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Tagging this thread for future builds. This is an ingenious concept!

If you're set on cinch buckles and trying to get in as cheap as possible, DIY will actually save you a lot if you're trying to set up 5 hammocks.

Dutch Kit = $22.80 x 5 hammocks = $114

DIY...

I got mine today as well. I gave them a quick test before work; they're no different than any other daisy chain strap in usage. The huge benefit is that they pack down to less than half the size of...

I'd suggest looking into a Kelty Noah's Tarp 12. You save $$ over the fancier tarps at the cost of some added weight, but it's still easily transportable. Should be big enough to cover you and your...

I recently DIY'ed my own tiny hammock. I've slowly converted most of my friends to hammock camping, but we've realized that once you get your hammock, bug net, tarp, etc. set up that if you want to...

Nemo Equipment makes the Bugout series of tarp shelters: http://www.nemoequipment.com/shop/tents/?type=screenRooms

Derek Hansen reviewed them:...

Fold the quilt in half lengthwise with the shiny side out. Sew the edge together for about 20 inches. Run a perpendicular lock stitch at the 20 inch mark. Now move the seam you just sewed so it's in...

I attach the hooks on the Guardian Net to my CRL that I use for the tarp. If I wanted to speed up the setup, I could just let it drape over the SRL on my hammock. Either way, it doesn't require...

A bunch of us camped at #15 a couple of years ago, only we paddled canoes and kayaks from the boat ramp. It was a great location -- it felt like backcountry camping but with campsite amenities.

If the forecast is clear, you can get away with your tarp. Just hang the hammocks bunk style. My son and I did the same thing with a similar setup (Kelty Noah 9), and to help with the light rain we...

Jordan Lake is good in the Raleigh area. Around Wilmington, CB State Park is good as mentioned, or if you have access to watercraft, there are several places on Masonboro and on the dredge islands...

I haven't been too worried, mine would have to get through their clothing, their fleece bag which is doubled up, and then the ccf pad should stop anything else.

Since you noted that you want the option to bunk hang, I'd recommend a rectangular tarp with enough width to keep you covered on the bottom. I took my son out for his first camping trip and we used...

The Noah 9 is on the smaller side for a bunk setup. Your son would be fine of course, but anything more than a light drizzle and' you'll start getting wet.

My son and I recently camped out, bunk...

This is good news to me -- my in-laws live just a few minutes from FDR State Park! Hopefully next time I'm down there I can do a quick overnighter.

The smaller Figure 9 carabiners work well with braided mason's line, which can be found at your local hardware store. I use a cheap mini-biner, some mason line, and a figure 9 for my ridgeline...

A lark's head knot does not require a toggle.

IMHO, the simplest setup would be whoopee slings run directly through the channel ends of the hammock, secured with a lark's head knot. You would use...