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George,

I am truly impressed with the outcome of all of your DIY projects.

Picture Heavy is just my style! ;)

I wish you had backed of and took a wider perspective of your yard. That...

I have a few questions about the graphic figure.

What does the percentage figure refer to? Is it a percentage of the tensile strength of the webbing? Does the percentage refer to something else...

FWIW I have an observation to add to this conversation.

Where I work we use fall arresting harnesses and lanyards. It is my understanding that everything in these "systems" must test out for at...

Does this picture accurately reflect what you described in your OP?

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As far as toggle materials go green sticks of adequate diameter shouldn't be a problem. I'm a little bit fuzzy on the...

I did a little internet research and found that an inch in Taiwan is 1.19291339 U.S. inches long. It's rather curious that a tenth of a foot, old U.S. surveyors measurements, equals 1.2 U.S. inches....

Excellent pictures, instructions and craftsmanship! :thumbup:

Since I came around full circle from tent, hammock, tarp + bivy, tent and back to hanging my stake load has gone way down in number.
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I agree with MAD777 and according to the picture below...

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...boulderv7 also seems to agree that the seam becomes your tarp ridge line. ;)

My Argon Silnylon is out for delivery today to my home. :D

I have made tarps before but this will be my first using the Argon.

When working with silnylon I find it very helpful to keep the...

It is always best when seam sealing a silnylon tarp or tent to have either of them pitched tightly. With the seams under tension and the needle holes stretched open and fibers moved the sealer can...

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The subject composition of this photo isn't the prettiest but you get the idea. ;)

Reflective tie out lines and fisherman's knots + some 1/8" shock cord. We don't need no ugly loops....

Agree wholeheartedly! Permatex Flowable Windshield Sealant should be sold anywhere gear makers buy their material.

Use a small foam brush to work it into the stitches and let dry for 24 hours. It...

Thanks :D

I'm on my own though. I don't have such an able bodied assistant as yours. :lol:

If mother nature won't rain on your parade set up the osciallting garden sprinkler and make your own rain. :laugh:

If that doesn't draw some more funny stares from the neighbors... :lol:


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boulderv7,

7 yards of Argon silnylon are on the way to my front door. HB to me. :rolleyes:
This will be my 5th tarp and my second with catenary cut ridge line. This will however be my first...

Facts from the R & D "lab" will beat ciphering from my computer calculator every time. :lol:

Thanks PapaSmurf

Using the figure of 14.5 ounces I tried doing the math to figure out the fabric weight.

There are 1296 square inches in 1 square yard. 126" * 60" = 7560 square inches. 7560 / 1296 =...

meckelangelo,

Thanks for the info and the explanation.

Is there any indication of the pricing difference before it appears in the shopping cart? Other sites have a +$5.00, +$10.00 or +$15.00...

Here is my take on it.

Bogue Chitto State Park near Franklinton, LA does not have a designated "primitive" camping area. While they do allow tents and tarps and such, campers have to pay the going...

How involved to you want to get with your tarp lines? :confused:

You could make a locked brummel looped eye splice on one end and a simple end bury back into the line on the other end. Larkshead...

laxtond,

I was curious and went to the Hammeck site and went through the process with the shopping cart. My total for a 10' single layer Breezy in 70 D Olive Drab with black tree straps came to...

Gnib,

I'm new to this forum and I'm sure that there is a thread somewhere that explains the "theoretical" hammock length * 0.7 (70%) = hammock ridge line length. :confused:

I used the...

I can understand why. Below is my favorite out of your pics of this tarp.

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Really nice work!

Were the hems on the cat cut edges difficult to keep neat?

Gnib,

Try Derek's hammock hang calculator.

http://theultimatehang.com/hammock-hang-calculator.html

I didn't have your weight to factor in but when I plugged in the stats that you provided I...

How tall are you and what is your hammock ridge line length?

The square root of, side A squared + side B squared = the length of the diagonal line in your truck bed. (84 squared + 54 squared =...

What make of tarp is that in your pictures? How long is your tarp's ridge line?

All of your pitches look very good to me. :)

Prussiks attaching your tarp to your hammock suspension offer an...

Just thinking out loud here since I will soon be building an A frame style full coverage multi-use tarp.

If the reason for the CRL underneath the tarp is to help get a tighter pitch, why not go...

Hi Dale, ;)

So I'm OK with the contact / taco theory + the convection issue.

I have a torso sized Ridgerest and a Walmart (not sure of manufacturer) egg crate style blue foam pad. Both of these...

Thanks for link to the other thread. there was a lot of good information and shared experiences in it.

So now more to the point in my particular case. My hammock is a dual layer, breathable rip...

I have many of the options. I own CCF pads, aThermarest Prolite Plus self inflating/foam pad and Reflectix.

After reading various posts and viewing a number of videos I rethought my options and...

After reading the rest of the posts on this thread it seems to me that you've already made your decision. But FWIW I sold my Hennessy Asym Explorer hammock for two reasons. The reasons not...

Great looking underquilt! :D

I can't tell from the pictures but I would like to know if you sewed in the "darts" as the how to on Scott's site suggests to create the differential cut?

Newton...

Very cool! :thumbup:

I'm off to check out your store.

Newton :cool:

After splicing and larksheading even "if" the Dynaglide was reduced in strength by 70% it would still hold 300 pounds.

I have also made some suspension components from Dynaglide. I have a concrete...

Countrybois,





I'm gathering from bigzaphod's post that he ordered materials for a do it yourself hammock. See the blue text in the above quote.

I've been on SLD's website many times and...

http://diygearsupply.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/DIYGS-TreeStrap-lowres.jpg

It works for me on my home style Singer with no problems.

Newton :cool:

Back in 2008 I was just starting to get interested in hiking. I was headed out for my first hike with my hiking buddy "Lazarus". He explained this trail name thing to me and I settled on Newton.
...

What got me into hammocking?

On my first hiking trip I was sleeping on the ground inside of a tent using a 1/2" CCF pad. Not much comfort at all. :thumbdown:

I got a HH Asym Explorer for the...

Check out Sonic's post.

https://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?41785-DIY-Hammock-Help-me-get-the-right-length/page2\

FWIW I am 5' 9" and my DIY hammock is 10.5' long. 69" + 48" =...