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Sleep Apnea.. Honestly, the best thing I'm doing is loosing weight. My sleep apnea causes me to retain water and my legs would swell. When slept in the bed that fluid would...

I've been sleeping nearly exclusively in my hammock for a year now. I have tie outs attached to the studs in my bedroom wall. These are the same hammocks that I camp in.
I started sleeping in my...

I was afraid if I parked at an angle the straps would try to slide along the roll bar possibly damaging the padding or door frame.

I tried to get creative at Wintercount with my hammock. There weren't any suitable trees to tie to, just some thin mesquite and some iron wood that was crawling with bark scorpions. So I used a...

They will be this week. We've just been so busy sending out the backer rewards for the kickstarter project we haven't had time to update the website.

Thanks guys... Can't wait to get the TI ready. I'm going to try and start prototyping this week actually.

As soon as we have all the kickstarter rewards shipped. We are about 2/3s done. Hopefully we'll get most of the rest done today. Thanks for the encouragement. It's a tremendous challenge to make...

thank you Cataraftgirl.. I'm crossing my fingers that mine is completely weight related, but as you said, that isn't necessarily the case. I do have a deviated septum too. Sleep is just so precious...

Thank you cataraftgirl... So far it is getting better with exercise... If I hit my goal weight and it is still an issue I open to all options.. surgical as well.

Yup, Alite is the one that I was referring too. Luckily they made salad tong sized utensils.. :)

thanks guys.. working my tail off to get them done. It's kindof scary really. There is a lot of risk involved. But it's like climbing a mountain.. one step at a time.

Flash, thank you for bringing...

Thanks Sloanie,

BTW, looks like we may be neighbors.. My shop is in Sandy. The towel is about 5 or 6 inches in diameter. I am normally a side sleeper, but in my hammock I seem to always end up...

I'm a bigger (fat) guy. I was diagnosed with severe sleep apnea. I'd quit breathing for up to 30 seconds. Often dozens of times an hour. I've been working on it though. Joined a gym, been working out...

Well, I admit I haven't posted for a bit here on HF. But I have to express my gratitude. You guys got me off the ground when I first presented my Emberlit Stoves. Now it is a full time gig for me and...

hahaa, I know, it's terrible. But I figure if I'm gonna buy fabric I might as well be consistent.

It's been a while since I've had time to tinker with hammocks. This summer however has had me using my hammock quite often. I'm already amassing a list of fabric I plan to purchase. I certainly like...

Ah, It's the Outdoor Retailer Show. Unfortunately just for manufactures/designers and vendors.

On a funny note, I love going over to the grand trunk or other more production hammock booths and...

You are right MedicineMan, I was confused for a moment there. :D

Ah, thanks Mountainman. My brain is addled. Been going without enough sleep. For some reason I got his name mixed up.

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Dutch, Stormcrow and his lovely (stunning) wife Thorwren.

I've admired these guys for the longest time. I admire all the...

Well, I live out in Utah. So there isn't always a guarantee of trees to hang from.

I've been playing with the idea of a wool/nylon under-quilt. Nylon on one side that matches my hammock, some...

Seriously, you make some great stuff. And had I not just come out with some bags of my own I would have bought yours, or at least had you make me a couple hundred of them. :D

I think they look very nice.

For those curious...

The birth
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10835

and death
http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=16925

of the bear taco.

the multicam is 70D 1.9oz DWR treated ripstop. It is also IR compliant. I bought it direct from Duro industries, currently the only place you can get the breathable multicam ripstop. You have to buy...

Yup, just rolled hem on both layers then sewn together.

Well, after the sad demise of its predecessor,
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the Bear Taco lives once again, reborn in multicam. I finished sewing it up last night. It's a simple double layer hammock. It has sewn end...

Just curious what your opinions are on net hammocks?

Thinking of tying one from #100 tarred twisted nylon (bankline). I stared out hammock camping in a cheapo net hammock. Strangely I never got...

It's high speed low drag. I can be in and out of the hammock in the blink of an eye. It only works once though....

Thanks for all the replies guys. I'm going to make my new hammock with an...

Well, I'm leaning towards a bugnet that can be rolled up out of the way...

As for the death of the bear taco...

It was made from double layers of 1.1 ripstop. It worked well for a little over...

Well, the time has finally arrived to rebuild the bear taco...

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I'm feeling a little more bold and have some design changes in mind, being inspired by the Jerry #5 style hammock. ...

I tell everyone it is the emergency escape function of my hammock. It didn't hurt too much when I dropped as I was only an couple inches from the ground. I'm just glad my pad wasn't punctured. Good...

So, we took our scouts out on a last moment camp this weekend. I won't go into the details, but though we intended to camp up in the mountains, we ended up in the desert. Anyways, there weren't many...

I just may have to. All the encouragement I'm getting from this hammock has me chomping at the bit to start a couple more projects I have in mind.

Egad, my cover is blown!... hehe, Hi Molawns.

Coming from you Shug I'm humbled. I've gone over your videos so many times, studying every aspect of your setup. In absence of a Hammock Pass-Around system I have Shug, and his hotcocoa. Thank you...

Thanks for the kind replies everyone.

To answer some questions:

Ramblinrev... Well, the machine is old and has never been serviced. It routinely tangles, snaps the thread, or doesn't feed the...

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I set up my wife's crappy old sewing machine, bought some fabric and thread and started experimenting. Mind, I had never used a sewing...

tell me about it. I've probably spent enough on fabric, gross grain, thread, etc.. as it would have cost to buy a BB or claytor. Oh well, I'm still having fun.

I know what size I want it to be so...

Which do you prefer, hammocks with whipped ends or hammocks that have a channel sewn into the ends and the rope passed through?

Why do you prefer one over the other?

thanks for your input, I'm...

is the material you used breathable? i just recently made a hammock from waterproof material and it condensed quite a bit.

The source of my pack weight isn't the 5llbs worth of sleeping bag I carry, it's the 50 lbs around my waist that need to go. :D

I swear, you asked exactly the question I was going to. I made a claytor clone but used waterproof material and had problems with condensation. I now have the same 1.1 oz untreated ripstop from DIY...

First of all, thank so very much to you guys who have chimed in. I've spent hours reading and re reading this forum to learn what I can.

I guess a little more about me. I hate sleeping in tents....

with the waterproofing on that Guide Gear tarp? I Just took it on a trip and it sweat right through as well as really began to stretch and sag from the water it soaked up.

According to the Claytor website, their hammocks are completely water proof. If that is indeed the case, has anyone had condensation issues with their claytor?

thanks

Yeah, they are a bit bulky, but after many sleeping bags, these really seem to do the trick. As far as weight goes, every time I start worrying about few pounds or ounces in my pack, I then remember...

well, perhaps I'll have to test the guide gear tarp a little more.

I'm going to build an SPE first and try it in both my bear taco (affectionately named) and a single layer hammock. Then I'm...