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    Just found this surreal hammock dormitory. I...

    Just found this surreal hammock dormitory. I imagined some kind of cloning machine.

    http://images.csmonitor.com/csm/2015/10/202_1.jpg?alias=standard_900x600
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    Just saw this one. Thatīs a hammock you donīt...

    Just saw this one.
    Thatīs a hammock you donīt want to enter, no matter how cozzy it may look.


    http://www.gocomics.com/buni/2014/11/19/
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    Great article! Now I feel kind of a philosopher...

    Great article! Now I feel kind of a philosopher instead o just lazy.:lol:

    No, really, I knew there was something more deep about hammocks.
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    Have seen several of those postcards with naval...

    Have seen several of those postcards with naval hammocks.
    Always hanging quite tight, and usually on the side and/or with an arm out to fit. Seems uncomfortable, really.
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    Looking truh ebay I found these postcards: ...

    Looking truh ebay I found these postcards:
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    I come across this picture recently, too bad I...

    I come across this picture recently, too bad I have not found it in bigger resolution.
    There is something relaxing and yet teasing there.
    ...
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    Speaking of furniture, how about this old...

    Speaking of furniture, how about this old classic?

    http://www.napastyle.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=4964
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    Thatīs so funny! "They are like giant nets for...

    Thatīs so funny!
    "They are like giant nets for catching lazy people"
    I saw a demotivational poster just with that phrase, but cannot find it anymore. It may be even in the thread already, I donīt...
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    Thatīs a really lovely mug, R.E.

    Thatīs a really lovely mug, R.E.
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    Here is a slide show I found in youtube with a...

    Here is a slide show I found in youtube with a lot of paintings about hammocks, mostly with girls in them. It has some artistic nudity.

    LVTAGbgcYtI
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    Thatīs a good one ad, Pipsissewa, donīt know what...

    Thatīs a good one ad, Pipsissewa, donīt know what COPD is, and would rather never find it out.
    Cheers!
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    Thanks. Gunner 76, I made an entry for this...

    Thanks. Gunner 76, I made an entry for this hammock in the hammock gear time line.
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    Another photo of a navy hammock appeared fro ebay...

    Another photo of a navy hammock appeared fro ebay in my mailbox. This I like it because is the first hammock I had, and it explains that it can be used as a cot, that is what makes it different from...
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    Hi there!, I got me one of those old naval...

    Hi there!,

    I got me one of those old naval hammocks two or three years ago, and that is what made me interest in hammocks and hammock camping. First did the clewīs nettles the traditional way and...
  15. Really a great book, Shug, thanks to your video...

    Really a great book, Shug, thanks to your video in youtube I was aware of its existence.
    Ordered in Amazon and was very pleased with it.
    It has a lot of the stuff that appears here, but in a...
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    I donīt know if this is going to appear twice,...

    I donīt know if this is going to appear twice, since the first post I made dissapeared.

    I said that I recently saw The Sand Pebbles with Steve Mcqueen, and noticed him carrying a hammock tied...
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    Gee, this thread has been dead too long....

    Gee, this thread has been dead too long.
    Recently I saw The Sand Pebbles with Steve Mcqueen, and noticed the way he was carrying his navy hammock tied around his seabag.
    Found two photos of it in...
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    You know, there is a book I have restrained to...

    You know, there is a book I have restrained to write about or ask questions, and donīt know if it fits on this thread. The book is Titled "The Hammock, The Celebration of a Summer Clasick", by Daniel...
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    Fuzzie Thatīs quite a strip.

    Fuzzie
    Thatīs quite a strip.
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    The sailorīs pray, from some military.com forum....

    The sailorīs pray, from some military.com forum. I have seen like 3 different variations of this photo, they were used like postcards. There is a postcard with a sailor on the deck of a ship, but it...
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    Grok and bugman, thanks for the comments. If...

    Grok and bugman, thanks for the comments.

    If you liked that you will love this. This is an episode of the Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, where Lucy goes to Alaska. I will copy-paste the video description:...
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    Awwwww! Ainīt that cute? Here is kind of a...

    Awwwww! Ainīt that cute?

    Here is kind of a highlight of an old Abbot & Costello movie, In The Navy, the first 3 or 4 minutes there are sailors carrying their hammocks rolled up and tied around...
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    Gladly! They are in my profile in the albums.

    Gladly! They are in my profile in the albums.
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    Agree on the rule. Good to keep the forum on the...

    Agree on the rule. Good to keep the forum on the good vibes of hammocking.

    Easyriver, I have one of the hammock/cots you used to enjoy. Really comfy. You still have yours?
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    Didnīt know Lucy Liu had that much freckles.

    Didnīt know Lucy Liu had that much freckles.
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    That underwater pic is way cool! The cell...

    That underwater pic is way cool!
    The cell hammock is cute.

    And on an unrelated issue, how do you do to put that "view my gallery" link on your member info, or everybody see it except the member?
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    Just today I got a new email from ebay about this...

    Just today I got a new email from ebay about this auction. It has a lot of detailed pictures of the parts of the hammock, a WWII jungle hammock. Now that I see it, seems to be too narrow for me...
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    Grok, I have seen several WWII hammocks in ebay...

