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    Senior Member bubba74's Avatar
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    Smile Here she is: my first homemade hammock!

    Ladies and gents,

    Without (much more) ado: I present to you my first ever home made hammock.

    A HUGE shoutout goes to TheXringHunt who sent me the AutoCad files I used as base for the design (slight modifications since I'm a OCD afflicted pain in the butt )

    I made this for my 7 yo son - and it turned out great (5 yard rule applies to some of the stitching, but that's okay). I thought it would be on the small side being only 8ft - but now that he tested it I probably could have gotten away with even less...

    It's made from 0.88 oz/sqy breathable parachute ripstop nylon.

    Suspension is 2mm dyneema UCR with a small prussik attached as a backup. Treehuggers are 6 and 8ft respectively; I'll probably invest in some more lightweight carabiners (the ones I used now are extras I have from climbing). The stuff sack has 2 different colors of drawstrings so he'll know where the head-end of the hammock is.

    So much for the ado - here's the pictures:

    Footbox/shelf side:


    Entry side:


    Stuffed:



    Once again, a HUGE thanks to all HF members who provided inspiration and guidance here (and on Youtube )

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    I like the stuff sack with pockets for suspension.

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    Looks pretty sharp. I have his plans saved and hope to work on several over the summer.

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    Awesome job! Very envious of your skills. The stitching will only be noticed by you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by STinGa View Post
    Looks pretty sharp. I have his plans saved and hope to work on several over the summer.

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    Where did you get em from? I got nothing but time & fabric.

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    Senior Member bubba74's Avatar
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    plans are in the mail :-)

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    Quote Originally Posted by lanejustin View Post
    I like the stuff sack with pockets for suspension.
    I have to admit that I nicked that idea as well - I'm not that original. It's XTrekker's design (except that I refrained from adding treehugger pockets on the other side because I don't want wet stuff in the backpack)

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    That looks real nice! any chance you could send a copy of the plans my way?

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    that stuff sack is obsessive! good work.

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    Looks great in the red.. Well done.

    Ill have to get my hands on the plans and make one myself.

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