Tarp from 70 Denier DWR calendared nylon ripstop?

[JohnSawyer]

Dwr is just fine for hammocks... and terrible for tarps....

I figured that out a long time ago when I first started... thought I had found silr at walmart... nope... just dwr...

Fortunately I found the thread on diy sil.

[grannypat]

Thanks for all the help! Hoping to get this started today.

[grannypat]

Not my best sewing effort, and I will do it differently on the next one, but I got it done. I took the suspension off my other DIY and stuck some reflectix between the layers and tried it out. Eleven feet is SWEET! The pad holds it open so I may be able to get my husband to sleep in this one. Especially on a night when we don't have to use a tarp. I'm sleeping in it tonight, though.

[raiffnuke]

Nice work!

[grannypat]

Nice work!

I got puckery seams! I believe that my tension wasn't set correctly.

[raiffnuke]

You might have to lower your tension setting a notch or two, that will probably help. Try it out on some scraps of the same material you are going to work with first.

[Roessletb]

Would it be possible to coat it as per the homemade silnylon sticky?

[grannypat]

Would it be possible to coat it as per the homemade silnylon sticky?

If I made a tarp, probably could, but I don't want to do that to my hammock. I was considering a tarp at first because I didn't buy the material I thought I was buying. My seams came out nice on the first SL hammock I made, but this one didn't come out as nicely. It is really comfy though.