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Not my pics, Amac. Sorry, i didn't get out this weekend, ill post pics when I have them.

I like the idea of whoopie sling ends. I made a couple whoopie slings yesterday for my girlfriend (for her hammock, rather) and they're pretty slick. I like them, but I also like that with the system...

Hi everyone!

I've been using what I found out yesterday is a UCR, but I rigged mine slightly differently. Basically what I have is a 25' piece of amsteel blue with two alpine butterflies about 9'...

not so much. I was surprised actually, there seems to be very little tension on my ridgeline when I'm in the hammock. these are supposed to be pulled tight, right? seems to me I could be using my...

I had a similar idea, only the ridgeline is static and the adjustable part is attached to the hammock. I've detailed it a bit more here http://www.hammockforums.net/forum/showthread.php?t=27266

I didn't secure the free end, though I did tie in a small eye splice (locked brummel) because I thought it looked nice. it would be a good place to attach said prussik or what-have-you. i think I may...

Success! At first the constrictor sections were slipping and I thought this wouldn't work unless the constrictor was longer (they're only 10", they turned out shorter than I wanted). then I tried...

depending on the type of hammock you wouldn't have to use any 'biner. if its a gathered end with the constrictor piece looped and wrapped around the end then you could switch them no problem. i'm...

that's it exactly. i had wondered about the weird angle on the constrictor.... i guess i'll try it out later. the biggest advantage i'm seeing is that you could dial in your hammock sag easily and...

Hello all!

I've been obsessively reading this forum for about a week now, and I've recently begun trying to think of a good suspension system. Not that there aren't good ones here already, there...

Found some ripstop at Walmart yesterday for $1.50 a yard in a dark green. I bought 4.5 yards and sewed up my first DIY Hammock! Mine came out a little narrower at about 52 inches, which has me a bit...

60' for $16. not too bad. They had the grey, which is what I wanted. Now if I could only find a Walmart that has ripstop nylon I can get going on my tarp and GE Hammock.

Going up to Portland today, going to stop at west marine and get 50' of 7/64th amsteel for my single line suspension. Woo! I like the single line deal because it's so adjustable, and amsteel is so...

Pastorus, I used to listen to JPR all the time when I lived in Eureka!

I'm here in Salem. Moved here from NorCal last year, Humboldt County - closer to Canada to Mexico. *Real* NorCal. I've been backpacking in Oregon a few times (and a lot in California), both in the...

I'll probably try to get some use out of it. The stretch wasnt awful, if I pulled the ridgeline tight then it worked well. It's better than the 550 ive been using for years....

****. I thought i had a pretty sweet setup

I believe it is nylon, yes. Will it eventually stretch a bit less? it hasn't ever really had any load on it, except for the 20 minutes I was playing with it the other day.

Hello!

I recently got some 3/4" webbing (rated at 900 lbs) and 4mm line (rated at 700 lbs) to use in an integrated-ridgeline suspension (pics soon). the first, and only, time I set it up I had a...

Are prussik knots secure enough for suspension? I'm trying to think of something I can rig up without ordering some funky cord for whoopie slings. I'm thinking I could set up the strap around a tree...

Fair enough, thanks everyone!

I found the 3x3m tarp from DD to be almost exactly what I sketched out this afternoon. so bascally I'm deciding between that and the Speer you mentioned.

Might I be so bold as to suggest... ahem... ripping the fabric? Seems to me any time I've ever torn nylon it makes a perfectly straight line. there's a slight ragged edge, yeah, but you could roll...

have we come to any conclusion as to which is the best non-immersion method to apply the solution? Sponge, brush, rag, etc? Does it make any difference? I'm thinking I'd like to sew my tarp and then...

Just trying to think inside my skill level! Maybe the next tarp will have sexy caternary cuts, but for now I like right angles.

I'll be using this backpacking (car camping - blue tarp or tent),...

So why would I switch from the loops already in my hammock to a whoopie sling, which is just an adjustable loop? Can't I just as easily adjust my marlinspike hitch in the cord/webbing anchored to the...

Hi all!

pretty much summed up in the title. I'm planning on making a silnylon tarp. Looking at what tarps are available commercially - Etowah Ultralight Tarps, Equinox Globe Skimmer, Oware, etc....

Hi!

Everyone here seems to use hardware in their setups. Carabiners, rings, buckles, clamps, and whatnot. Does anyone just use.... Knots?

At the shop yesterday I made two pins out of stainless...

Loving this thread! Lots of great info, and I'm definitely going to try this soon. I decided to make a tarp for the upcoming backpacking season, and this looks like the way to go. I have a few (of...