I think people underestimate the strength of stitching. There's a composite effect at work here. First, it's not just the strength of the stitching doing all the work. The gathering at the end,...
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I think people underestimate the strength of stitching. There's a composite effect at work here. First, it's not just the strength of the stitching doing all the work. The gathering at the end,...
The number I keep seeing repeated is 70 degrees F. Most folks tend to believe that below that is when you'll need an underquilt.
Personally, I've only slept in a hammock in temps down to the...
This is exactly what I do too.
Pics being worth a thousand words and all...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/1952Sniper/net05.jpg
I have found, though, that a decent gust of wind will...
As a newcomer here, and having been a member of many other forums on the net, I have to say that I just don't see any negativity. This is the most positive and friendly place I've ever seen, which...
They say it's adult size, but it's only 7 feet long? Isn't that a little short for a gathered-end hammock?
I think we may be having a miscommunication. As I understand it, what makes ripstop fabric is the thicker threads in the weave that are at regular intervals. When a rip starts, it can only go so...
I bought some digital camo fabric over the weekend too, and it was unmarked as to material. It feels like the same weight and texture/slickness as rip-stop nylon, but I wasn't sure what it was. I...
Just chiming in to say +1 on the advice given. Using a marlinspike hitch with toggles, plus a structural ridgeline, should solve your problems. The adjustability of the straps and whoopie slings...
Good point. For those of you who use underquilts, you'd want to do the measurement with that on the hammock.
Where I live, it rarely gets cold enough to need one (and I think underquilts are an...
They are in the last picture in my original post. Below the hammock body, but above the shoes. You can see where the zippers meet in the middle.
The picture below probably best illustrates the...
My laptop battery is about to die, so here are the pics real quick. I made this today from cheap fabric-store mesh.
It's just a tapered tube (seams top and bottom). Widest at the middle and...
Wow, the Prolite small is what I use too, also from Academy. But I paid much more than that back when I bought it. Nice find!
I don't have a WBBB, but it seems to be all the rage. The good reports from everyone here are making me want one too. I'm thinking you can't go wrong with one of those. Might as well start off...
Looks like this didn't get answered yet, so I'll jump on it. A 'cat cut' is a catenary curve at the edges of the tarp. Yep, it's to reduce flapping and wrinkling at the edges.
Yes, it will help slow down the hailstones, but couldn't this also be very dangerous? The kind of storm that will produce hail can also turn those seemingly-stout branches into widowmakers.
I...
It's true that the shorter the ridgeline (i.e. the more sag you have in your hammock), the more tension the SRL will hold. Normally the hammock fabrick itself is carrying the tension. When you...
FYI, this must be said in a funny accent (ala Shug) for it to hold value. I'll admit, the first time I rigged up a marlinspike hitch and was trying to remember how to do it, Shug's silly accent is...
Yesterday I removed the stock rope/carabiner from my ENO SN and ran my whoopie slings straight through the end channels (two passes through). I laid in it for a while and it doesn't seem to cause...
There's this one which seems to get good reviews. Could be clipped to a structural ridgeline.
Fantastic! I've got to make my own bug net, and I've been fretting about how I want to do it. Your method seems pretty simple and straightforward. The pics look great and really give me an idea...
Where is this Annual Fall Texas Hangout done?
I thought the ENO hammocks were made of nylon? I'm looking at the tag that came off mine, and under "specs" it says: high-strength breathable woven nylon.
...and boy, was that a lot of work! Ain't no way I want to do that again unless I just can't find what I want from a vendor.
This took me the better part of two days. Granted, I was pretty much...
A rectangular is probably more versatile. It can be pitched as an asymmetric diamond for a more open view but can also be reconfigured numerous ways for foul weather.
If you're on a budget, why...
Pardon the newbie question, but your reply seems to be right along the direction I was thinking of going.
I'm planning on using a long tree strap with a loop on one end, passing the free end...
Should be great weather for it, albeit a tad on the warm side!
Whereabouts in the Hill Country are you headed?
PM sent on the tarp.
Sorry to dredge up an old thread, but I was searching old posts and happened upon this statement which I thought deserved a clarification.
As a registered structural engineer, I can assure you...
I picked up 6 yards of this material a few weeks ago (the navy color) to make a first "trial DIY" tarp from. And I noticed the same thing. It's a wee bit shinier on one side.
My question is......
Hi folks,
Just joined up. What started as idle curiosity about hammock camping over at the Grizzleman forum turned into a long discussion, which was joined in by some members here who have been...