    Grok, I have seen several WWII hammocks in ebay lately, and this is the real thing. The fly was of waxed cotton and had some kind of elastic cord at the ends, not too different of a bungee cord. The...
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    Hey, and how about a plastic glue like UHU? Or...

    Hey, and how about a plastic glue like UHU? Or Krazy?
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    Hello, I recently got me a new (unused, that...

    Hello,

    I recently got me a new (unused, that is) M 1966 nylon jungle hammock, and after cutting some loose threads it had on the corners, I discovered a tiny little fraying on a very critical...
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    I just received an email from e-bay with an...

    I just received an email from e-bay with an auction of a file photo of a GI with a tommy gun showing the new jungle hammock designed for WWII. I liked the photo and the sample image surprisingly was...
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    Many years ago, I think at the beginnings of the...

    Many years ago, I think at the beginnings of the 80's, we were stuck with like 3-4 hours with hundreds of cars and trucks near Tampico, waiting for the ferry, before they made a very long bridge. I...
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    Two years ago I went in a cruise to Jamaica,...

    Two years ago I went in a cruise to Jamaica, Great Cayman and Cozumel, and in the last two there were branches of this Mexican Restaurant-bar, Seņor Frogīs.

    I bought a t-shirt, and a fridge...
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    LOL, yes indeed! Maybe you would need to eat...

    LOL, yes indeed!
    Maybe you would need to eat your way out of the hammock.
    Forget the bugs. What bear would resist that treat? Yummy!
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    I just went to San Antonio last week and saw a...

    I just went to San Antonio last week and saw a Milky Way panoramic ad beside I-35 just crossing downtown. It featured a woman laying on a hammock made by the caramel of a bar that had just been...
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    I just got my Vietnam Era clon jungle hamock by...

    I just got my Vietnam Era clon jungle hamock by FOX last week.
    It is made of cotton canvas with a PU treated nylon top and walls of heavy mosquito netting with very small holes, almost like noseeum....
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    These didnīt appear on a magazine, but I think...

    These didnīt appear on a magazine, but I think they look really cool.

    http://www.randomfunnypicture.com/pictures/1653invisible-hammock.jpg
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    As I have said before in other threads, I...

    As I have said before in other threads, I recently purchased an old UK Royal Navy hammock, white canvas, heaaaavy!, with 16 grommets at each side instead of the 12 the US Navy version had. It is 68"...
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    I was just about to buy one more hammock like the...

    I was just about to buy one more hammock like the mentioned above, and suddenly they were no more in stock.:crying

    Maybe I made too much publicity of them.
    Should have known better, for $15 + $6...
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    Sorry to disagree, but I just was this week...

    Sorry to disagree, but I just was this week experimenting with knots on my Royal Navy hammock suspension line, 11mm yellow twisted polypropilene rope, and it worked just fine. Well, most of the time...
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    Youngblood, thanks a lot for your answer, that...

    Youngblood, thanks a lot for your answer, that really helped a lot.

    I think I will look for some nylon braided cord or an accesories climbing rope when going to the city for the ridgeline. Has not...
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    Nice thread. Good charts about the tension of the...

    Nice thread. Good charts about the tension of the suspension ropes.

    I have a doubt tough. What would be the tension in the structural ridgeline in a hammock with an angle of 30° and a person of ...
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    This swinging things are really dangerous. I...

    This swinging things are really dangerous.

    I started with a Royal navy surplus hammock, followed with a Skeeter Beeter Pro and then got me a custom made USN WWII wanabe. Last week I ordered a Fox...
  44. Thread: Taslan anyone?

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    Thanks for the answers, I looked like a good deal...

    Thanks for the answers, I looked like a good deal if not for the shipping. Anyway, I think I will let it pass. More fabric than I need right now.

    Anyway, I just met a guy who will make me sort of...
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    Thanks for the info. Yes indeed, it is advertised...

    Thanks for the info. Yes indeed, it is advertised like parachute silk nylon. Anyway it is rated to 400 lbs instead of the other Skeeter Beeter model, made of polyester, that is rated to 200 lbs. So...
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    two weeks ago went to the US and casually found a...

    two weeks ago went to the US and casually found a Joannīs fabrics store, so I asked for the ripstop nylon. It was as expensive as I had seen in the net, but didnīt look like the fabric of the Skeeter...
  47. Thread: Taslan anyone?

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    Taslan anyone?

    I just found a dealer specialized in military fabrics and found a fabric called taslan recommended for tarpaulines, rainsuits and tents, and thought it would be a good choice for a tarp or even a...
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    Well, it was just a suggestion to have a little...

    Well, it was just a suggestion to have a little extra safety, LOL.
    It can be a little rock found in the site, or a stick.

    By the way, I just saw two videos of guys using sticks as toggles, and...
  49. Thanks a lot Ramblinrev, now Iīve got another...

    Thanks a lot Ramblinrev, now Iīve got another point of reference to judge a fabric.

    Would you mind telling me what would be the aprox denier of jeans denim, the cloth they use to make Dokers pants...
  50. I think they mean hammocks of the garden variety,...

    I think they mean hammocks of the garden variety, originally made of cotton canvas.

    That fabric is .120 Kg per metre, so is a little less than 4.0 oz per yard. Right now I canīt visualize how...
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