Bought my first hammock!

[Birdman]

Awesome! I have spent the last year rocking an ENO doublenest and loved it. I had wanted a Clark but didnt have the $$$ at the time. I finally got the Clark (and love it) but still love and recommend the ENO also.

[thercman]

I haven't read anything bad about the DoubleNest really.... I am getting ready to order some Amsteel and treehuggers from DutchWare. The plan is to make whoppie slings for it. I drove all over town and nobody had the materials..... :-(

[Surfdog]

congrats! You'll want to get a home equity line of credit next.

Good advice, I wish someone had warned me of this before I even opened this darned website for the first time.

Then again can you really put a price on comfort?

[michgan241]

You aren't kidding

2 Warbonnet XLC Hammocks $400
2 Underquilts about $600
1 Tarp $150

Ouch! $1150

if you or your wife are feeling adventerous you could make some of those items yourself. As a total newb to hammocking i made a WBBB clone (granted i had a lot of time to play with being off school) but it gives you a chance to learn about what you like/dont and how the hammock really works. UQ's i didnt want to mess with but others have had more success in that department. Next up is a tarp project for me! happy hanging!

[thercman]

Well for this hobby I am not going to take that leap. First, I would need to buy a sowing machine and that would set me back a couple hundred for a good one. I am already building a tear drop trailer, finishing up my truss tube telescope and have some final touches to do on my recording studio. I also have other projects in the works so I really don't need another. :-) With that said if I wasn't already swamped with projects I am the type of person that would do it....

[Insaniac99]

Well for this hobby I am not going to take that leap. First, I would need to buy a sowing machine and that would set me back a couple hundred for a good one. I am already building a tear drop trailer, finishing up my truss tube telescope and have some final touches to do on my recording studio. I also have other projects in the works so I really don't need another. :-) With that said if I wasn't already swamped with projects I am the type of person that would do it....

In regards to the hammock and bugnet; I don't have a sewing machine, but I have friends that do. For the cost of a few needles, some thread, and maybe one par that makes your life easier my friends were more than happy to let me come over and use their machine. I spend about 2-3 hours on each hammock or bugnet as a novice and materials cost ~$30 for a super comfy and lightweight hammock and around $12 per bugnet.

Also for your region, the Jarbridge will probably be plenty all the way into October; that's $100 which will cut your cost sharply.

[thercman]

So I guess saying that I wasn't gonna take the leap into diy hammocks has changed...