Hello all,
I have slid quickly away from cheap(er) pre-made hammocks (such as the DD and Snugpak versions) and found that my own DIY ripstop efforts are both more comfortable and lighter. So far I have simply cut the fabric to size (generally 10ft x 60in wide) and then whipped the narrow ends before adding suspension.
I had a scrap of fabric fail on me when I used it as an impromptu hammock chair (unsuprisingly really as I simply knotted the ends and used slings to hand it from two trees before 'swinging' on it!) and someone posted that it failed because it wasnt hemmed.
I normally leave the fabric unhemmed along the long edges (as it arrived from the supplier / factory) but I do singe the narrow ends with a lighter to stop the fabric fraying before I whip it - is this significantly more likely to rip / fail / tear than if I hemmed all the edges?
Thanks, T
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