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If I dont put the tip in the ring, I always use a clove hitch on the pole rather than just wrapping.

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My son guided at...

Added a couple pics of the finished mod to the OP. Looking forward to trying it out in the BWCAW this summer.

Love my Speer hammock but have never liked the velcro. It is a hassle to get the netting sealed up well and especially so when trying to do it it quickly to keep the 'skeeters out.

I had a...

Ahhh, now I get it. Thanks opie.

Thanks BBQDad. I can see those advantages for using it as a shackle, for example to replace a carabiner.

I must be missing something though because I dont see how those are any benfit for use...

Im a budding rope-n-knots geek. I enjoy learning new knots and lashings and putting them to use. Splicing is interesting to me but I havnt made the time to sit and try any yet. Thanks to opie and...

I found welded rings at the local big-box hardware store for $1 each. They are not really light weight but they have a good load rating. Im using the webbing that came with my Speer kit along with...

I recently made a Speer hammock from their kit. It is very easy. The sewing part is just a bunch of straight stitches. The time consuming part (for me) was folding and pinning all of the seams...

How does adjusting the support line help? When I sit up, my head pushes the net up as far as it will go without undoing the velcro.

Yah, I put in a taught line instead of the truckers hitch...

I got the bug net sewed up and attached this weekend. As I was adjusting the support line I discovered that I cant sit up in the hammock with the bug net secured in place.

It seems like Ill want...

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Im near Vinton, about half way between Waterloo and Cedar Rapids.

Been lurking around here for several months and figured it was time to speak up and say hi.

I grew up camping and spent many nights sleeping under the stars with just a ground cloth when I was a...