What this DIY setup cost...
I finally tallied up the actual cost to DIY the hammock, bugnet, sock and tarp. Using DIYGear's site for material costs, I came up with approx. $125, plus shipping, to replicate the entire project. Here's the list of materials:
Caribiners (2 x $5.00)
1.1 oz Ripstop nylon, seconds (4 yards x $3.20)
No-see-um netting (6 yards x $3.55)
1.1 oz Silnylon, seconds (11 yards x $5.50)
Cord Locks, 2-hole (6 x $.13)
Shock cord, 3/32" (30' x $.20)
Polyester Webbing, 1" (12 x $.40)
Amsteel Blue, 7/64" (30 x $.25)
Actually, you dont quite need all the nylon and silnylon, but DIYGear sell their stuff in full-yard increments, which I don't have a problem with. The extra fabric went to making a ridgeline organizer and snakeskins large enough to hold the entire setup.
It was interesting to note that the materials for the hammock, suspension, and bugnet cost nearly as much as the sock and tarp.
If anyone is interested in making one of these, let me know, and I'll be happy to share my notes and sketches. So far, there doesn't seem to be all that much interest in what I thought was a break-through rig. :confused: oh well, I'm hanging happy. HYOH
Specs & Cutting/Sewing Diagrams?
I'd love to see design info on this if you have it & are sharing. Cutting dimensions, what ever.
I was drooling over MedicineMan's cuban solution the HangnOut Derigible but the sticker price... plus I want my projects to be reproducible by the Scouts I work with.
I guessing this over a double layer hammock with a CCF pad and a sleeping bag TQ and the scouts would be good for most of what we run into.
Thanks
Ed
Link to Modular Hammock Sock instructions PDF
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gt7599a
I'd love to see design info on this if you have it & are sharing. Cutting dimensions, what ever.
I was drooling over MedicineMan's cuban solution the
HangnOut Derigible but the sticker price... plus I want my projects to be reproducible by the Scouts I work with.
I guessing this over a double layer hammock with a CCF pad and a sleeping bag TQ and the scouts would be good for most of what we run into.
Thanks
Ed
I've posted a PDF with the instructions for making a Modular Hammock Sock. I really need to come up with a better name. Any suggestions?
Link to PDF: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...cU2IXoF0Y/edit