Shoot, I just go to bed. By 6:30 I'm ready to sleep. Something about the dark in winter makes me want to hibernate.
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Shoot, I just go to bed. By 6:30 I'm ready to sleep. Something about the dark in winter makes me want to hibernate.
That is a good point. We mostly get out in the cold and I find tying knots is horrible. Sounds like one hook and one fly would do what I need, then just keep my prussic loops on the tarp like I...
Dutch or anyone else.
I was looking at a tarp rigging option other than knots. The flyz and wasps look good, is there a reason to choose one over the other? I currently have a continuous...
Nice. My black friday was spent next to the fire at 3am trying to warm up. lol Poor planning for the win.
how well do the solar chargers work on these? Will they charge during the day on the trail?
You raise a good question about levels. This might help explain why as soon as my wife gets in a tent she starts to have asthma problems. She is more sensitive to toxins and it very well may be the...
-never mind. :)
I was playing with it for myself and I think you can just make your baffle and max height the same to end up with a top quilt.
I hope you do a video for this one too.
can you skip the outer baffles along the edge?
When you stuff the down, are you able to get the fill tube all the way to the bottom or do you use some other method to distribute?
yes this is correct. The very edge of the fabric has to be the same size in order to sew them together. This does effect loft but only on the very edge of the quilt.
Wow, i can't even imagine doing it all by hand.
I managed to get all the baffles sewn to the hammock side. Now I need to complete the lay out on the other shell side and sew.
sorry put this together quick last night on the tablet, not much detail.
The blue tape is marking my baffles, I fold the mesh and sew along the tape instead of using pens or chalk. It's...
Making progress on my wife's quilt, with kids and gardens and a job it's tough to find much time to work. Also a lot of time goes into thinking through each step, and you really do need to take your...
looks good, go for it.
The warbonnett traveler is just $65 with suspension. I think that has to be about the cheapest option. I would go full size as well, it's what my kids have and they love them. Ours are DIY
Good catch
What I took from Bpl was the assumption it was low because of price and being from China. I can't test it but I'll see how it appears.
http://www.amazon.com/Feather--Filling-Bedding-Pillow-Standard/dp/B00OREW8PA/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1460753122&sr=8-5&keywords=Goose+down+bulk
I wanted to try out this down which another user...
I really like it. I figure it's bright and cheerful.
Planning to start her quilts in the next few days. We went with the 1.1 ripstop, as I'm not a fan of the 1.0 hyper d, the 1.1 feels great...
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Here it is all setup with my lovely lady relaxing.
Question is why?
What do you do with a bucket full of toxic crap when you are finished?
We all have bright hammocks, mine is bright Yellow, my son's is blaze orange. I think it's pretty awesome.
I'll try and hang it in the yard tomorrow evening.
The quilts are going to match and they might be even brighter. 128592
It's so intense the camera can't make out any detail in the fabric. ...
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This is some seriously bright fabric, we can wait to get it in the woods. While sewing you develop snow blindness it is so bright. She loves it.
Dutch,
Could you add something to explain how much a package is equal too? For example what is half an ounce of dried peppers? For the hamburger what is 2oz equivalent to when hydrated?
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Do you guys think this is something that masking tape would handle? 1" tape folded over the seam would give a nice line to sew as well. Then peel the tape?
Mine slips a little as well, the 12...
If you have 2 decently big trees you can do it. You'll be close, no spreader bar needed. I imagine a spreader bar would be like a see saw, when hubby gets in you'll go for a ride.
A single...
did you put a draw string and snap at the head end? I noticed that with cross baffles it was hard to tuck it in and stop drafts. The draw cord helped.
On this one I'd like to do a draft collar...
Thanks everyone. I'm leaning towards that design. Caminante is correct it is less baffles to sew. I'll miss out on all that extra fun. haha!
I meant on their top quilts. Unless they changed from the photo on their site.
BillyGoat you're right, EE has a kinda U shapped baffle layout. I was thinking running with the body would keep...
Hey guys. Is anyone doing top quilt baffles that run the long direction instead of across the body? I see Underground Quilts sort of does, they have the top 2/3 long direction. Also I think EE...
For me it was.. "You made that?" me being a guy "YOU...made that?!?
I explained that yes I did and it's really not that difficult. Showed him the simple construction and whoopie slings. He...
I like the purple. My little girl might be getting a new hammock.
How about using a reflective blanket and sewing offset baffle chambers like a neoair pad? They are able to get a decent r value without any insulation. Don't know if it would be any easier or...
We went out to play around today and test out the hammock setups. 2 adults and 2 kids.
We have pretty large trees here and my 8 foot tree straps were just big enough.
I setup so the straps...
The window shade is the bubble wrap type, right? That is providing the insulation. Most of the insulation in the sleeping bag is compressed and of little use. Try getting in the bag without the...
This is great advice. I slept in mine in the house for a few weeks. I was amazed at how much of a difference it made by shifting my butt in relation to the center. As others said, use the sleeping...
His hammock is over 10", rated to a 7 foot tall person.
I think the lay and hang is probably fine, try a thin pillow. I have one thats like an inch or so tall and it works really well.
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hard to say, I find a very thin pillow helps. can you get some pictures of you in it?
fwiw I don't think it is a stitch per inch problem. A simple seam like that isn't that strong and tends to pull a little. Doing a flat seam should add some strength to it. Also it might not even...
How is that possible? You put food and water in the bag and place in boiling water, in short order the food inside the bag is also boiling. How is that different from putting boiling water directly...
Once it is right side out you can fold those pieces back in like the rest of the hem. Then top stitch the remainder. I think that is how my wife does pillows.
Michaux state forest is nice. check out www.midatlantichikes.com for other ideas.
That looks great. I sewed a square pillow in the bottom of mine, it was a huge pain. This looks great and seems like it would be a lot easier.
that is interesting, mine is 48-50 at the bottom, I did make an enclosed foot end and I don't think it's too big. Maybe its because yours was flat.
What if you did the foot box like the bottom...
How much are you thinking you will trim off?
What you describe sounds like it will work well.
I don't think anyone stated. You can melt holes in the thin nylon, it leaves the rough melted edge, I'd assume just like the polyester.
Wasn't the food list suppose to be up today? We need at least a tease or example. Come on Dutch!!