Has this ever happened to you? I just got in and was just about to start tweaking my new UQ when BAM!!!! and I'm on the ground.
No signs of picks or tears, I had just given it a look over. Soft cotton shorts with no pockets.
3 years old. Just a baby!
Going to get some ibuprofen and some tissue.
PS The cat (looking a little like roadkill) was drawn to the sound of the disaster.
Ken T.
“Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.”
― John Muir
Watches synchronized, sharp mind and empty bladder. You get caught, demand an attorney and don't ever say my name. - Agent Simmons
"With your eyes closed you can't tell the difference between Tyvek and Cuben." - Knotty
Is that a vertical seam I see in the middle?
No, but the way the fabric ripped it left a "pull" in the material that sure looks like one.
Ken T.
“Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world.”
― John Muir
Watches synchronized, sharp mind and empty bladder. You get caught, demand an attorney and don't ever say my name. - Agent Simmons
"With your eyes closed you can't tell the difference between Tyvek and Cuben." - Knotty
my condolences. a terrible, tragic turn of events
DuctTape and superglue
thats stinks man....
It puts the Underquilt on it's hammock ... It does this whenever it gets cold
Wow, a tan Pacman
I am still 18 but with 52 years of experience !
Ed Speer had one fail on him too- after some ridiculous number of nights (1000 plus?)
Hammocks do have a life span :'(
Condolences!
my hammock gear weights total: 2430g (~86oz)
Winter: total 2521 (~89oz)
(see my profile for detailed weights)
gram counter, not gram weenie!
Yes, I think ++ and maybe +.Originally Posted by titanium_hiker
EDIT: http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=7554
You were closer to right. Not certain, but I think this was the hammock that failed, after 5000 hours, not nights. So about 600 or 700 nights.
Last edited by BillyBob58; 05-07-2012 at 19:56.
Was this a DIY hammock? Give us some more info please! Sorry for the fall. Not cozy.
Author and illustrator: The Ultimate Hang: An Illustrated Guide To Hammock Camping
Coloration of that tag on the edge suggests "Speer" to me. Edges look like they're lined with velcro, wasn't that one of the Speer things, used to attach the bugnet and also the SnugFit?
And I too am sorry about that fall, the bumps from which will pass, but the loss of a hammock, and such a venerable one too...pity.
Grizz
(alias ProfessorHammock on youtube)
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