plenty of "headroom" between my hammock and the gear hammock:


    Anyway, thanks to everyone who posted DIY stuff in here because reading through a bunch of projects helped me make this in only an afternoon with few mistakes.

    Also, I can't help but think:
    "Yo dawg! I heard you like to hammock, so we put a hammock in your hammock so now you can hammock while you hammock!"

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    Nice work! Now it's time to go full scale, but that GT dbl sure does look comfy... I may have to look into one of those as a second. I Lol'd at the Xzibit meme, it's one of my recent favs

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    That is really sweet. I never imagined you could fit your entire pack above you like that.
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    That look good! All your stuff is kept handy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Werespaz View Post
    So without further ado:

    So you start with a couple of bricks of C-4?

    (Sorry...)
    Some say I'm apathetic, but I don't care. - Randy

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    Quote Originally Posted by hppyfngy View Post
    So you start with a couple of bricks of C-4?

    (Sorry...)
    Those are actually bricks from the GORUCK challenge (wrapped in an old t-shirt and duct tape). Makes me feel more manly while sewing.

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    Forgive me for being a cop but those look like two bricks of powder cocaine. I mean almost identical to the ones we found a few weeks back
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    nice work seems like the gear is out of your face....
    Where did you get that amsteel with a black line in it
    My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hppyfngy View Post
    So you start with a couple of bricks of C-4?

    (Sorry...)
    Wow that's a lot of coke.....

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    "Yo Dog!" had me laughing over here. Great work on the project. That hammock in your hammock so you can hammock while you hammock looks awesome.

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