I did the same and then used a $1 aluminum spray bottle from one of the dollar stores to spray my hammock and clothing. Worked great, love watching giant FL skeeters land on the bug net and drop off...
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I did the same and then used a $1 aluminum spray bottle from one of the dollar stores to spray my hammock and clothing. Worked great, love watching giant FL skeeters land on the bug net and drop off...
I did the survey. Looking forward to hearing more about the results and direction you go with this. Good luck
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We’re in too. I believe HangCon 6 was the last one we went to.
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I live in Florida, so all I usually have is sandy soil. As such, I have had success using pet stakes (metal dog run anchor screws) that I bought cheaply at Harbor Freight to make 3 stands. I am 300...
Can you post the YouTube link? I just get and greyed out image, no link.
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I grabbed the last Vermont Hammock that was in stock. It’s going up in my office. Whoooo buddy!
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I have had a few trips where high winds (50+ mph) pull stakes and launch them 40-50 feet. Not much you can do to prevent that. If the stakes hadn’t come out, I’m sure the tarp would have shredded.
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Plus one on going to see a sports medicine orthopedic specialist. I suffered with shoulder pain for nearly a year and kept putting it off thinking it would heal on its own. Finally, the pain was so...
If I understood correctly, it’s for texting, not talking.
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I haven’t tried the app but I can see some merit for hammock camping. There have been times that my son and I were hanging 30’ apart and the rain was so heavy that we couldn’t hear each other even if...
Not so sure that they meet most people’s definition of a “cottage vendor” but Hennessy Hammock sells on Amazon as well.
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I use DYI pythons on my hammocks so the bug net is pre-deployed and kept safe from getting snagged while in storage/transit. Python is then kept in a stuff sack along with stakes and straps. Others...
I decided what the heck, for the price it’d be good for taking to the beach and RV camping and as a loner so that my good DYI double-layer gathered end hammocks don’t get beat up by the kids and...
I typically keep my pack inside of a contractor/lawn & leaf garbage bag under my hammock. I can then use it as a night stand to keep my boots, baseball cap, phone, glasses, etc. high and dry and...
2x2 works just fine. I’ve been doing it for 5+ years although I’ve shed some of that weight during the last two. Pick straight lumber without knots and make sure your ridge pole is the correct length...
Still reading but sounds like gargoyle’s experience (post #88) might have been similar to what I experienced.
Also, I’m noticing some of the suspensions are longer than mine (continuous loops,...
(1) I don’t think I have photos. Can take some but it’ll have to wait until I get back from vacation. (2) Never really thought to tether, at least not in the sense you guys are doing. Instead, I had...
Stumbled across this thread and have read with great interest about a quarter of the posts so far. I designed and built a stand just like this six years ago from 8’ 2 x 4’s and my carpenter neighbor...
Good luck. I’ve paddled the Suwannee River from Stephen Foster to Dowling Park with the Boy Scouts. It’s a little over 50 mile run and we did it in 4 days, plus 1 day for a service project. Stayed on...
I'm a scout leader too and it's illegal to hang from trees in most county and state parks in Florida so my son and I have been using 2x2x8 pine furring strip turtle dog stands for 4 or 5 years now. ...
payment sent for the HH Scout
I'll take it.
I prefer fleece under the TQ. The TQ works better as a wind break. Wind will rob heat from the fleece if on top. Under the TQ, the fleece traps and adds another layer of warm air.
I tried to sign up but the attendance spreadsheet link says the file doesn't exist. I'll be there with my 3 boys again but the oldest has to leave early to return to college. sigma_pete
The old marble/pebble trick works just fine though.
It works for the stake tie outs but I've had multiple fails doing this for the ridge line. Even when doing 3 strips, one straight and two going off on angles. Plus a cross piece going over the top of...
Ditto on the 9x9 diagonal with marbles. My son's been using his for 4 or 5 years this way. Mine still gets used as a loner since I moved on to an 11x11 nylon tarp.
I made a tyvek winter tarp...
I almost completely forgot about signing up for the hang. Been looking forward to it all year but it's been crazy the last few months and haven't been on the forum at all.
I'll be there with my...
I'm 325# and 6'1". I've been running my setup for about 4 years now. It's a homemade gathered end made with double layer 1.9oz ripstop nylon from JoAnn's and my straps are the orange 400# ratchet...
Latest weather forecast is:
Fri Jan 18
65° / 50°
Partly Cloudy
Chance of rain: 10%
Wind: NNE at 19 mph
Sat Jan 19
72° / 54°
Partly Cloudy
Being a pound weenie... I was thinking about using my hammock ratchet straps to tie the boys down on the roof rack. :rolleyes:
No more extended van so it should be fun figuring out how to squeeze 4 big boys, food and gear for the long weekend into my Hyundai. Everyone's looking forward to the kids workshops, hanging out and...
I might be interested in a group buy. I want to make some tarps and maybe another hammock.
I'm 6'1" and 325# so I can attest to this pattern meeting your specifications. The hammocks that I made for myself and my boys followed this pattern but I doubled the fabric over (didn't cut in half...
Flackfizer;
TheBearfinder
Gumbo
Timberrr
Swamp_Stomper
Muskrat (as a MAYBE)
JKRay & Son
FLRider (possibly +1 with me)
Giggity
Skeeter Magnet
Add sigma_pete + 5-7 to the list. The teens will be with me as usual, plus significant other and youngest son also promised to attending this year.
Looks good. My son's been using a 9x9 tyvek tarp on monthly camp outs for probably 2 years now and I've had mine even longer but it's only used as a loner now. Our tarps just use marbles (no rocks...
My experience with using a net hammock in hot weather is that it makes me very irritable, feeling like a thousand little knives trying to slice through me. Also, mosquitoes love the direct access to...
Looks good. What outside dimensions did you go with?
I've thought about doing the same since most of the year I really only need slight variation between a light to moderate weight UQ for comfort...
How's its resiliency to maintain loft after repeated compression? Can it be stored in a stuff sack or would it have to be hung/laid out flat to maintain loft?
I went the full length, double layer route just like mine when I made hammocks for my boys. The 15 year oldest can look me straight in the eyes so it only made sense to do so for him and the 6 year...
Update to confirm that it'll be myself and 4 boys (6, 14, 15 & 15).
sigma_pete
Updated to fix the partial list copy in previous post and to update how many I think I'm bringing. I also added my info to Gumbo's spreadsheet.
Flackfizer
TheBearfinder
Gumbo
Timberrr
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I'm 330+/- and 6'1". I made my gathered end hammock about 2 years ago using doubled up 1.9 oz ripstop nylon (uncoated/breathable). I hang about 30 nights per year and there's no visible signs of wear...
Yes, just balled and squished and balled and squished and balled and squished ... until it quited down. The kids had a blast making so much noise (it was deafening doing 3 tarps at the same time). I...
Looking forward to seeing your results.
My son and I have each been using simple 9'x9' tyvek tarps hung on the diagonal for monthly boy scout and various other camp outs for 2+ years now. Since...
I was there in September with the scoot troop. The road in is in better shape now than it was last year, even though it was very wet out.
There was bear scat (lots of fresh berries in it) in...
Whereever I am... :sleep:
Car access isn't really a problem (you can pull up and drop off, then park elsewhere) but there are no grills, only one real small fire pit/grill grate.
Had a dozen of us there and each scout had to start fire three ways without matches/lighter, so I made it a no stove weekend but we always eat well none the less. We had a lot of instruction to cover...